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Seizures with psychic symptoms? Please help!!!!

Fri, 04/13/2007 - 16:21
Topic: New to Epilepsy.com
Hi everyone! I am a 30 y/o woman who has been experiencing "episodes" for 13-14 years. I had two this week, which were severe enough to scare me. I just finally went to see my doc today, who feels they could very well be seizures and is sending me to a neuro for evaluation. She is sending me for an MRI and EEG so that I can go to the neuro with them in hand... These episodes generally happen randomly, but I've noticed that some pop up right when I'm drifting off to sleep. Why I've never thought there is something physically wrong with me until now, is beyond me. They start with a feeling of dread that something bad is going to happen, and I feel this throughout my entire body. Then, I enter a state of what I can only describe as being between dreaming and being awake. I'm conscious, but I feel entranced. It is during this state that I experience intense feelings of deja vu, dread, fear and I feel like I'm having premonitions of the future (I swear, I'm not crazy). Afterwards, my head tingles all over, I feel disoriented and confused, I begin sweating all over and I feel as though someone has stuffed my head full of cotton. At this point, the episode ends, but I'm left with the cotton brain feeling for several hours and I feel as though I've run a marathon and all I want to do is sleep. I used to tell my mom when I was younger that I was experiencing these symptoms and she told me that I was having premonitions. LOL. Maybe that's why I never bothered to talk to a doc about it? However, the episodes I had this past Tuesday and Wednesday were so intense, my husband swore I was having seizures. He ran over to me and said that I looked like I wasn't there, that I was staring off into space and then I had this look of intense fear on my face. He also said that he doesn't know why he didn't think of this before, as he's watched me have dozens of them... Is there anyone here that has experienced a similar thing???? I'm terrified. Thanks so much in advance for you replies! -Kat

Comments

I’ve been getting these my

Submitted by AmandaMay_5aefd8dd96c0d on Mon, 2018-05-07 - 00:47
I’ve been getting these my entire life. Even the hot flash and crying after. I would love to talk to you more maybe we have something in common that have caused these.

Re: Seizures with psychic symptoms? Please help!!!!

Submitted by shipintheharbor on Thu, 2009-09-24 - 23:22

I can't begin to tell you how much of a relief it is to find AT LEAST ONE person who experiences the same symptoms as I do.

I have been deperately searching for information most of the night about these so called "psychic seizures." I have been suffering from almost the EXACT same symptoms as you for about 7-8 years. I am now 25, married for five months, and eager to start a family.

My employer just today found out about these seizures, or spells, or whatever you'd call them, and decided that until they get proper documentation stating that i'm safe for work, I have to stay home. So i'm seeing my neurologist for the 3rd time tomorrow, hoping to get this stuff straightened out.

there are SO many details i can share with you about my experiences. but to make a long story short, i have noticed possible triggers to these spells. Excessive sugar intake has definately seemed to be a trend (i've been using my epilepsy diary on this website faithfully) when i do eat right and take care of myself, i am practically seizure free, with occaisonally "liveable" spells that don't disrupt my daily life. i have decided to wean off my medication (lamictal 100 mg daily) and have been off for about a week. i did have two spells right before i was done with my last dose. but none since. i have been unusually lethargic and moody though.

 i know it's important to take care of myself first and foremost, but with reading all these articles about possible risks in pregnancy, i felt i had no choice but to get off this medicine. my doctor did say since it was a low dose, it should be okay. i know that i can function normally, but there are times when i just can't take these spells, plus they make me so tired i don't want to do ANYTHING but sleep.

but thanks for sharing your experiences, i know they are so unbelievably frusterating and hard to explain to loved ones. but if anything you have given me a little piece of mind knowing that im not crazy!

thanks!

here's a link i found interesting...

http://books.google.com/books?id=ywsfgw5I87gC&pg=PA90&lpg=PA90&dq=simple+partial+psychic+seizures&source=bl&ots=YQBsrDPOMB&sig=rhtg_HY0cRahhRJxnDVYbBE-igI&hl=en&ei=Iyy8SrKYMd2z8Qbdhqkr&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5#v=onepage&q=simple%20partial%20psychic%20seizures&f=false

I can't begin to tell you how much of a relief it is to find AT LEAST ONE person who experiences the same symptoms as I do.

I have been deperately searching for information most of the night about these so called "psychic seizures." I have been suffering from almost the EXACT same symptoms as you for about 7-8 years. I am now 25, married for five months, and eager to start a family.

My employer just today found out about these seizures, or spells, or whatever you'd call them, and decided that until they get proper documentation stating that i'm safe for work, I have to stay home. So i'm seeing my neurologist for the 3rd time tomorrow, hoping to get this stuff straightened out.

there are SO many details i can share with you about my experiences. but to make a long story short, i have noticed possible triggers to these spells. Excessive sugar intake has definately seemed to be a trend (i've been using my epilepsy diary on this website faithfully) when i do eat right and take care of myself, i am practically seizure free, with occaisonally "liveable" spells that don't disrupt my daily life. i have decided to wean off my medication (lamictal 100 mg daily) and have been off for about a week. i did have two spells right before i was done with my last dose. but none since. i have been unusually lethargic and moody though.

 i know it's important to take care of myself first and foremost, but with reading all these articles about possible risks in pregnancy, i felt i had no choice but to get off this medicine. my doctor did say since it was a low dose, it should be okay. i know that i can function normally, but there are times when i just can't take these spells, plus they make me so tired i don't want to do ANYTHING but sleep.

but thanks for sharing your experiences, i know they are so unbelievably frusterating and hard to explain to loved ones. but if anything you have given me a little piece of mind knowing that im not crazy!

thanks!

here's a link i found interesting...

http://books.google.com/books?id=ywsfgw5I87gC&pg=PA90&lpg=PA90&dq=simple+partial+psychic+seizures&source=bl&ots=YQBsrDPOMB&sig=rhtg_HY0cRahhRJxnDVYbBE-igI&hl=en&ei=Iyy8SrKYMd2z8Qbdhqkr&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5#v=onepage&q=simple%20partial%20psychic%20seizures&f=false

Hello I'm 17 and I've had

Submitted by Sierra123 on Sun, 2018-11-04 - 00:11
Hello I'm 17 and I've had these since before I was 4 so I understand completely except after this I get sick and I'm nauseous too. I'm just now being checked for this so don't feel alone I sure did for years 

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