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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: How exactly do aura's feel

Submitted by beetrees on Fri, 2007-02-09 - 13:44
Not every Aura is the same for everyone. Anything from smelling certain odors or tingling, etc. I usually have a tingling sensation on the right side where my siezures occur. It feels as though I have bugs crawling underneath my skin. I usually don't have a siezure after the aura is gone. I usually go to bed and have siezures in the middle of the night. Lately, however, I have been experiencing siezures soon after an aura. When I began having auras, I felt panicky, but after having siezures for so long, I see it as a blessing. Atleast I know when I'm gonna have a siezure. Some people don't have auras.

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Submitted by Jersey on Fri, 2007-02-09 - 22:52
I called mine "forced thoughts" before I knew what they were. All these thoughts run through my head at such a fast pace I couldn't tell you what they were. I can talk usually-- but there are some words I can't say and I have to concentrate really hard.

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Submitted by Edith on Fri, 2007-04-06 - 22:10
Jersey! We're seizure buddies! I've had that same feeling so many times... I've described it in almost those exact same words. I feel like they're spinning through my head. I can't exactly say what the thoughts are, but it seems like they are on some kind of preset path. I didn't take them seriously for a while because I thought that auras had to interfere with your ability to communicate.

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