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Does anyone have rapid heartbeats before a seizure??
Tue, 11/15/2005 - 09:33I am a 26 year old female and have had seizures for the about
6 years now. The cause is unknown. Every month or so I go
through "episodes" of rapid heartbeats. After a day or two they
stop and don't start again for another month. Other symptoms
include A tingling sensation, mood swings, and a really bad
taste in my mouth no matter how much listerine I gargle.
I don't always go into a seizure that lasts long but I have gone
into a grand-mal a couple times. The Dr. I've been seeing
doesn't think these episodes are seizure related and prescribed me paxil and then effixer. Neither worked and this Dr. suggested I see a shrink! I am changing to a new Dr. and am willing to have the brain surgery to stop these and have a normal life and eventually have children.
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Re: Does anyone have rapid heartbeats before a seizure??
Submitted by heathersmom on Wed, 2006-02-08 - 23:40
My daughter age 25 has seizures. She goes through these episodes where
her legs get very unstable and her whole body wabbles much like someone
with MS. She has been tested for it but all tests come up negative.
She also has at times rapid and hard heart beats. Sometimes they are
so hard I've seen her t-shirt quiver rapidly. I never associated it
with the seizure. She has had all kinds of tests for her heart and
although the tests show rapid heart beat they say the beats are regular in rythm. Thank you for your comments. I'm going to monitor
the rapid heart beat and see if it happens around the time of a
seizure. She also has an appointment at UC Davis in Sacramento to get
to the bottom of what type of seizures she does have. After reading your comments I'll mention to them about the rapid heart beats and
let you know what they say. Thank you so much for sharing. Sonia
Re: Does anyone have rapid heartbeats before a seizure??
Submitted by heathersmom on Wed, 2006-02-08 - 23:40
My daughter age 25 has seizures. She goes through these episodes where
her legs get very unstable and her whole body wabbles much like someone
with MS. She has been tested for it but all tests come up negative.
She also has at times rapid and hard heart beats. Sometimes they are
so hard I've seen her t-shirt quiver rapidly. I never associated it
with the seizure. She has had all kinds of tests for her heart and
although the tests show rapid heart beat they say the beats are regular in rythm. Thank you for your comments. I'm going to monitor
the rapid heart beat and see if it happens around the time of a
seizure. She also has an appointment at UC Davis in Sacramento to get
to the bottom of what type of seizures she does have. After reading your comments I'll mention to them about the rapid heart beats and
let you know what they say. Thank you so much for sharing. Sonia
Re: Does anyone have rapid heartbeats before a seizure??
Submitted by angel_lts on Tue, 2005-11-15 - 14:34
It is possible that the mood swings and rapid heartbeat may be caused by hormones. I know you are still young to be going through perimenopause but sometimes the hormones are screwed up a bit. And the tingling is possible from an aura. Are these happening around your menstrual cycle? And do you have any thyroid problems? take care Lisa http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/EpilepsyApproach/