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*: * So* Much * Random * Talking * Here :* ~Episode III (pg. 1711)
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| srussell0018 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
Do you feel an aura, or are you all silent seizures, by all indications? Not that your answer will be of any use to anyone, it's just good to talk about it, so you can manage the anxiety better. |
No aura. I don't even realize I'm having them until afterwards. |
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| Silky Johnson |
What the hell? I didn't realize there were so many people with neurological issues here.
And not all seizure medications are the heavy duty-risk of more seizure kind. like benzos for sure should never be stopped abruptly for that reason, but there's all kinds of other meds out there. Valprioc acid, Dilantin, etc. There are quite a few options depending on exactly which type of seizures a person has. |
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| Meat187 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Miss Pie
What the hell? I didn't realize there were so many people with neurological issues here.
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You didn't realize this place was full of nutjobs? What kind of a ty nurse are you? :p |
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| Silky Johnson |
| I say things like that on purpose as a gift to you guys, you know. You're welcome. :o |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| quote: | Originally posted by Miss Pie
And not all seizure medications are the heavy duty-risk of more seizure kind. like benzos for sure should never be stopped abruptly for that reason, but there's all kinds of other meds out there. Valprioc acid, Dilantin, etc. There are quite a few options depending on exactly which type of seizures a person has. |
Fun facts.
My doctors have left it up to me. There is no evidence for a condition, and I have gone years between episodes, so they didn't feel like it was something they needed to medicate (with all of the other side effects considered), especially since I told them I could manage it myself. I just go in every few years to make sure they still don't see anything abnormal.
I just see Angels sometimes. I don't see what the big deal is.  |
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| Silky Johnson |
| Yeah man nothing wrong with that decision at all. taking meds if you don't have to. |
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| Zyklon_Jay |
| quote: | Originally posted by Miss Pie
What the hell? I didn't realize there were so many people with neurological issues here.
And not all seizure medications are the heavy duty-risk of more seizure kind. like benzos for sure should never be stopped abruptly for that reason, but there's all kinds of other meds out there. Valprioc acid, Dilantin, etc. There are quite a few options depending on exactly which type of seizures a person has. |
Sound advice. I took Beta blockers for quite some time because I have a slight tremor due to severe concussions as a teen/young adult. Long story short, the drug ended up lowering my blood pressure way way too much so I was taken off of it. I stopped right away, cold turkey, and never had any problems.
I've had 2 seizures that I can tell of in my life.
The first one was in winter outside during the middle of the n night smoking a joint outside of a friend's parents house around 17. Apparently i just hit the snow and started doing the "bacon dance". My firend, scared less, did not know what to do so he started smacking me in the face. When i snapped out of it i had plam marks all over my face:haha:
Second time sucked the most. I sprained my finger during Basketball practice in college. They sent me to our physio room for freeze and tape. All of the athletics programs used the same room so there were like 40 people there. While getting taped out i lost consciousness, had a seizure, and pissed myself in front of everyone. Needless to say i was really embarassed, but the good thing was that ended up getting me some "pity sex" a few weeks later.
I have to go see a specialist once a year for check ups, but everything has been A+, no seizures since then. Medecine is indeed awesome these days. |
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| shaw |
| The important message here, srussell, is that you are alone. |
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| srussell0018 |
| hey, i tell ya i dont get no respect |
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| Zyklon_Jay |
i'll wait till the end of time. OPEN YOUR EYES. (NOT NOW YOU HAVE TO START THE EEG OVER YOU WERE BLINKING!)
*wind through willows* |
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| srussell0018 |
What is an EEG exactly? I mean I know they place a bunch of electrodes that monitor your brain activity, but are they like showing you pictures at the same time to see responses to certain stimuli or what?
Edit: Don't you dare quote ATB songs at me :mad: |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
They'll glue a bunch of wires to your scalp and have you lay flat on your back in a dark room. They'll tell you to breathe fast, then breathe slow, then breathe normally - they want to see what waves come out of hyperventilation or something like that. Then they'll do it all over again a few times with a light flashing right above your eyes at various speeds - sometimes flashing slowly, sometimes a full-on strobe.
It usually takes like 20 minutes. |
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