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What does an aura/myoclonic seizure feel like?

Fri, 03/09/2007 - 15:41
Hi, I'm new here. I think I've been experiencing what might be myoclonic seizures and wanted to know more about it. I'm not sure how to describe it. For a few seconds I feel like my brain just freezes up and goes blank, and everything around me is very dreamlike or unreal. Sometimes my perceptions of things like the size of the room feel weird. Immediately afterwards, my right arm jerks uncontrollably. As weird as this sounds, it usually happens while I'm writing and trying to think about something at the same time, doing math/number calculations, or trying to make split second decisions. I'm in my 20s and I don't have epilepsy or a family history of it. When I tried explaining the weird dreamlike feeling to my doctor, he just assumed I was having panic attacks and gave me Xanax. I didn't mention the arm jerks to him since it seemed insignificant. I know I'm not having Xanax withdrawel seizures though since I hardly ever take it and never got addicted. The only connection I can think of is that this started around the time I got a minor head injury last year. Any advice?

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Re: What does an aura/myoclonic seizure feel like?

Submitted by craigory8 on Fri, 2007-03-09 - 16:46
Miranda: Honestly I would ask for a second opinion and see if you could get an EEG or MRI. You just want to be safe. You don't want your first absence seizure to occur when you are going 70 on the freeway. I was 31 years old when I woke up one morning with my wife telling me we were going to the ER because I just had my second seizure of the night. I also had no family history. Craig M.

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