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MINI Sudden Blackouts - Has anyone had something similar??
Thu, 08/14/2008 - 21:49The reason I ask is because it's something that only started over the last few months. I have complex partial epilepsy with primarily left seizures & secondary generalisation sometime.
I've lately developed this 'thing' where whilst having a seizure, I'll suddenly have a mini blackout. It literally last for like a seond or two - and I'm fully consious, but my eyes will just drop closed and then a second later I'llcome to with a massive jolt. It scares the absolute crap out of me... It's like when you've just dosed off, and you wake up instantly feeling your about to be smacked in the head... or like dosing of behind the steering wheel! (I dont drive, it's jsut what it feels like) That terror & fear all in one second.
And then I'm fine.... I'm bound to see my specialist in November, where they will do the final MRI, Video EEG(2 weeks) SPECT scan and Pet scan. But till then it's getting to be a more and more regular occurance with my fits.
Has ANYONE else had this?
I'm only 13 but in just the
Submitted by Brianna D on Mon, 2017-11-13 - 21:03
I'm only 13 but in just the recent 5 months, I've been randomly blacking out. For only a moment though still very concious. My vision just caves in and I feel dizzy. Unlike you, I don't get seizures. Just the other day I quickly paced down my stairs, and once I reached the bottom and swung the corner I blacked out for about 5 seconds. Just standing there. Staring blankly at nothing scaring my parents. I always told myself it was normal but I'm getting second thoughts and just want some comfermation if it's effecting me and not others or evan causeing me destruction to my body. It just gets worse every month.