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help please

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 17:05
So I was watching a video it had fast blinking lights and I soon got numb and my heart was beating fast I quickly dropped my phone and walked around and felt better.. Please help do I have epilepsy or am I OK I'm scared

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For some people flashing

Submitted by just_joe on Wed, 2014-12-17 - 11:01
For some people flashing lights can cause seizures. A persons heart may beat fasy during a seizure tooBut there may be other reasons for yur episode. If this happens again then by all means discuss this with your PCP  I know about th heart beating too fast since I had an irregular heart beat, That heart beat changed to intermittant a-fib and intermittant a flutter. It then changes to A-fib with intermentant A-flutter Since I don't have seizures caused by flashing lights or changes in light I can't tell you what happen in thise seizures. I hope this helps. Joe

Hey I just watched the same

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2014-12-17 - 12:04
Hey I just watched the same video AMD nothing happened does that mean I'm fine

And does this mean I will

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2014-12-17 - 13:24
And does this mean I will continue to have them

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