What are the symptoms of Epilepsy, can it develop in your thirties and is it possible to not have seizures but
instead have horrible headaches/migraines? This is what has happened to me-relpax does not work for the migraines, only toradol and tylenol 2 or three taken together. I also suffer from panic attacks -diagnosed recently and prescribed activan and then clonazapam-previously for 17 years I was misdiagnosed with asthma (for the breathing problem caused by panic attacks) Im not sure if that’s related.
Anyway white light in particular and flashing strobe type lights cause blinding crippling pain like a knife stabbing me in the head and sometimes behind my retina. Even things like the light on a laptop computer suddenly shining towards me, a tv flashing white/silver light etc affects me-is this the onset of epilepsy or something else? I have been kept in Emergency of the Hospital for two days at a time as my blood pressure gets affected when this happens.
Although it is possible to develop epilepsy and suffer seizures in the thirties, or at any age for that matter- that’s probably not your problem. You don’t really develop epilepsy as a slow process, and the onset would involve a seizure of some sort. There are the classic type people think of, a grand mal episode with the uncontrolled muscular spasms, and the petit mal, or silent seizures. It’s pretty difficult to miss a grand mal seizure, even if you had one all by yourself, when you woke up several hours later, you’d realize something was wrong. You might suffer petite mal seizures and not completely realize it at first, but you would note gaps in your memory or awareness. Petit mal seizures are more like checking out of the waking world, a mental form of neutral gear if you will. Migraines can be triggered by lights, in some cases. To be really sure of what exactly ails you will require a full evaluation by a neurologist. There are many different variations in migraines, as there are treatments, it’s not a one size kind of malady. And light in particular can be excruciating to those suffering a migraine. Some people get relief from light triggered migraines through wear of colored lenses in glasses. There are a lot of folks out there who wear colored lenses for fashion statements, but a few wearing them to stave off a migraine as well. That may be one thing you could try, since it’s white light in particular that sets things in motion. It wouldn’t do much for strobe type lights, but those are not nearly as common. For the best info though, you really need a good evaluation by a neurologist.
Epileptic Niko *HD*
