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Hi! I'm Kimberly. I am here looking for info and support on seizures. I was diagnosed with what my neuro called "seizure disorder" back in 1996 because I would stare off into space, sometimes jerk around when sleeping, and was very moody. I had two different EEGs to confirm it. I was on Tegretol for two years. I got busy, stopped going to the doc and blew it off. I have been fine until now. FF from 1998 to 2010.
I recently started having problems. It started with forgetting brief episodes like conversations I had with my husband and child. I started sometimes jumbling sentences and words for short periods of time. A lot of times I can't find the right words.Sometimes, someone will talk to me for about 10 seconds or so, and I don't hear a thing they say. I just zone. I then started having headaches. Then the phantom smells and tastes started. I smell things that no one else smells. The other night, I was awoken from a sound sleep with a bitter grapefruit taste in my mouth. It was awful. A few days ago, after a bad headache, I had a bout of uncontrollable crying, then laughter. It was strange and very uncontrollable. I have also been having very acute hearing to the point where it almost hurts for a few seconds. All sorts of weird things have been going on.
I went to my internist and he immediately thought I was having some sort of seizures. His brother happens to be a neuro and in the same office. He pulled him into our appt and the neuro said it had to be some sort of seizure activity. I am going for an EEG and MRI next week, then to the neuro. for an offical appointment.
I am already on Lamictal 200 mg for bipolar depression. The neuro wants me on some sort of other medication after my EEG. I have no idea what it is b/c my PCP called it in.
Anyway, I am very nervous. I forgot about having seizures before (I was in my very early 20's and never took it seriously since I never had what was the stereotypical seizure.)
I thought I would seek out a message board so I could read other people's experiences instead of just reading websites with the exact same symptoms listed over and over.
I'm so glad to find you guys!:woot:
I recently started having problems. It started with forgetting brief episodes like conversations I had with my husband and child. I started sometimes jumbling sentences and words for short periods of time. A lot of times I can't find the right words.Sometimes, someone will talk to me for about 10 seconds or so, and I don't hear a thing they say. I just zone. I then started having headaches. Then the phantom smells and tastes started. I smell things that no one else smells. The other night, I was awoken from a sound sleep with a bitter grapefruit taste in my mouth. It was awful. A few days ago, after a bad headache, I had a bout of uncontrollable crying, then laughter. It was strange and very uncontrollable. I have also been having very acute hearing to the point where it almost hurts for a few seconds. All sorts of weird things have been going on.
I went to my internist and he immediately thought I was having some sort of seizures. His brother happens to be a neuro and in the same office. He pulled him into our appt and the neuro said it had to be some sort of seizure activity. I am going for an EEG and MRI next week, then to the neuro. for an offical appointment.
I am already on Lamictal 200 mg for bipolar depression. The neuro wants me on some sort of other medication after my EEG. I have no idea what it is b/c my PCP called it in.
Anyway, I am very nervous. I forgot about having seizures before (I was in my very early 20's and never took it seriously since I never had what was the stereotypical seizure.)
I thought I would seek out a message board so I could read other people's experiences instead of just reading websites with the exact same symptoms listed over and over.
I'm so glad to find you guys!:woot:
