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To paraphrase Hamlet's statement to Ophelia, "get thee to an epileptologist!".
Now, for the new finding: I have noticed that in the past 6 weeks or so my tastes in food have been changing some. For instance, I have felt like eating soup much more than I ever used to, and I have felt less hungry than normal and get full faster, regardless of what I'm eating. I knew that the vagus nerve ennervates many areas of the body, so I decided to see if it had anything to do with appetite. Through the magic of Google I found that there is indeed a correlation between vagus nerve stimulation, amount of calories consumed, and desirability of certain foods.
So, there you have it. Has anyone else with a vns noticed any change in their appetite or food preferences, or am I an outlier of some sort?
I got my first VNS in 2007, second in 2013, and I've never had any problems sleeping. Do you think that you may be talking in your sleep in some way? I do that at times and have woke myself up. Your problem could still be VNS related so it's good that you will be saying something to her about it.