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Looking for some input or advise

Fri, 08/18/2017 - 13:20
I have never been diagnosed with having seizures but I have been having these strange little episodes.ok so my story is on November 21 2016 I woke at about 4am with my 10 week old baby I felt fine out of nowhere I started to have this uncontrollable jerk in my right hand I then started to feel a little dizzy and confused I then lost most of my ability to move my right side and was not able to speak sensible words..the whole episode lasted about 20 to 30 min..I was taking to the hospital by ambulance and was fine when I got there everything was back to normal.i had a MRI CAT scan and a EEG.. everything came back normal the neurologist first said he thinks I may have had a seizure but then later came back in and said he believes I had a TIA (mini stroke).with no known cause..fast forward a month after that event I started having minor twitches in my face arms and hands.my neurologist put me on Klonopin 0.5mg twice a day..now 10 months later I have been having these breif episodes that last maybe a minute or so..they start off with a feeling of confusion fast heart rate my speech is a little off if I try to reach and grab something I can't seem to do it I am aware of what's going on around me at the time ..I have went to the hospital after one of these events only to be told that it's just anxiety..I have had panic attacks since I was 17 and if the confusion and ability to grasp at something wasn't lost I would accept that it was anxiety..I have talked to my neurologist about this after the first episode but basically I got a few nodes of his head and hmm..no further test have been done since the initial ones that were done in the hospital..sorry so long and thank you for taking the time to read this..I'm just curious if I could be having some type of seizure activity..I do have insurance now and I will be speaking to my new primary care doctor about this thank you

Comments

Ask for another EEG. And

Submitted by mereloaded on Fri, 2017-09-08 - 11:26
Ask for another EEG. And consult a neurologist. Primary care and emergency room doctors can't help you.

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