This is why I am scared it is a seizure.
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Seizure Description below and I have highlighted the two feelings I get
An unusual sensation (aura) may precede a temporal lobe seizure, acting as a warning. Not everyone who has temporal lobe seizures has auras, and not everyone who has auras remembers them.
The aura is actually the first part of a focal seizure before consciousness is impaired. Examples of auras include:
A sudden sense of unprovoked fear or joy
A deja vu experience — a feeling that what's happening has happened before
A sudden or strange odor or taste
A rising sensation in the abdomen, similar to being on a roller coaster
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darren84 jonathan99185
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do you get all those symptoms / or some some of them that you listed above?
jonathan99185 darren84
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just some of the same symptoms
darren84 jonathan99185
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i had a wired turn the other day. my vision went funny and it seemed like i was staring into a kaleidoscope. i thought i was about to have a stroke. after about 5 mins of fighting it , i picked up the phone to call for help and like the turn of a switch it just stopped. it started with seeing patches of dark and shapes then my vision went completly do lally. i got a headache straight after it. i hope that dont happen again any time soon.
jonathan99185 darren84
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occular migraine that is. Had it many times unfortunately. its horrible
darren84 jonathan99185
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you doing anything good this summer mate?
jonathan99185 darren84
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Hi Darren I am going away to Italy thanks.
Quick question could you advise for me.
Is it true that an EEG is only conclusive if you are having any form of seizure at the time of having the test. I have just been sitting at my desk and started to feel the room going darker and I started to get that dim vision again and panic inside. I wonder if I am having lots of mini seizures or auras in the day? I have had this on and off for the last 6 years do you think if it was seizures or epilepsy I would have had a full blown fit by now?
darren84 jonathan99185
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truth be told my friend. a eeg only shows brain activity at the time of having the procedure, if you are not having a sizure at the time of the eeg it wont show on test.
darren84
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if the eeg is done in between 1 to 2 days after the seizure it can pick up abnormalities then . what are chances of getting it done that quick on our NHS service
darren84
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i had the eeg kit that you wear at home for 24-48 hours which records brain activity throughout the day. i recommend trying that. its way more accurate mate
jonathan99185 darren84
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Not sure if i can get the kit will enquire.
What do you think to this though?
I wonder if I am having lots of mini seizures or auras in the day? I have had this on and off for the last 6 years do you think if it was seizures or epilepsy I would have had a full blown fit by now?
darren84 jonathan99185
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id of thought so yes especially after 6 years. talk to your gp about the home kit. i got it easily bud.
i was convinced i was having them at one point untill i had the kit. i wore it for 48 hours and i had similar symptoms to you and my brain activity showed normal through the whole 48 hours.
i think something like that would be useful to you and your state of mind. enquire about it mate.
harleybabe54 jonathan99185
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hmmmmm same symptoms as ANXIETY too.
jonathan99185 harleybabe54
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maybe we are all being mis diagnosed then.
jan34534 jonathan99185
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Those symptoms are also very common with severe anxiety. I have had those symptoms and I do not have seizures. An EEG would tell you for sure if you’re having a seizure. GET the test for peace of mind. even if it was a seizure, which i doubt, it can be controlled well with meds.
jonathan99185 jan34534
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Thank you Jan you are very helpful. Only issue is an EEG is only conclusive if you are having any form of seizure at the time of having the test. I have just been sitting at my desk and started to feel the room going darker and I started to get that dim vision again and panic inside. I wonder if I am having lots of mini seizures or auras in the day? I have had this on and off for the last 6 years do you think if it was seizures or epilepsy I would have had a full blown fit by now?