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Not having full seizures?
Thu, 05/18/2017 - 20:37Hi, I'm Caleigh, and I'm 19. My epilepsy has been pretty well controlled for the past 3 years, with the exceptional 2 or 3 breakthroughs; I have complex partial seizures. At my university, it is exam season and I have been extremely stressed, and I've been having what I can only explain as a seizure aura without the seizure. I zone out, smell things, and my feet start to get numb, which all happen when I'm about to get a seizure in the past, but the seizure doesn't come. Should I see a doctor about this? Has this happened to anyone else before?
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Hi Caleigh,as a general rule
Submitted by gjones on Fri, 2017-05-19 - 13:45
Hi Caleigh,as a general rule and precaution, you should always speak with your doctor whenever you have any changes in your seizure activity or characteristics.
Call your doctor and discuss
Submitted by just_joe on Fri, 2017-05-19 - 22:01
Call your doctor and discuss this issue with them. You could be having simple partial seizures or just partial seizures. This issue can be done in a call and dosage change with a visit being done a month or two later to verify if the adjustment is working.
you very easily could be
Submitted by Amy Jo on Thu, 2017-05-18 - 20:41
you very easily could be having simple partial seizures so, yes, call your doc.