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I was diagnosed with epilepsy when I was 13 after a gm. I had been up all night playing video games and the flashing lights of a particular game set it off. I woke up and to ems all around me had no idea what year it was or other basic info. I felt as though I was speaking crystal clear but no one could understand me.

I often experienced the deja vu phenomenon and none seemed to be connected to the strobe light effect that set of my initial attack. There is one major difference for me anyway between common deja vu and an epileptic "deja vu". Regular deja vu feels like a familiar event while the epileptic event is much more intense, accompanied by nervousness and are often multiple in sequence. For me I recognize a thought or a place or event, which leads to another and another and so on. It seems to be at least 6-10 images or events and the strange thing is I know what is coming, what will be said or done. Sometimes these flashes are totally unrelated but I still seem to know what comes next seconds before. When this happens I don't have any convulsions.

My mom once witnessed an episode and tried to talk to me and although I knew what she was saying, I felt so relaxed that I'm not sure if I couldn't respond or just didn't want to.

I did notice that it always seemed to happen when I was either sick or tired.
 
Welcome hkrick

I guess I'm lucky in that I'm not really photosensitive so flashing lights don't often bother my seizures. I do find that as I get older the computer monitor sometimes effects my seizures.

There's a lot of people that have deja vus relating to their seizures. You might want to try using the "search" option at the top of the page for deja vu & see what you get.

Also, I gave you your own thread in the foyer so that everyone can say "hi" & welcome you.
 
Hi hkrick:)

Welcome to CWE! Glad you found us:)

Your description of regular deja vu compared to epileptic deja vu was very interesting. I've only ever experienced the regular kind and when I read some descriptions of epileptic deja vu, I often think people are confusing deja vu with premonition. You've shown me that that isn't the case. :ponder:
 
Hi, Hkrick,

Welcome to the forum!

Your multiple Deja Vu's may be siezures themselves. A type of simple partial seizure. Have you mentioned it to your neurologist?
 
Hi Hkrick,

I know exactly how you feel. When I get "auras" I feel a sense of deja vu. It's confusing and terrifying, and to me it's worse than waking up in a hospital after a grand mal! I also get vague, can't remember how to do simple things (like washing my hair or locking a door!) and say "um" over and over again if someone asks me a question. Really scary.
 
Hi Hkrick, welcome to CWE!

If there's one thing I've learned here, it's that seizures can take so many odd forms -- deja vu being one of them. I haven't experienced it myself but I've had other strange brain moments where I feel like I'm "watching" it misbehave.

Are your seizures basically controlled now or are you still being triggered from time to time?
 
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