Hi all.
First of all let me introduce myself, I am 25 female and a brit living in the USA for 2 years.
I am really looking for any advice information, or anyone who relates or who has experienced what Im going through.
As a child I had seizures due to my fever spiking too high which I out grew.
A few years ago while I was still in the UK I was seeing a psychiatrist for a mood disorder. He wanted me to have an EEG done because he was concerned some of the symtpoms I was having was a seizure.
Due to moving to the US shortly after, I never got the EEG done.
When I got here to teh USA I was put on an anti seizure medication for Bipolar (Lamictal)
6 months ago I came off it, and changed to another medication (not anti seizure). Mentally I am very stable and doing great.
However since coming off the lamictal the sympoms returned and have got much worse over the months, to the point where I think im ahving a seizure nearly everday.
So here is what happens... my symptoms.
First of all, I get this weird feeling around me, like my skin is crawling, and like there is a force around me. Im usually laid down (it happens when I nap or dont eat, .. not when I go to bed at night .. only when I nap)
The next thing that happens is I get a strange feeling in my stomach, like its coming out and moving. Then I feel as though Im being sucked out of my body... I feel like elecrcity coming out of my body.occassionally my arm or leg has jerked. I cant seem to come around ... it takes along time to come around. Though i dont think the actual occurance of this lasts long ... it takes about 30 mins to an hour for me to actually get up and I feel dazed, thirsty, sweaty, and sometimes have a headache.
I have been refered to a Neurologist. I contacted this Neurologist today and I expect to hear from him on Monday.
Has anyone else experienced this ? Does it sound like a seizure ? if so .. what kind of seizure.
First of all let me introduce myself, I am 25 female and a brit living in the USA for 2 years.
I am really looking for any advice information, or anyone who relates or who has experienced what Im going through.
As a child I had seizures due to my fever spiking too high which I out grew.
A few years ago while I was still in the UK I was seeing a psychiatrist for a mood disorder. He wanted me to have an EEG done because he was concerned some of the symtpoms I was having was a seizure.
Due to moving to the US shortly after, I never got the EEG done.
When I got here to teh USA I was put on an anti seizure medication for Bipolar (Lamictal)
6 months ago I came off it, and changed to another medication (not anti seizure). Mentally I am very stable and doing great.
However since coming off the lamictal the sympoms returned and have got much worse over the months, to the point where I think im ahving a seizure nearly everday.
So here is what happens... my symptoms.
First of all, I get this weird feeling around me, like my skin is crawling, and like there is a force around me. Im usually laid down (it happens when I nap or dont eat, .. not when I go to bed at night .. only when I nap)
The next thing that happens is I get a strange feeling in my stomach, like its coming out and moving. Then I feel as though Im being sucked out of my body... I feel like elecrcity coming out of my body.occassionally my arm or leg has jerked. I cant seem to come around ... it takes along time to come around. Though i dont think the actual occurance of this lasts long ... it takes about 30 mins to an hour for me to actually get up and I feel dazed, thirsty, sweaty, and sometimes have a headache.
I have been refered to a Neurologist. I contacted this Neurologist today and I expect to hear from him on Monday.
Has anyone else experienced this ? Does it sound like a seizure ? if so .. what kind of seizure.