Posted by Zo on July 1, 2001, at 1:41:01
In reply to Re: aha! Deja Vu, posted by lawrence S. on June 29, 2001, at 2:34:01
Lawrence. . .I've had every weird symptom in the book. . .only there is no book. Except there is a book, named Seized, now sadly out of print but look at library, I found one used online for not too much. TLE seizures can mimic mania, include religious experiences, indeed some say the great mystics and their visions were forms of TLE - it is hard to argue where electrical sensations leave off and the spirit begins. You can get a feeling for the variety of experiences on the Massachusetts General Neuro board. I am photosensitive, which means the "blinking" lights of a bridge whipping past on a sunny afternoon used to induce terrible, frightening spells where my vision suddenly seemed to be coming from down a long tunnel, my own hands on the wheel very strange and very far away. Things can seem minute or too large. Some people smell things. . .I've seen "animals" scampering away out of the corner of my eye. . .It all sounds quite mad, of course. Some people have migraine-like auras, and feel nauseous; the two conditions are interrelated. . . .My eyes still can go out of focus if I look at a certain kind of disappearing graphic on the web or on TV. . .The flickering of fire. . .kind of trance-like. And all of this, of course, I kept to myself. . .eventually I began to feel "brain sick" at 4 or 5 every day. . And it wasn't til I was put on Neurontin for pain and all these other symptoms went away that I began to be able to examine what I had lived with and be out front about it to my pdoc. . in part because they are subtle, almost mystical, very subjective experiences. A few times I've been told I go into a stare. Hyperventiliating brought on sudden disorientation. It would take a post much longer than this to explain! Do a web search. . .some interesting writing around. You'll get a flavor for it that way.
Zo
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