Hi Everyone,
I'm a bit embarrassed to be posting because I might be a bit premature in joining this site. I was hoping I could share a bit of information about myself and wondering if anyone might have some insight. Obviously I'm following up with a physician but living in a large city - getting quick healthcare follow up takes some time.
I've noticed some changes in my health for the last several months and starting to think I may have a form of epilepsy. A few months ago, I was helping out in the kitchen and suddenly my vision started to change, my breathing became irregular, my hands started to tingle and then I lost consciousness. I finally went to the doc, had an MRI that come out clear and was put on some meds for a stomach bug (been fighting that for a while). The stomach thing is over, but I'm still having strange sensations that are causing concern. Yesterday I had to travel to a client, and as I was walking through the airport my sense of hearing became irregular - I can't really explain it, but it felt hyper sensitive on some sounds and muffled on others. Again, my breathing started to change, a slight numbness occurred and I was concerned that I was going to black out again. It almost felt as if my mind was disconnected from my body. I thought perhaps I was just tired due to an early flight, sat down, ate lunch and headed to the client site. About 2 hours later during the meeting, again I started getting a tingling sensation down my arms, hearing issues and a sudden change in breathing. I was really embarrassed, got up, took some water and just tried to remain calm. I did fine the rest of the day until this last evening when the above symptoms appeared again. Thinking back, I've noticed that I've had this some of these symptoms very irregularly over the last several years but just always attributed them to fatigue or flu, not epilepsy. As I started reading a bit on this disease, all of the symptoms described fit exactly how I'm feeling - but now I'm a bit afraid of getting this diagnosed. Could anyone share with me if they've experienced these sensations and the type of epilepsy they were diagnosed with? Is the treatment helpful and are you having side affects. I was thinking since my MRI came out clear - that they would of discovered that I have this or is that MRIs don't always find it? Sorry for the long post but hope to hear from you.
Thanks for your time.
I'm a bit embarrassed to be posting because I might be a bit premature in joining this site. I was hoping I could share a bit of information about myself and wondering if anyone might have some insight. Obviously I'm following up with a physician but living in a large city - getting quick healthcare follow up takes some time.
I've noticed some changes in my health for the last several months and starting to think I may have a form of epilepsy. A few months ago, I was helping out in the kitchen and suddenly my vision started to change, my breathing became irregular, my hands started to tingle and then I lost consciousness. I finally went to the doc, had an MRI that come out clear and was put on some meds for a stomach bug (been fighting that for a while). The stomach thing is over, but I'm still having strange sensations that are causing concern. Yesterday I had to travel to a client, and as I was walking through the airport my sense of hearing became irregular - I can't really explain it, but it felt hyper sensitive on some sounds and muffled on others. Again, my breathing started to change, a slight numbness occurred and I was concerned that I was going to black out again. It almost felt as if my mind was disconnected from my body. I thought perhaps I was just tired due to an early flight, sat down, ate lunch and headed to the client site. About 2 hours later during the meeting, again I started getting a tingling sensation down my arms, hearing issues and a sudden change in breathing. I was really embarrassed, got up, took some water and just tried to remain calm. I did fine the rest of the day until this last evening when the above symptoms appeared again. Thinking back, I've noticed that I've had this some of these symptoms very irregularly over the last several years but just always attributed them to fatigue or flu, not epilepsy. As I started reading a bit on this disease, all of the symptoms described fit exactly how I'm feeling - but now I'm a bit afraid of getting this diagnosed. Could anyone share with me if they've experienced these sensations and the type of epilepsy they were diagnosed with? Is the treatment helpful and are you having side affects. I was thinking since my MRI came out clear - that they would of discovered that I have this or is that MRIs don't always find it? Sorry for the long post but hope to hear from you.
Thanks for your time.