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My girlfriend had very weird symptoms last night. Any ideas?

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kyle59589
kyle59589

Not sure where I should’ve posted this, but I am worried right now so here goes. 

My girlfriend is 19 years old, and is physically and mentally fit. She occasionally suffers from optical migraines which are triggered by intense light, but has seen her healthcare provider about them. Her mother suffers from epileptic seizures. 

She is currently fighting a cold, which all of her friends have as well. Last night, she called me at 5am with some alarming details. She said that she was sweating alot, possibly a fever, and had fallen asleep 3 times but kept waking up. The weird thing was that she said everytime she woke up, time had not changed since the first time she fell asleep. It was 4:04am every time that she woke up. Also, she had a full bladder everytime she woke up and experienced the same dream. She experienced some pressure on her chest, which could have been from fear.  She is sleeping now and hasnt had any problems since. 

Do you have any idea what this could be? If not, could you refer me to someone? I was thinking this could be a partial seizure with her mothers history and all.  Please get back to me soon.

Thank you,

Kyle 

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  • mary50992
    mary50992 kyle59589

    Posted

    Dear Kyle,

         My mother also suffered from epileptic seizures. I believe that this ripples down through the genes to off springs. My oldest son has epileptic seizures, one of my daughter has had seizures, my youngest son has episodes but hasn't report them to his doctor and me their mother has seizures still under medical investigation. People do have seizures while sleeping and are awake by them. A partial seizure can only be questionable. It is better seen by someone present. It is a possibility with her mother's history. If it keeps happening she might want to speak about it to her doctor.  

  • mark47387
    mark47387 kyle59589

    Posted

    Hi Kyle.

    It certainly sounds distressing. Whilst I am not a qualified medical professional, the symptoms could well indicate epilepsy (it comes in so many different forms). However, the best thing to do is get in touch with her GP. I would also suggest checking these guys out - www.epilepsysociety.org.uk

    Let me know how you get on.

    Mark

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