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Can i get someone's opinion?

Mon, 11/27/2006 - 04:43
Hello, first of all i am new here so i don't know too much about epilepsy. Anyway, i was wondering if i can get some opinons. I haven't been myself lately. I've been "sick" for about the past 7 months. I keep having episodes where i get a deja-vu feeling, a feeling of familiarity, like i'd already lived it before, or i know what's going to happen next. usually when this happens, my stomach and my chest feel strange, i can't describe the feelings. Sometimes my arms tingle (usually the left). I become very dizzy and lightheaded, and i wanna pass out. Sometimes on the worse episodes i can't hardly keep my balance and want to fall over. My vision becomes bright, blurry and i feel weak, shakey, and tired. These episodes only last but a few minutes, but afterwards i get a bad headache and the dizziness stays. I also feel "spacey" afterwards. I can feel better usually by laying in bed for a while. I also tend to get alot of muscle twitches, and sometimes my muscles "jerk". I talked to my doctor about getting a refferal to a neurologist, he said he won't do that without a log of what happens. So i have been doing so. My wife has epilepsy, and she told me from what she has seen, and what i have told her, she is concerned that i too could have epilepsy or a neurological disorder. I have never had a seizure, although she says that my episodes could be seizures. I did sustain a head injury years back where i fractured my skull, and we're thinking that could have something to do with this. Well, it's almost 2am, so i don't even know if this is making sense anymore, but please i would like some opinons on what could be happening with me. Thank you for your time. Dave

Comments

Re: Can i get someone's opinion?

Submitted by michelhead on Mon, 2006-11-27 - 20:21
I'm sorry for all you're going through. Head injuries do have the potential to cause seizures, even years later. There are many people on this site that offer great advice and have a lot of knowledge on the subject. I can't tell you definitivly that you have seizures. The link below describes the potential symptoms of simple partial seizures. Hopefully you can get a referral to a neurologist soon, if not find one on your own if your insurance will cover it without a PCP referral. Good luck. http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/seizure_simplepartial.html

Re: Can i get someone's opinion?

Submitted by Michtom on Tue, 2006-11-28 - 04:36
While it could be seizures, it also probably important not to jump to conclusions. There are a number of good articles on the epilepsy.com and other sites about the confusion between some seizure like episodes and cardiac conditions. Maybe in addition to keeping a log you should also speak to your Dr about having a thorough cardiac assessment - some of the syptoms you describe fit just as much with cardiac issues as neurological. If its not cardiac then there's no harm done anyway. The other thing is a diabetes check - (low blodd sugars can really cause similar symptoms as well) if you start going down the neurological route without checking other possibilities first it may be a long road.

Re: Can i get someone's opinion?

Submitted by spazzygirl on Tue, 2006-11-28 - 12:48
i think it could be possible for it to be from your head injury but im not sure because i have the type where i become very lightheaded and dizzy (leaning like im falling over) and the dizzyness sometimes causes vomiting and i do usually feel very weak and the feeling doesnt go away until i rest or fall asleep. i also feel spacey but i dont know i just thought i'd give you an idea of what i have and maby it can help you out.*Brit*

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