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Possibly having seizures?

Mon, 04/25/2016 - 00:19
I'm 22 years old, been in decent shape for most of my teenage/adult life. For the past 4/5 years I've been having episodes where my body starts to get really weak, my vision starts to fade out, and then my whole body starts to tremble and I black out. After about 30 seconds I'll come to on the floor normally in a kneeling position. I don't lose consciousness but I'm unresponsive. I went to my doc who then sent me to a cardiologist who set me up with a heart monitor for 2 weeks, did an eekg, and drew blood. They all showed that everything was normal and when I went back after the two weeks, I had an ultrasound done on my heart. Again, normal. She said that it might be vasovagal syncope but set me up with a neurologist to rule out seizures. The neurologist did an MRI and then set me up for a sleep study the next week. Again everything was normal. He said it could also be a seizure, though I don't remember what kind. It's been a year and they've been ongoing since.

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