Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.
I have not been diagnosed or anything, but after researching this for awhile I’ve found that I possibly have TLE. It is the most bizarre thing ever…terrifying to think that I’m having seizures and have been for the past year. I can’t even describe the feelings to people; it’s too hard. I feel so strange because my doctor could hardly figure it out…but when I finally remembered to mention that after my episodes of nausea, deja vu, dizziness, and hot flashes, I feel extremely fatigued, he told me that the fatigue changes everything. But it’s so hard to remember all the symptoms I experience during these episodes because there are so many of them; I need to start writing them down after I endure my episodes.
My doctor has recommended me to see a neurologist and get an EEG done…my appointment is for October 14th. I am so scared…I read that these rarely are followed by Grand Mal seizures, but with the way my health is, I wouldn’t be surprised if I started getting those, too. -_- I really hope these episodes don’t ever get worse, and I am really praying that the neurologist finds the problem and is able to either fix it or prescribe me something. Because these episodes really are horrid. :(
“SYMPTOMS
· Intense Deja Vu
· Often followed by: Nausea, Disorientation, Confusion, Recurring “memories”, Out-of-body feeling
· Sometimes followed by: Vomiting, Momentary Unconsciousness
· Rarely followed by: Grand Mal Seizures
· Effects can last for several days
· Effects typically come and go throughout the year, spanning, in some case, lifetimes
· Deja Vu typically lasts approximately 10 - 60 seconds. Or greater depending on severity. Can happen numerous times per day.
· Effects are often associated with feelings “psychic” ability or other supernatural feelings. And sometimes feelings of Euphoria, if blocked mostly by the nausea.
EFFECTS CAUSED BY
· Different for many people, but most include one or more of the following triggers:
· Auditory, Vision, Touch, Taste, Smell.
· In most cases it will be an audio or visual trigger; such as but not limited to: Discussions between people; Music; Landscapes; Familiar locations; Hot or Cold temperatures.
WHAT WE KNOW
· These episodes may be diagnosed as "Partial Complex Seizures” aka “Auras”
· May be linked to “Temporal Lobe Epilepsy”
· Some believe it may be linked to Vitamin B12 Deficiency· May be link to Sleep Problems, Stress or other malnutrition (Which could explain why the effects often come and go sporadically)“ - http://forums.bettermedicine.com/showthread.php/56295-Strange-Deja-Vu-followed-by-nausea-dizziness-and-confusion/page7
