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How exactly do aura's feel

Mon, 05/15/2006 - 11:30
How exactly do aura's feel? Can you have aura's and not have an actual seizure? I think I had some this weekend. I went off into like a "spacy" feeling. Like I was tingling and I couldn't make myself snap out of it for a few seconds. I have had a headache since I has these feelings. I have had E a long time, but I am new to all the terminology and so forth. Thanks.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: How exactly do aura's feel

Submitted by SaraOwens on Wed, 2006-09-06 - 14:59
I know the feeling of seizure about to start. It's fear of a grand mal for me, expecting my voice to start "uh-uh-uh-ing" on it's own. I try to do yoga-style breathing, and instead of focusing on the creepy feeling in my neck and bottom of skull, I think of being a normal person, like I've never even had a seizure. Tricking my brain into thinking it's not possible for me. I never get GM's when I'm conscious, so these "auras" really freak me out sometimes, but so far nothing has come of them.

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: How exactly do aura's feel

Submitted by Butterflygrl on Thu, 2006-09-07 - 11:00
My aura's last a few seconds. They used to happen only when I was blowddrying my hair (since that is my trigger), and recently I've experienced the "odor" aura's. It smells like someone is holding nailpolish remover underneath my nose. The other ones I have are a sense of fear, and a feeling that I'm going to choke (epigastric rising), so I have to keep swallowing. It hits me like a ton of bricks. I just take deep breaths, and PRAY that it doesn't turn into a seizure.

Re: Re: Re: How exactly do aura's feel

Submitted by marcyB on Fri, 2007-04-27 - 00:16
slhmurphy I have had GM's for 8 years now, adult onset. I have the same type of aura like there is too much going on, too. It is if the environment I am in starts spinning around me and its going faster than I can control, then the panic starts in because I know what will follow. I have 15 or so seconds to get myself safe before the seizure kicks in. After the seizure the extreme confusion starts!! Does anyone have a vagus nerve stimulator or know someone who isnt getting help with their meds?? marcyB

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