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10-16-2012, 02:28 AM | #1 | ||
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snowwhite,
Welcome to NeuroTalk. Do you have a history of seizures? Or are you just looking for a first time diagnosis? The symptoms you mentioned are common to a panic or anxiety attack and are also common to brain injuries such as a concussion or series of concussions. Are there specific situations or times when you experience these symptoms? How many times have you experienced these symptoms? Hopefully, with a bit more information, we can help you or direct you in a worthwhile direction to find some answers. Have you had any doctors examine or try to diagnose this condition? My best to you.
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10-16-2012, 02:11 PM | #2 | ||
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hi mark. thanks for your reply i usually get the symptoms in the evening, but they can happen at any time. i've experienced these symptoms countless times. once, sometimes twice, a week. my psychiatrist is treating it as psychological. anxiety related. but i think they're something more. im going to see my neurologist about it, but i haven't gotten an appointment yet. sometimes i lose control of my bladder or bowels, sometimes i smell things unpleasant, the episodes last longer than a normal seizure though. hours. and get worse as time goes on. i have to go to sleep for it to stop. which is hard to do because my eyelids twitch and flutter when i close them. |
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10-16-2012, 07:59 PM | #3 | ||
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The bladder and bowel control adds an important new dimension to your condition. Sounds like you need the neuro's help or as porkette will likely suggest, an Epileptologist.
Here is a good web site that describes a similar set of symptoms. http://www.webmd.com/epilepsy/guide/...ymptoms?page=2 Tell the doctor your symptoms but do not offer a diagnosis. Doctors tend to be egotistical and some will react to your self-diagnosis. Keep a journal listing all of the symptoms and conditions of each episode. Time of day, foods eaten, current activities, feelings before, during and after, and any information a witness has observed. Does your psychiatrist have you on any meds? they can be suspect, too, at least maybe making the episodes worse or confusing. Let us know how you are doing. My best to you.
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