Are my symptoms typical “epilepsy” symptoms or could something greater be going on that has been mis-diagnosed?
I am a 32 y.o. white female diagnosed with epilepsy on 2/13/09. I had only started having ’severe’ symptoms the two weeks leading up to the diagnosis including simple focal seizures and a fogginess feeling in my brain. The diagnosis was made after a GranMal seizure on 2/13/09. Since then I have been paying attention to my body more and noticed that I have been having frequent pressure like headaches. My balance is off at times – today I fell when walking up a hall because my knees gave out. My hands have been very shakey and I noticed that I have problems focusing on things initially until my eyes unfog. It is sometimes difficult to talk because my mouth feels stiff and I have occasional difficult with stiffness in my left hand. I have even started having an eye twitch where my eyes will blink rapidly for about 2 to 3 seconds and then stop. I have sporadic joint pain and recently started with sharp pains over the left side of my chest that feel like badly pulled muscles or something. I am starting to become worried that I might have an underlying cardiac condition or that I could possibly be in early stages of Multiple Sclerosis. Does anyone out there have any advise or insight on what could be going on with me? I can’t seem to be relaxed about my health. I have a call into my neurologist but it seems like there is no way to confidently diagnos this without test after test and I am hopeful to find someone going through the same problems as I. Thank you for your feedback.
I’ve never heard of anyone with the pain on the left side of the chest that didn’t have the start of some kind of cardiac problem. I know it sucks, but I HIGHLY recommend you suck it up and do the ‘test after test’ for a proper diagnosis. I could tell someone that I’m a 58 year old thoracic surgeon on here and there would be no way to tell if I was telling the truth or not. Just, for safety and common sense sakes, go to your doctor with this. Even if nothing is found, it’s better knowing from a professional than an online "professional avatar" eh? I sincerely hope that you find the answers you need.
my wife has many of the same symptoms and she has been diagnosed with epilepsy. she has had it for about 20 years. she can tell when she is going to have one by how bad her headache is. just try to find medicine that works for you (she uses topamax) and get lots of sleep and try to take care of your body