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symptoms of epilepsy
Mon, 05/01/2006 - 06:09Topic: New to Epilepsy.com
i am new to this all but i am currently seein a neurologist atm first of all he said it was anxiety attacks and then sent me home then he called me a week later n asked me back and started me on tablets for epilepsy i am still waiting to have a MRI scan and an EEG. the only thing is my symptoms are different i am conscious when i have a fit but i cannot control my body my arms usually start to go up and my legs go funny then my head turns to the side and my speech goes funny to i cannot communicate with no one while it is happenin people who have seen it happen have said its like im in another world when it happens i just wanna know what you think do you reckon these are symptoms of epilepsy?
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Re: Re: symptoms of epilepsy
Submitted by angeleyez on Mon, 2006-05-01 - 17:21
aww thanks missy_b its jus so annoyin coz i dnt no wots wrong n i av bin bk n fourth 2 d hospital 1 doctor says its jus muscle spasms another anxiety attacks u take care n chat soon
Re: Re: Re: symptoms of epilepsy
Submitted by Cathy_C on Tue, 2006-05-02 - 06:14
Good morning Angeleyes,
I have the same thing happen when I have a seizure and I am diagnosed with (complex partial seizures). I do black out and not know what is happening at the time, but with others I can just remember pieces of what happened as I start to come out of it. I can sometimes hear my husband say to people "she will be ok, just let her
wake up", or I will hear him tell me I had a seizure and I am not quite back to reality yet. I black out, then I sometimes will drop to
the floor of just walk like a sleep walker and my hands will do weird
things because my brain isn't telling them what to do. I have torn phone books about in half during a seizures. I almost broke my hubby's hand while holding hands and going into a seizure. I get very
strong and it is hard to them to keep me still during one. It sounds
to me that you may have about the same type as I do, but I am not a
doctor. I would definately get a second opinon. I am lucky because I
have a great Neurologist, but I am considering seeing if there are any e-ologist around my area. I didn't spell that right, but from what I understand it is a doctor that just studies in Epilepsy, and neurologist study all sorts nerve problems. I just don't know if there are any in my area yet til I check into it. Hope you get some answers from your doctors. Have a great day and God Bless.
Re: symptoms of epilepsy
Submitted by missy_b on Mon, 2006-05-01 - 11:01
I was diagnosed to have both epilepsy and panic attacks. There is no question that I have epilepsy based on the EEG and MRI. I questioned whether or not my panic attacks were really panic attacks. Both my neuro. and family Dr. said I had panic attacks but I didn't believe them because before each seizure I had a supposed panic attack and I did not believe that it was just a coincidence. I went to a different neuro and got a new general Dr. They believed that these rapid heartbeats were related to my seizures and put me into the hospital for a few days to have a video EEG which means that you are hooked up to a EEG and heart monitor for 24 hours a day. I had an episode that the other doctors said was a panic attack and this proved they were wrong. They were in fact simple partial seizures that progressed into a complex partial seizure. I would suggest that even if you are diagnosed with epilepsy you still should get a 2nd opinion. My new neuro says it's actually not that uncommon for your heart rate to change either up or down. Take care if you have any more questions I would be happy to answer them. Good luck.