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crimycarny

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10. Epilepsy is so misunderstood

Reply to mopinko (Reply #8)

Tue Apr 9, 2019, 10:41 PM

Apr 2019

I have a very close friend who would get hit with sensations of overwhelming deja vu. It was scary to her because she also felt sort of "out of it" during those episodes. One time she temporarily forgot where she was. A lot of doctors pretty much wrote her off as emotional. Finally, she found a doctor who listened and put her on anti-seizure meds. Her deja vu episodes ceased and never came back.

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Bizarre and terrifying derealization experience--panic attack? [View all] crimycarny Apr 2019 OP

First, let me say how sorry I am that you had this happen to you. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2019 #1

Not like that irisblue Apr 2019 #2

no but mopinko Apr 2019 #3

That's interesting.... crimycarny Apr 2019 #7

well, i am someone who is prone to mopinko Apr 2019 #8

Epilepsy is so misunderstood crimycarny Apr 2019 #10

my youngest had 3 serious mi dx before she was finally found to have mopinko Apr 2019 #13

I have had panic attacks in the past BigmanPigman Apr 2019 #4

Could be a complex partial seizure n/t RamblingRose Apr 2019 #5

Kind of sounds like a severe hypoglycemic episode. Are you maybe borderline diabetic ... marble falls Apr 2019 #6

Blood sugar levels ok crimycarny Apr 2019 #12

Don't be too hard on hubby. We men sometimes don't listen as we try to solve problems ... marble falls Apr 2019 #16

Husband is borderline diabetic as well crimycarny Apr 2019 #19

I don't know why, but I'm guessing sugar bcause I had a spike two pysicals ago ... marble falls Apr 2019 #20

Sorry to hear about the cancer crimycarny Apr 2019 #24

I have to fight it: the alternative is not acceptable. So far in five years: five bladder surgeries marble falls Apr 2019 #25

when i had em they sorta started like a bell ringing in my head followed by a rush msongs Apr 2019 #9

I will try that crimycarny Apr 2019 #15

I'm sorry you experienced this happybird Apr 2019 #11

Did she also experience fatigue? crimycarny Apr 2019 #14

She did happybird Apr 2019 #17

Thank you crimycarny Apr 2019 #18

Has your stress load increased recently? Bayard Apr 2019 #21

Yes--stress has been off the charts crimycarny Apr 2019 #23

Oh, you have teenagers at home? Lulu KC Apr 2019 #27

I think it was some sort of seizure crimycarny Apr 2019 #28

This is all familiar Lulu KC Apr 2019 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author Bayard Apr 2019 #22

You said that you were very dehydrated. That in itself can make you very light headed & dizzy. YOHABLO Apr 2019 #26

Depersonalization has always been the worst symptom of anxiety attacks Maraya1969 Apr 2019 #30