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Out of curiousity, how much does the weather influence seizure activity? I know it has an effect on migraines, because of barometric pressure changes, but is this also true for seizure activity?
Here's why I'm asking this. I was sitting in my room (I have the windows blocked in case of lightning from storms, major trigger for me). It was deathly silent, and all of the sudden a seizure aura hit me. Hard. Not the normal "oh hey an aura is starting" but more like "jeez I feel like I got hit by a train" aura.
So I stumbled downstairs, and looked out the front door. Two tornados had formed from a wall cloud that was directly overhead and went right by our property. By "Right by our property" I mean the closer of the two twisters was about 100 meters from our fence line. I live in the country, in Illinois, so twisters are pretty common, but this is the first time I've noticed an increase in activity when one is around. Of course, this is also the first time in a while where I've been through a rough-patch of sorts as far as my E goes.
(By the way, yes I may be a little insane for not being freaked out by a twister that close to my house. I just watched it til it dissipated, about a quarter mile from where I first saw it. It was in fields so there was no damage other than some flattened corn. We get them all the time in Illinois, and I actually spent some time in my teens before I developed E chasing them, so I have no fear of them what-so-ever.)
Once the wall cloud was past and the twisters had dissipated, the aura let up. I still have it, and the storm is still overhead, but it was much worse while the wall cloud was overhead and the twisters were nearby.
So now I'm asking myself, are weather and seizure activity interconnected? Or was this just a fluke cooincidence?
Side note: I had no idea there was even a storm. Twisters are pretty much silent until they're right on top of you, and then they sound like a freight train. Once you hear them, you've got about 20 seconds to find cover. The twisters were also in front of the storm along the front of the wall cloud, which is a little unusual, so no rain or lightning had gotten to us to warn us there was a tornado on the way. In front of the twisters it was clear and sunny outside, like a normal day. So since there was no sound, lightning, or rain to tip me off it was coming, it wasn't stress that caused it, and the lack of them also indicates to me that it wasn't the lightning or sounds that may have been triggers. Because they hadn't happened yet.
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Here's why I'm asking this. I was sitting in my room (I have the windows blocked in case of lightning from storms, major trigger for me). It was deathly silent, and all of the sudden a seizure aura hit me. Hard. Not the normal "oh hey an aura is starting" but more like "jeez I feel like I got hit by a train" aura.
So I stumbled downstairs, and looked out the front door. Two tornados had formed from a wall cloud that was directly overhead and went right by our property. By "Right by our property" I mean the closer of the two twisters was about 100 meters from our fence line. I live in the country, in Illinois, so twisters are pretty common, but this is the first time I've noticed an increase in activity when one is around. Of course, this is also the first time in a while where I've been through a rough-patch of sorts as far as my E goes.
(By the way, yes I may be a little insane for not being freaked out by a twister that close to my house. I just watched it til it dissipated, about a quarter mile from where I first saw it. It was in fields so there was no damage other than some flattened corn. We get them all the time in Illinois, and I actually spent some time in my teens before I developed E chasing them, so I have no fear of them what-so-ever.)
Once the wall cloud was past and the twisters had dissipated, the aura let up. I still have it, and the storm is still overhead, but it was much worse while the wall cloud was overhead and the twisters were nearby.
So now I'm asking myself, are weather and seizure activity interconnected? Or was this just a fluke cooincidence?
Side note: I had no idea there was even a storm. Twisters are pretty much silent until they're right on top of you, and then they sound like a freight train. Once you hear them, you've got about 20 seconds to find cover. The twisters were also in front of the storm along the front of the wall cloud, which is a little unusual, so no rain or lightning had gotten to us to warn us there was a tornado on the way. In front of the twisters it was clear and sunny outside, like a normal day. So since there was no sound, lightning, or rain to tip me off it was coming, it wasn't stress that caused it, and the lack of them also indicates to me that it wasn't the lightning or sounds that may have been triggers. Because they hadn't happened yet.
Opinions?
