Hello from Toronto! (I apologize for the length)
Figured I would introduce myself and ask all of your opinions since I haven't told my neurologist about them all (I have my reasons).
History: No family history of any epilepsy. Prior to May 2013, I had no history of anything medical but possibly have anxiety/depression but being stubborn, don't seek treatment. I work in the medical field and having a diagnosis might hinder my job
Starting around June, I started having "deja-vu" episodes. Just little moments when someone would say/do something or I'd recognize something that my brain is saying "IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW THIS" but when I try to think about it, my brain goes dead. I can't remember where, why, who, anything. As soon as it starts, I slow my breathing and take deep slow breaths, I can't talk or I say unrelated words while staring off. Most of the time I get a weird smile/smirk and try and come out of it. Once it does I have either a headache, exhaustion or confusion but it doesn't last long.
Those episodes weren't too concerning and I chalked them up to anxiety attacks since stress has been building since May.
The last week in August, I woke up at about 4:30am to 2 paramedics and my gf looking at me as I groggily focused and began talking. I had had a 90 sec seizure, punching, kicking, biting, choking, then was post-ictal and unresponsive for 20 mins. BGL was 3.6, hospital did blood work, CT and MRI and all were clear. So I was sent home and told to see a neuro.
Saw a neuro and she said it was probably a solo episode. She wasn't too concerned about the "deja vu episodes" and said since I'm stressed, that they were probably just anxiety related. She requested an MRI, CT and EEG, all were clear and I haven't heard back from her since.
Since August the deja-vu episodes have still happened. Some days I get them about 20 times a day, other times I go a week without any.
2 weeks ago, I had another tonic-clonic at 3am. My gf didn't call 911 (I told her I didn't want her to, again, job issue, and she filmed it, timed it and made sure I was breathing once it was done) but took great care of me. Once again, 20 mins to come out of it and then she kept me awake for an hour before letting me sleep again.
I haven't told the neuro about the second seizure but talking to some people, they think the episodes are partial seizures and the fact that both seizures were nocturnal, that I should tell the neuro and hopefully it won't affect my job.
So I guess what I'm asking is, any idea what's going on or why? What I can do to prevent them happening again? Should I bring up the episodes to the neuro again so she can reconsider them as seizures? Anyone work in Ontario in healthcare and know if seizure diagnosis will affect a job?
Figured I would introduce myself and ask all of your opinions since I haven't told my neurologist about them all (I have my reasons).
History: No family history of any epilepsy. Prior to May 2013, I had no history of anything medical but possibly have anxiety/depression but being stubborn, don't seek treatment. I work in the medical field and having a diagnosis might hinder my job
Starting around June, I started having "deja-vu" episodes. Just little moments when someone would say/do something or I'd recognize something that my brain is saying "IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW THIS" but when I try to think about it, my brain goes dead. I can't remember where, why, who, anything. As soon as it starts, I slow my breathing and take deep slow breaths, I can't talk or I say unrelated words while staring off. Most of the time I get a weird smile/smirk and try and come out of it. Once it does I have either a headache, exhaustion or confusion but it doesn't last long.
Those episodes weren't too concerning and I chalked them up to anxiety attacks since stress has been building since May.
The last week in August, I woke up at about 4:30am to 2 paramedics and my gf looking at me as I groggily focused and began talking. I had had a 90 sec seizure, punching, kicking, biting, choking, then was post-ictal and unresponsive for 20 mins. BGL was 3.6, hospital did blood work, CT and MRI and all were clear. So I was sent home and told to see a neuro.
Saw a neuro and she said it was probably a solo episode. She wasn't too concerned about the "deja vu episodes" and said since I'm stressed, that they were probably just anxiety related. She requested an MRI, CT and EEG, all were clear and I haven't heard back from her since.
Since August the deja-vu episodes have still happened. Some days I get them about 20 times a day, other times I go a week without any.
2 weeks ago, I had another tonic-clonic at 3am. My gf didn't call 911 (I told her I didn't want her to, again, job issue, and she filmed it, timed it and made sure I was breathing once it was done) but took great care of me. Once again, 20 mins to come out of it and then she kept me awake for an hour before letting me sleep again.
I haven't told the neuro about the second seizure but talking to some people, they think the episodes are partial seizures and the fact that both seizures were nocturnal, that I should tell the neuro and hopefully it won't affect my job.
So I guess what I'm asking is, any idea what's going on or why? What I can do to prevent them happening again? Should I bring up the episodes to the neuro again so she can reconsider them as seizures? Anyone work in Ontario in healthcare and know if seizure diagnosis will affect a job?
It all sounds familiar. A good sign I'm having a simple partial is when I can't speak right. I'll mumble words that aren't real. I try, but the right words just don't come out.