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Sz-free for 2 yrs; now phantom smells and deja vu?

Sat, 12/23/2006 - 00:17
Hello all - I'm new here and have been lurking, reading and trying to learn from your wisdom. I was diagnosed with complex partials 3/02 whilst seeing doctors trying to get a diagnosis (and was eventually dx'd with systemic lupus in 4/02.) I thought I was seeing the neuro to rule out MS; he said I'm having seizures - Whoa! My symptoms were phantom smells (electrical fire), lost time, and general "spaciness". I had as many as 40 per day. Exactly one year later, while in the hospital for 48 hr epilepsy monitoring, it was determined that the anti-sz drugs were causing my seizures and I've been seizure free ever since. Not quite. I've had the occasional break=thru seizure over the past four years. Now I'm smelling coffee all the time. What's up with this?? Then I read all about deja vu being an aura or a seizure?? Uh-oh. I may be in trouble again! Because of the lupus, I have thick or sticky blood, and it can cause seizures. I've been controlling seizure activity by using 325 mg aspirin daily. Does this sound like seizure activity to ya'll? It's been so long ago, and I was soooo over-medicated then, that I don't remember much from when I was having seizures. So any help would be appreciated. BTW, love this site! Thanks & Happy Holidays, Pollyanna (newbie)

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