How do strobes affect you.

[cupofjoe]

So I just had my sleep deprived EEG. That was an experience. They are looking into new symptoms. When they hit me with the strobe lights I felt awful. It suddenly felt as if the room was shifting and that I was falling backwards and twisting. At any rate I have felt lousy ever since and took today off of work. I was just wondering if anyone else feels this way with the strobes. Guess I am looking for info while I await the test results.

Thanks

 

[qtowngirl]

Morning cupofjoe,
Strobe lights have never affected me, in a medical or social setting. I've had 10 eeg's over the years (regular, sleep deprived, seizure unit) and never an issue, doesn't make me feel ill or anything.
At any rate it's good tho that it did affect you as it will give them more to work with

 

[jyearta]

I haven't HAD a seizure from them, but. I feel like going to have one. They make me feeling like I'm going to get REAL dizzy and fall.

 

[arnie]

Strobes have no effect on me.

 

[Autumn Breeze]

They don't.

 

[CQ:)]

I have never had any issues with strobe lights.

 

[cupofjoe]

Thanks
I am hoping it gives them the information they are looking for. My meds are noting working as well as they did and I don't seem to be able to tolerate an increase. They are trying to come up with a better choice of meds for me. Hopefully this will allow them to do that.

 

[underpressure]

cupofjoe:

The strobes caused a weird flashing pattern when my eyes were closed, but other than that no effect.

 

[tlburress]

When I was about 13 I had an eeg, and during the strobe session I had a petit mal seizure this is how I was finally diagnosed. I don't look at any flashing lights if possible nor do I play video games.

 

[thornton8000]

when giving an eeg it starts as a migraine, and then i feel shaky, but nothing shows up on the eeg's so they dont believe it has an effect on me, but if I play a video game that has it and i know it has the effects, i have to avoid them, had a knockout seizure once when playing them only reason i knew was the controller was on the other side of the room.

mike

 

[knothing]

Before the grand mals strobes were annoying. Now I get headaches and dizziness and these issues also start when too many people start taking pictures with flashes around me. So wow am I ever so lucky not to have paparazzi around me. haha

 

[Crash]

Im one of the lucky ones,strobes have no effect on me,and i used to go to raves and was always all right.Although i must admitt it was at the back off my mind but nothing ever happend.

 

[Nakamova]

Officially, photosensitivity isn't that common -- the statistics say 3% to 5% of people with epilepsy -- but I think the actual number may be higher, especially when you take into account people for whom flashing lights cause "discomfort" or a delayed reaction. Women are more sensitive to flashing lights than men (but hey, we're more sensitive to everything, right? ), and photosensitivity is more likely to characterize genetic epilepsy and/or generalized epilepsy.

Before the onset of my epilepsy, I was photosensitive on a few infrequent occasions -- dappled light or very strong sunlight would trigger a visual migraine aura (scintillating scotoma), but no headache. Since epilepsy, I haven't experienced any problems with photosensitivity at all. Maybe it's the meds keeping things in check.

It's not a seizure trigger for me

 

[C0urt]

unce unce unce



(actually i rode a bicycle through a block of cops with their stobes on, got to the end, but down me bag found my friends and then had a seizure)

 

[bobette]

Dtr gets seizures from some fluorescent lights and cannot go in some stores because of their lighting. We changed all the fluorescent light fixtures' ballasts to new electronic ballasts in our house so there is no flickering. Now the lights come on instantly. Luckily, she goes to a new school that has the lighting with electronic ballasts. There may be other ways to fix the light fixtures but this worked for us. Before we would find her on the floor in the bathroom or in the garage where the fluorescent fixtures were located. Took us awhile to figure it out - years.