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Hi everyone new here just wondering has anyone experienced feelings of just not being here I have had epilepsy since 14 not diagnosed until 19 and I'm now 35 although I haven't had any seizures for a while over the the last couple of years I have had sudden on set of feeling anxious for no apparent reason and feelings of being in a dream like sate feeling like I'm not quite there i have but this down to anxiety and depression even though as I say I have no reason to be anxious or depressed and some times a day or two after these episodes I feel quite upbeat again my dream like state usually can last for about an hour to half of the day and go again my doc tells me it's anxiety but I don't understand what I'm anxious about could these feelings be some new type of seizure and it usually happens just before the time of the month has anybody else experienced anything like this or should I trust the doc that its anxiety oh and idont have a regular practice doc its a different one everytime i go seizures I use to have where mainly muscle jerks and absences please any advise would be welcome
 
Hi Vickyemma, welcome to CWE!

Your anxiety and spaciness could definitely be seizure-related. Simple partial seizures can include feelings of anxiety and unusual sensations similar to what you describe.

Spikes in estrogen can trigger seizures, so if your episodes occur in synch with your cycle, that's another reason to think that it's seizure activity. Are you on anti-seizure medication? The new symptoms may be a sign that you need to tweak your medication. Any chance you can see a good neurologist to help you figure out what's going on? Let him/her know what happens and when.

Best,
Nakamova
 
Thanks for your reply I'm taking sodium valporate 800 mg a day hopefully I get to see a neurologist in December I don't like the idea of taking more meds I just wish I could find out one way or the other if its my epilepsy or anxiety
 
If you have no reason to be anxious or depressed, then that's a pretty good sign that the sensations are being caused by something other than anxiety.
 
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