Well, Mike - how does my Neuro discover if i have this Jamais Vu???
And another poster said absence petit mall seizures when I sit here at my computer and all of a sudden 'zone out'.
Then another person said TIAs when I'm driving, which personally, is what my gut tells me...
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From: Mike Lambdin
To: epilepsy@yahoogroup
Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 9:48 AM
Subject: Re: [epilepsy] What Is Happening To Me?
Pat,
What you are experiencing is Jamais Vu (you don't recognize things that should be familiar) - the opposite of Deja Vu. I've been having similar episodes for about 12 months - a new symptom after being diagnosed with epilepsy some 40 years ago. It has happened when driving, at home, at work, etc. Like yourself, there is never a feeling of panic because I instinctively know what is happening. "surreal" is a very good description of how one feels. My episodes last less than a minute. An increase in the amount of Keppra that I take has gotten these episodes under control.
A normal EEG doesn't, necessarily, prove or disprove anything in regards to these events.
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From: pat040394 <ltpat228@comcast.
To: epilepsy@yahoogroup
Sent: Sunday, March 1, 2009 8:38:29 AM
Subject: [epilepsy] What Is Happening To Me?
About 3 months ago I was driving at night en route to pick up my
brother.
I was on a familiar major highway for a little while then got off at
the usual exit...when all of a sudden I didn't know where I was nor
where I was headed. There were lots of bright lights from gas
stations and restaurants and I didn't feel panicky - almost surreal
as if I was watching a movie.
I knew I was on that road for a reason and maybe 45 seconds later I
remembered I was going to get my brother. I got him just fine yet on
the ride home, I got off at another well known exit and soon as I
entered the brightly lit street, poof, again my mind went blank.
I was too embarrassed and mortified to tell any one and waited 10
days and finally made an appt with
my Neurologist who ordered an EEG which returned normal.
Now 2 nights ago after spending an evening inside Chuck E Cheese's
with my 8-1/2 year old grandson...soon after I pulled out on to the
big road with all the lights, I flat out did not know why I was there
nor where I was going.
I will say I felt VERY disconcerted that my grandson was in the car
and I'm zoning out! I kept my hand on his knee for comfort [he didn't
know what was happening] - and within 25 seconds I managed to
understand where I was by seeing familiar stores and got us home
safely.
During this 3rd episode I felt as if the road was heading
upwards...you know, like I was slowly traveling up a hill? And I live
in South Florida where there aren't even tall ant mounds - ha ha!
I just don't get it!
No headaches, no recent new meds at all with these incidences.
I have perused the Internet and see where I definitely relate to
deja vu, not so much with these episodes, yet my entire life in
general, ever since I was a young child.
Baffling.
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