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Help?

Tue, 05/02/2017 - 09:29
This is the first time I've posted here. For the past 4 years I've had these random "attacks" during class. As I child I had seizures but I have no idea what type they were. I'm a freshman in high school and these "attacks" interfere with my school work a lot. This morning I was taking my final and suddenly went blank. I get really shaky and can't control my eyes or my hands. My eyes move back and forth and I get confused. I don't know what these attacks are and I'm wondering if anybody here could help. I've been to the doctor about it before but they claimed it was low blood sugar. In middle school, I was in the nurses office during one of these attacks and she took my blood sugar and blood pressure which were both normal. Any ideas?

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you need to get a referral to

Submitted by Amy Jo on Tue, 2017-05-02 - 12:36
you need to get a referral to see a neurologist - lots of regular doctors blow off seizures because it mimics other conditions they see more of (many of which are minor or transitory). a neurologist who treats seizures knows about those other conditions and is where the process really starts. if things are harder, an epileptologist, a neurologist who has had extra training and really only treats seizure conditions, is the best doc to see. if the doc blowing off your concerns is a neurologist, you need a different doc. keeping a record of events (type of episode, duration and impacts) can help move this from 'I sorta feel bad sometimes' to this is a something that needs more attention - just from you showing you take this seriously - different docs respond to different self advocacy approaches but if you look like a person who is serious and careful, it can't get blown off so easily,.extra pressure if your parents are there and on the same page. so do you talk to your parents about this? do they take your concerns seriously?

Way back I the stone age when

Submitted by just_joe on Tue, 2017-05-02 - 22:19
Way back I the stone age when I went to school I was given notes to my parents about me day dreaming in class. That was in the 6th and 7th grade. I had a grand mal seizure sometime after Christmas. So they knew I had seizures. I has 20 different EEG's and they all came back normal. The insurance company and Dad had to know why I was having seizures. So testing in a hospital took place. The diagnosis was Grand Mal, Petite Mal and Focal motor Epilepsy. So those day dreams were not day dreams. They were seizures. Like most of the things you posted could be seizures or parts of seizures. Some doctors will ask questions and listen to your answers, Others will think of something that may be another condition or ailment.  You need to be referred to a neurologist, Preferably a neurologist that specializes in epilepsy. Amy Jo said to press for answers and do note your episodes and discuss them with your parents.. I was in trouble with mine every time I had to get those notes about day dreaming signed by Mom. Tell your parents like Amy Jo said. They are the ones that the doctors listen to more then you because you are not a grown up yet.

See an epileptologist, NOT a

Submitted by Epilepsy_Warrior on Thu, 2017-08-10 - 21:52
See an epileptologist, NOT a neurologist. As an epileptic, your seizures sound exactly like my sister's. She has absence seizures. I would definitely look into this type of seizure and see if you can relate. And I repeat, stay away from neurologists! They will misdiagnose you!

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