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symptoms of epilepsy
Mon, 05/01/2006 - 06:09Topic: New to Epilepsy.com
i am new to this all but i am currently seein a neurologist atm first of all he said it was anxiety attacks and then sent me home then he called me a week later n asked me back and started me on tablets for epilepsy i am still waiting to have a MRI scan and an EEG. the only thing is my symptoms are different i am conscious when i have a fit but i cannot control my body my arms usually start to go up and my legs go funny then my head turns to the side and my speech goes funny to i cannot communicate with no one while it is happenin people who have seen it happen have said its like im in another world when it happens i just wanna know what you think do you reckon these are symptoms of epilepsy?
Re: heya angeleyez...! i'm 17 in
Submitted by angeleyez on Tue, 2006-05-02 - 13:14
hey matt thanks hun 44 lettin me no yh its annoyin innit i was in college up until feburary (cant spell lol) dis year den my lecturers thought it was best if i left b coz i was havin so many fits i am now on Carbamazepine n my neurosurgon said i shud increase them every 2 weeks i will email u hun u take care chat soon msg me if u like