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Hi guys!
My name is Brittany, I am 21 years old and since Christmas week, I been having "episodes"....
During these episodes, I don't remember anything that happens but any friends nearby will tell me what they see.
The first time it happened, I was at work. I started to get a feeling in my stomach- that's honestly the only way I can describe it. I starting to feel sick, and white was appearing. I told someone that I felt as if I was going to pass out, they had me sit down. According to everyone, I couldn't talk. I would occasionally nod. I was burning up, hot and clammy, I become very pale. My eyes would roll to the back of my head and then occasionally go cross-eyed. People tell me it was like I wasn't really there. They say I move my lips as if I am trying to talk, but nothing comes out. My breathing changes. I was sent to ER and told it was syncope (fainting spells). Afterwards, I feel really tired, and weak, and almost always have a horrible headache. Since the first time, its happened atleast 8 more times at work. The second time it happened, I was told I was malingering, and having "fake seizures"/ pseudoseizures. They said it can be an onset of stress, which I had no stress in my life at the time....
People at work, tell me they feel like I am having seizures and i need to be put on anti-seizure meds. I have never - that i recall- had seizures before. but i know I am not faking it. I been feeling legitimately sick, and these "episodes" are becoming more frequent, where I will have them at night. I can tell when I had one, I just don't remember what happens during it. I was sent to an neurologist. I already had an MRI, and haven't seen my neurologist since- so I am assuming it came back normal since they never called me except to set up an EEG. I have an EEG for a week from now. I am worried it won't show anything. So I was hoping for maybe some advice? Do you guys think these are seizures? What can I do? When I first met with my neurologist, he said he doesn't think they are any form of seizures- including pseudoseizures. He said he thought it was syncope. but even with that, it doesn't explain why it takes me so long to "be normal" again. I really feel so lost because I feel like something is wrong, its not normal for me. But so far, for 3 months, I have had no answers.
PLEASE HELP?
My name is Brittany, I am 21 years old and since Christmas week, I been having "episodes"....
During these episodes, I don't remember anything that happens but any friends nearby will tell me what they see.
The first time it happened, I was at work. I started to get a feeling in my stomach- that's honestly the only way I can describe it. I starting to feel sick, and white was appearing. I told someone that I felt as if I was going to pass out, they had me sit down. According to everyone, I couldn't talk. I would occasionally nod. I was burning up, hot and clammy, I become very pale. My eyes would roll to the back of my head and then occasionally go cross-eyed. People tell me it was like I wasn't really there. They say I move my lips as if I am trying to talk, but nothing comes out. My breathing changes. I was sent to ER and told it was syncope (fainting spells). Afterwards, I feel really tired, and weak, and almost always have a horrible headache. Since the first time, its happened atleast 8 more times at work. The second time it happened, I was told I was malingering, and having "fake seizures"/ pseudoseizures. They said it can be an onset of stress, which I had no stress in my life at the time....
People at work, tell me they feel like I am having seizures and i need to be put on anti-seizure meds. I have never - that i recall- had seizures before. but i know I am not faking it. I been feeling legitimately sick, and these "episodes" are becoming more frequent, where I will have them at night. I can tell when I had one, I just don't remember what happens during it. I was sent to an neurologist. I already had an MRI, and haven't seen my neurologist since- so I am assuming it came back normal since they never called me except to set up an EEG. I have an EEG for a week from now. I am worried it won't show anything. So I was hoping for maybe some advice? Do you guys think these are seizures? What can I do? When I first met with my neurologist, he said he doesn't think they are any form of seizures- including pseudoseizures. He said he thought it was syncope. but even with that, it doesn't explain why it takes me so long to "be normal" again. I really feel so lost because I feel like something is wrong, its not normal for me. But so far, for 3 months, I have had no answers.
PLEASE HELP?