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Curious about what kind of auras you have in your sleep and what your sleeping sps are like.QUOTE]
bentwanderer,
My auras feel like a tingly sensation between my knees and inner thighs. Sometimes these auras get real intense and it feels like a volt of electricity (these are slightly painful). After this aura, a seizure usually, but not always follows. The auras that I have isn't something I can smell or taste...it feels physical. I would not consider this physical aura sensation that I have an actual seizure because it feels more like a warning of what is about to happen. I guess I should be thankful for my auras (even if they may be a little painful) just because I will know when I am about to have a seizure. Once the aura occurs I will sometimes have a seizure. Which usually feels like volts of electricity running throughout my body- sometimes I can control some of my body movements. But when I am asleep and my aura doesn't wake me up, I am awakened by the jerks of my body. Not fun.
Hugs,
Janellie
I've tried the fitbit. I sleep fairly soundly due to the lamictal, so it didn't register any unusual problems. It would be interesting to see what the fitbit showed for someone with nocturnal seizures. An even better option would be scheduling an overnight sleep study with EEG...Has anyone tried using fitbit, a little bracelet device that tracks steps, stairs climbed, calories, etc. + sleep. Don't know what/how it tracks sleep, but wondering if any of you have tried it.