Please help I am convinced100% now this is seizures. The latest this morning the intense waves came over me again it's like I am getting them numerous times daily. This time it felt like the whole room went cold and darker and I couldn't move coz it was so intense. I am still getting the memory/dream flashbacks too. What do I do? Do I go and see another neurologist for S second opinion? I am scared I am just leaving this undiagnosed and it will get worse
I am scared its seizures so much but had tests in past all came back clear and doctors can't find anything what do you think it is that causes these symptoms?
Hi Jonathan, I believe you could have numerous second opinions and still would be convinced your having a seizure, as soon as you feel a symptom of anxiety you will associate it with a seizure. You've had the tests and come back with the all clear. The cause of your symptoms is extreme anxiety and it's this you need treating for, I know you don't believe this as that's what health anxiety does, I know I'm not a specialist or a Dr but I know the way of thinking when anxiety and depression is there.
I think what you need to do is at least give some consideration to the notion that you may be suffering from anxiety and go and see your GP and advise s/he what your thinking is and the symptoms and ask your GP if this could possibly by anxiety related.
There are hundreds of symptoms of anxiety some mimicking more serious illnesses, so please go and make an appointment. Neil
Hi Jonathan Neil is right you could have 100 neurologists telling you that you are not going to have a seizure and it really won't make a difference as you have said you are 100% convinced you are going to have a seizure.You must know that your phobia of seizures has taken over and you are not able to think rationally.Please go and get help.
Don't think Ivey tunnel vision the room goes darker and hazy and colder temperature which lasts a few seconds and then my vision goes off and then I come out of it but don't lose memory. I'm just reading these are simple partial seizures an aura of a bigger seizure to come. If these symptoms started easing daily I wouldn't feel as bad but their going worse.
Don't think I have tunnel vision the room goes darker and hazy and colder temperature which lasts a few seconds and then my vision goes off and then I come out of it but don't lose memory. I'm just reading these are simple partial seizures an aura of a bigger seizure to come. If these symptoms started easing daily I wouldn't feel as bad but their going worse.
Don't think I have tunnel vision the room goes darker and hazy and colder temperature which lasts a few seconds and then my vision goes off and then I come out of it but don't lose memory. I'm just reading these are simple partial seizures an aura of a bigger seizure to come. If these symptoms started easing daily I wouldn't feel as bad but their going worse.
So you think it's seizures then?
You say that Marleen so why do other websites say you can have clear results but still have seizures or epilepsy. I have read it on genuine epilepsy forums. People have said you can of had it as simple partial seizures and then develop it years later as full blown seizures
Jonathan you are looking for evidence to back up your fears and that is all you are interested in.You have been on forums for epilepsy and people have validated your fears.How did that make you feel? You have been on this forum and people have had ànxiety attacks the same as yours.You are absolutely torturing yourself and you are going to push yourself over the edge.
I know but then it could be anxiety or epilepsy then couldn't it?
Have you tried anything to rule one of them out.
No I don't understand what you mean?
Have you tried to stop googling, fixating on every sensation, going on epilepsy forums all the things you are doing which are fuelling your fears?
Yeah I see what your saying but these symptoms are actually happening i am not making them up. I just had another mini one now it lasts seconds how can it be panic/anxiety? They last much longer
How do you know that I have had panic attacks that have lasted seconds not all panic attacks last minutes they can sweep over you like a wave.Evryone is different.I suffer real physical pain from ànxiety that is the nature of anxiety.
But Marlene this describes exactly how I feel? http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Epilepsy/Pages/Symptoms.aspx
So you believe your having the aura?
Yes I do believe it, what else could it be?
How many episodes a day are you having and have you anyone with you at the time?