Symptoms Related to Undiagnosed Epilepsy Posted: 01-15-06 11:33am
i suffer from jerks in my head and neck
which make me feel like i am going to
collapse and feel very dizzy i have
suffered from this for years but is now
getting worse i always feel fatigued
especially in my legs after these jerks. i
have been on epilim and lamotrigene and
have tried clonazepam in the past 2 years
but nothing works.it affects me daily also
when i try to sleep or rest my heart
pounds heavily and i have palpitations and
my chest tightens it is getting worse do u
think it is myoclonic epilepsy or maybe
heart related my neurologist suspects it
might not be myoclonic epilepsy. thank you
any reply would help
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Epilepsy Answer A176 Posted: 01-23-06 21:24pm
Your heart/chest symptoms are probably the
result of mental suffering caused by
epilepsy rather than being directly
related to the epilepsy. An ECG has to be
done to exclude some heart disease,
however. An EEG and CT-scan can also be
done to diagnose the type of epilepsy. You
will need expert help from a neurologist
and a mental health professional during
this time.
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