Posted by sleepygirl on February 19, 2007, at 0:59:53
In reply to Re: anyone find seizure sort of experiences......., posted by notfred on February 19, 2007, at 0:05:35
> > within what they've experienced
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> > I don't now, but I think I have before
> > periods stuck, unable to talk (intelligibly anyway), unable to move, staring, nasty headache post experience, super-fear during, unreal sort of feeling, deja vu, voices
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> > and weird feeling in stomach
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> > anyone?
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> Yes, some of them & I have a seizure disorder.
> I get the super-fear (I like your term, I never had a good word for it) and the opposite of deja vu, jamais vu, explicitly not remembering having seen something before. This happens after a seizure, for me, I do not remember anything prior or during my seizures.
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> Some of your list are assoc. with an effects just prior to a seizure, called an aura and the others with post seizure effects or effects during seizures. Many seizures do not take the form of convulsions and there are many different kinds of seizures.
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> As you nailed many common things assoc. with seizures you should get this checked out.I am thankful for your response notfred and I hope you are doing well. :-)
I am trying to make sense of this stuff I just sort of casually mentioned to my pdoc. I told him a while ago, but sort of dismissively because it didn't do me any harm and it has been a while.
It has been some time (about 8 years?) since I had an episode like the one I described.
In thinking about it though, I realized that for much of that time I have happened to be on either a benzo or an anticonvulsant (neurontin briefly, ativan, klonopin for a long time, and now lamictal- all for anxiety)my last very brief episode (just a little fear/deja vu/staring thing) happened while on neither a benzo or any other anticonvulsant..that was just a few months ago now.
Me...since I happen to be more fascinated by my biochemistry than anyone else ;-), do wonder... so hence my posting.
I was on phenobarbital my first six months for seizures secondary to oxygen deprivation, so that also adds to my curiosity.
I suppose it will now be something I will pay attention for, and bring to the prompt attention of my pdoc should it recurr. I'll pay more attention probably should I ever get off lamictal.
Anyway...it's nice to know someone else knows a little bit about what the heck I'm talking about. :-)
all the best,
sg
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