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possible seziures

Sat, 12/18/2010 - 00:15
hey everybody this HAPPENED at least 4 times. it first started in december 2009 i really didnt think anything of i really thought it was nothing i was kinda awake but my eyes was closed and  was lying down on the floor and i keep moving left hand and leg and boyfriend keep trying to get me to stop to he thought that i was hiting him but i  wasnt i couldnt stop myself from doing not sure if that was seziure. another one happened back in august 2010 and i was 8weeks pregnant at the time i was laying in the bed on my side and whole body just went flat and i was shaking for like 3 mintues i was fully awake but i couldnt stop myself from doing it just stopped on its oWN. and the latest one i was november 23,2010 i was sleeping and boyfriend woke me up and said i was making noses in my sleep i said well maybe i was having a dream so i got up and went to the bathroom and urinated i came back i said something dont feel right i felt weird and my body felt tingly like something was about to happen to me i look at my boyfriend and ny body went flat face down my hands aND FEET FELT LIKE THEY WERE TURNING DIFFERENT WAY ANDI WAS CRYING AND STARING LIKE I WAS SPACED OUT BODY SHAKING I COULDNT CONTROL IT LASTED FOR MAYBE 10MINTUES I THINK. IT FINALLY STOPPED AND I WIPED MY FACE AND GOT UP BUT I WAS STILL KINDA OF TWITCHY LIKE MY HAND AND LEG WAS LITTLE TWITCHING STILL I WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM I GOT A CAT SCAN DONE IT CAME BACK BLOOD WORK CAME BACK FINE MY GLUCOSE WAS FINE.. SO NOW I HAVE TO  SEE A NEUROLGIST ON JANUARY 20,2011 TO GET  An electroencephalogram (EEG) is a test that measures and records the electrical activity of your brain. Special sensors (electrodes ) are attached to your head and hooked by wires to a computer. The computer records your brain's electrical activity on the screen or on paper as wavy lines. Certain conditions, such as seizures, can be seen by the changes in the normal pattern of the brain's electrical activitY CAN ANYBODY GIVE ME INFORMATION AND TELL WHAT U THINK IS HAPPENING? I DO TAKE MEDICATION AND IT HAS SIDE EFEECTS AND SEZIURE IS ON OF THEM BUT IM JUST NOT SURE WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON

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