I think my GF of 6 years might have Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy, but she absolutely refuses to go to the doctor.. I've done all of the research that I can do and I need some advice.
Her Symptoms
She gets these "jerk" episodes, where her body will be completely still, and then all of a sudden start uncontrollably jerking. Not so much that she falls.. but it's enough to make her knock over a glass or drop whatever she's holding. It's almost eerie they way she just becomes completely motionless. The jerking isn't violent, and it only lasts a second or two. It's kind of hard to explain... I've seen my uncle have seizures before, and it doesn't look anything like that. She's had basic blood work taken at work several times for her insurance, and nothing abnormal has ever been mentioned.
She gets these jerks usually every morning.. and they occur at other times is she's: Rushed, Very Anxious, Overly-excited, Sleep deprived/tired, really stressed, nervous, or really upset.
Some background
She's now 25, but this started back when she was in her mid-teens. She's suffered from a lot of anxiety, and she used to be anorexic.. until she started passing out... and then she stopped, in-fear of being hospitalized. (Which she should have been, but her parents are ridiculous) I don't know if that is relevant or not, but I figure that it wouldn't hurt. She also gets severe headaches and nausea if she doesn't eat every 4 hours or so... I think that might be from her anorexic days though.
I have pleaded with her over and over about seeing a doctor about this, but she always makes excuses and dismisses it. Every time I bring it up it either turns into an argument or I get ignored. She hasn't had any problem with going to any other doctor.. dentist, Gynecologist, etc.. She even goes to the urgent care when she gets sick.. I think she might just be scared.. and it doesn't help that her mother refuses to go to the doctor as well.. and I even tried to get her parents support, and they just say: "Oh, she's just tired, that's all" and it's complete bull shit.
I am lost and I don't know what to do. I've been researching when she isn't around and I think I've found what she has, but I am not a doctor and I honestly have no clue. I've shown her this and it does nothing.
My biggest fear is that it's going to progress into something worse, or that she'll have an episode while she's driving.
Please, any information on this would be greatly appreciated.
I apologize for my shitty sentence structure/grammar, I don't have time to review this for she's sitting on the couch behind me. She'd probably leave me for posting this on the internet.
Her Symptoms
She gets these "jerk" episodes, where her body will be completely still, and then all of a sudden start uncontrollably jerking. Not so much that she falls.. but it's enough to make her knock over a glass or drop whatever she's holding. It's almost eerie they way she just becomes completely motionless. The jerking isn't violent, and it only lasts a second or two. It's kind of hard to explain... I've seen my uncle have seizures before, and it doesn't look anything like that. She's had basic blood work taken at work several times for her insurance, and nothing abnormal has ever been mentioned.
She gets these jerks usually every morning.. and they occur at other times is she's: Rushed, Very Anxious, Overly-excited, Sleep deprived/tired, really stressed, nervous, or really upset.
Some background
She's now 25, but this started back when she was in her mid-teens. She's suffered from a lot of anxiety, and she used to be anorexic.. until she started passing out... and then she stopped, in-fear of being hospitalized. (Which she should have been, but her parents are ridiculous) I don't know if that is relevant or not, but I figure that it wouldn't hurt. She also gets severe headaches and nausea if she doesn't eat every 4 hours or so... I think that might be from her anorexic days though.
I have pleaded with her over and over about seeing a doctor about this, but she always makes excuses and dismisses it. Every time I bring it up it either turns into an argument or I get ignored. She hasn't had any problem with going to any other doctor.. dentist, Gynecologist, etc.. She even goes to the urgent care when she gets sick.. I think she might just be scared.. and it doesn't help that her mother refuses to go to the doctor as well.. and I even tried to get her parents support, and they just say: "Oh, she's just tired, that's all" and it's complete bull shit.
I am lost and I don't know what to do. I've been researching when she isn't around and I think I've found what she has, but I am not a doctor and I honestly have no clue. I've shown her this and it does nothing.
My biggest fear is that it's going to progress into something worse, or that she'll have an episode while she's driving.
Please, any information on this would be greatly appreciated.
I apologize for my shitty sentence structure/grammar, I don't have time to review this for she's sitting on the couch behind me. She'd probably leave me for posting this on the internet.