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Deja vu/panic attacks - Very tired of being undiagnosed

Thu, 11/01/2012 - 18:14
Hi all, I'm very new to thinking that I possibly have simple partial seizures, however after looking through many posts here, it could possibly explain my symptoms. Over the last few months I have started having these very brief episodes of intense deja vu/flashbacks, and have realised that they mostly revolve around dreams I've had. I usually have the worst ones in the morning, and lead to what I thought was a panic attack. Then, through the rest of the day, I have extremely brief (less than half a second) deja vu flashes, that actually feel like my brain jolts somehow. I initially thought there was something wrong with my heart (as the panic attacks initially started with severe heart palpitations), however these have stopped, and after doing an ECG, EEG, and a holter test, nothing wrong at all. I'm getting to the point where I am so over the whole thing and starting to think that I'm losing my mind, and also that this will never stop. Does anyone have a similar thing happening, particularly with the brain 'jolts'? Any help would be really appreciated, I don't know how much longer I can keep feeling like I'm losing the plot! Thanks in advance, Gemma

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What I have been experiencing

Submitted by PrinceD\ on Fri, 2018-07-13 - 17:25
What I have been experiencing sounds similar to that.  I get a chemical smell, hot and instant fear of dread.  They just started a few months ago, and seemingly random things trigger them.  Today someone in my office handed me a beef stick & it hit me instantly.  I had to play it off like I just got lightheaded.

This is exactly what has been

Submitted by PrinceD\ on Fri, 2018-07-13 - 17:25
This is exactly what has been happening to me!  What did your Dr. find out?  Mine just started a few months ago, but they are intense.

OH, my goodness!! Me, too! I

Submitted by LeAnnO14 on Tue, 2018-10-09 - 09:40
OH, my goodness!! Me, too! I've been having these for FIVE YEARS! It's debilitating! I was thinking it was a panic attack or seizure or something. Mine also last for under three minutes, but once it's over, I just feel so DRAINED! Like I just want to go to sleep.  This is the first post I found that describes my symptoms, too, so maybe it does have something to do with epilepsy?!  Mine started happening after I hit my head on the asphalt after having to jump out of a moving car. Maybe they started a week or so later. I don't know if that was because of the physical force to my head or because of the stress that was caused by that relationship, which was clearly not healthy.Wow :( thank you for sharing! It's nice to know I'm not the only one who experiences this!  Wow...

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