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Migraines that act like seizures?
Tue, 01/16/2007 - 16:34I had my first appointment with my new neurologist today. He has decided that I do NOT have a seizure disorder, but that I am far more likely to be suffering from migraines.
I don't know what to say or do. He is an epileptologist and I was evaluated at the epilepsy centre.
He said that if I am suffering from seizures, my symptoms would be the same for every episode. I don't know if I am convinced, but hey, he is the specialist.
I think I want to give it all up and let the chips fall where they may.
I don't think I care anymore.
I'm too fed up to care.
Comments
Re: Re: Migraines that act like seizures?
Submitted by bex on Mon, 2007-05-14 - 14:16
I too spent about a year being told that I had migraines before I was referred to a neurologist (they had overlooked the history of grandmal epilepsy) and now they have concluded with eegs that I have Temp Lobe Epilepsy and Migraines. Am now trying to get control with Topamax (tried Lamictal and Propranol / Epilim previously) which is suppose to be good for both seizures and migraines. Although have had serious bad head since yesterday.
Re: Migraines that act like seizures?
Submitted by DMAC85US on Sun, 2007-05-06 - 07:01
Hi, Well my neuro feels the same way about what is going on with me. So far and thank God my tests have all came back normal, so this is leading him to go down this path. I have an idea that it might be a type of seizure but am unsure, I do get some serious headaches(that I never got until 10/06 thanks to a MVA). Although I have never had a migraine I dont know what they feel like, I can tell you that my headaches will run their course through my head from side to side, then from back to top. The docs have me on Lyrica 300mg a day, this seems to have kind of nulled the seizures a bit, with me still being able to function but still gettting that same seizure feeling and some slowing. Prior to this I was on Neurontin, which was good for the headaches but didnt do much for the seizure like episodes. As I said I have not been branded officially, but it sure sounds like this to me.