Hi.
I'm 28 yrs old. Female. The only potential brain injuries I can think of are 2 minor car accidents...I walked away fine; falling on hard ice and I hit the back if my head when snow boarding, but I seemed fine after that.
Aside from that, I drink alcohol during social occasions. I have blacked out a few times.
I'm stumbled on this page after googling if it is possible to remember your nocturnal seizure because that's what it felt like last night, like I was paralyzed, I was hyperventilating, having a difficult time breathing and I felt like my brain was shaking and that my eyes were rolled back.
That is the first time to experience the shaking part.
Previously throughout the years I've experienced the following: numbing/paralyzing sensation that starts on both hands, creep up my arms, and I already know subconsciously that "IT" is going to happen. I usually hyperventilate, try to scream but I can't, I can't wake myself up, i feel like I'm in between sleeping and dreaming. This paralyzingly feeling is followed by really vivid dreams. A couple weeks ago I was only asleep for 30 minutes.
I already wear a night guard because I grind my teeth...but this issue has only existed for the past few yrs. I grind so hard my left ear and jaw aches and I cracked my back molar.
Last night it felt like I had a seizure but my doctor insists that your brain shuts off during a seizure so therefore you shouldn't be able to remember it. He attributed my experiences to "panic attacks" that happen during sleep. Never heard of that either. Anyhow he prescribed my Ativan, which I plan to only take when I'm really sleep deprived or maybe after a long weekend of drinking. He initially suggested to take Ativan when I feel the numbing feeling in my hands, but really at that point it's just too late. This is happening more often this year. So I'm a bit concerned and would rather err on the side of doing too much rather than ignoring what might have been a seizure.
If anyone has anything to say, I would greatly appreciate it! I would love to hear concrete details, so maybe I can present that to my doctor. Otherwise I just feel like a hypochondriac who needs attention. Really, I just want to be healthy.
Thanks!
I'm 28 yrs old. Female. The only potential brain injuries I can think of are 2 minor car accidents...I walked away fine; falling on hard ice and I hit the back if my head when snow boarding, but I seemed fine after that.
Aside from that, I drink alcohol during social occasions. I have blacked out a few times.
I'm stumbled on this page after googling if it is possible to remember your nocturnal seizure because that's what it felt like last night, like I was paralyzed, I was hyperventilating, having a difficult time breathing and I felt like my brain was shaking and that my eyes were rolled back.
That is the first time to experience the shaking part.
Previously throughout the years I've experienced the following: numbing/paralyzing sensation that starts on both hands, creep up my arms, and I already know subconsciously that "IT" is going to happen. I usually hyperventilate, try to scream but I can't, I can't wake myself up, i feel like I'm in between sleeping and dreaming. This paralyzingly feeling is followed by really vivid dreams. A couple weeks ago I was only asleep for 30 minutes.
I already wear a night guard because I grind my teeth...but this issue has only existed for the past few yrs. I grind so hard my left ear and jaw aches and I cracked my back molar.
Last night it felt like I had a seizure but my doctor insists that your brain shuts off during a seizure so therefore you shouldn't be able to remember it. He attributed my experiences to "panic attacks" that happen during sleep. Never heard of that either. Anyhow he prescribed my Ativan, which I plan to only take when I'm really sleep deprived or maybe after a long weekend of drinking. He initially suggested to take Ativan when I feel the numbing feeling in my hands, but really at that point it's just too late. This is happening more often this year. So I'm a bit concerned and would rather err on the side of doing too much rather than ignoring what might have been a seizure.
If anyone has anything to say, I would greatly appreciate it! I would love to hear concrete details, so maybe I can present that to my doctor. Otherwise I just feel like a hypochondriac who needs attention. Really, I just want to be healthy.
Thanks!