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Aura or something else?

Thu, 01/30/2020 - 07:39
Hi everyone for the past few years., I'm 26 I've been having this weird spacy feelings. I get sweaty and feel like nausea. Also I get a tingling sensation in my left side of my body. It's so hard to explain. Anyone else deal with this as well. Also I stare off into space too. It's hard to remember what time it is or what someone was saying around me. Everything feels muffled. Also the best way I can describe it is fuzzy.

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Hi, Thank you for posting. It

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2020-01-30 - 09:47
Hi, Thank you for posting. It’s important that you’re following-up with your healthcare team to explore this further and if you continue to experience any changes in symptoms, moods or behaviors. Seizures and auras can take on many different forms and affect different people in different ways. Some commonly reported symptoms before, during and after a seizure include, nausea or other stomach feelings (often a rising feeling from the stomach to the throat), sweating, confusion and “strange” feelings or numbness or tingling in part of the body.To learn more about seizures and auras, please visit: https://www.epilepsy.com/learn/about-epilepsy-basics/what-happens-during-seizureUsing a journal or a diary to document how you’re feeling in detail, (like you've done in your post) and providing a thorough medical and family history (impossible), will be very helpful to review with your healthcare team. My Seizure Diary: https://www.epilepsy.com/living-epilepsy/epilepsy-foundation-my-seizure-diaryis a great tool for identifying & tracking these episodes you’ve experienced,triggers, recording medical history, setting reminders, managing medications & side effects, moods, behaviors, and other personal experiences, that may affect seizures and wellness, which can be shared with your healthcare team. Additionally, you may always contact our 24/7 Helpline, where trained information specialists are available to answer your questions, offer help, hope, support, guidance, and access to national and local resources. 1-800-332-1000, or contactus@efa.org. epilepsy.com/helpline

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