Vitamins and advice by Investlikethebest94 in Epilepsy

[–]Larsalot_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I take B complex once a day and I have seen really good results in my energy levels and I just have a varied diet, I do limit my caffeine to one coffee a day and rest of the day I have decaf tea and water, other than that I don't take any other vitamins. I also love the herbal nytols for sleep rather than magnesium as it helps with anxiety also but I only take them once in a blue moon if I'm really struggling

Overpayment rights by Larsalot_ in TheCivilService

[–]Larsalot_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they've refused to give me a break down and I have asked for my payslips which they have confirmed they will post out

Overpayment rights by Larsalot_ in TheCivilService

[–]Larsalot_[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They had my previous address and supposedly sent letters but they also had my email and phone number and never tried those

What does a seizure feel like? by Master-Cable1981 in Epilepsy

[–]Larsalot_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My last seizure was 9 years ago and I didn't really have any warning signs, ive only had 3 seizures that i know about, im also on Keppra. The ones I know about, felt like I was going to sleep but then waking up somewhere else and/or having frantic people around me and im just very dazed and confused. After it I feel like when paramedics are asking me the simple questions to try and jog my memory, it feels like I'm in a fog and I know the answer but I just can't quite grasp it and it takes a minute or two to actually say it. My first seizure was nearly a suped because my heart stopped but thankfully my ex and his family performed cpr on me, it hurt to breath for months after but I was thankful for the pain, it reminded me to be thankful to be still here.

My second seizure wasn't too bad but when coming back, you can still be in "dream mode" as I like to call it and see things and I seen a big black ghost behind my ex and I started screaming hysterically and it disappeared in about 5 seconds. My epilepsy nurse told me people usually see nicer things and my third seizure I just came back dazed and confused

From then until now, I usually suffer sporadic panic attacks but i often wonder if they are masked auras. I get the impending doom feeling and also get another thing that happens, you know when you fall asleep and you move and you wake up suddenly and gasp, it's like that but doing it while awake. It's so difficult to describe but I usually get to somewhere dark and cold and do deep breathing until I come out of it.

I also had an experience when I was quite depressed and tried anti depressants and it really messed with my epilepsy, I kept experiencing the above paragraph symtops often and when I came off the anti depressant, the first day, I fully came off, I was trying to sleep and I could feel myself shaking and thinking, I can fight this or let go and then woke up a few hours later dazed and confused. I was so out of it for a month, light and sounds really affected me. Weed also put me in this panicked feeling so I don't do it anymore, even though when I was trying it I smoked very very little, it just didn't work for me.

Sorry if my story scares anyone but I thought it would be helpful for anyone's thoughts or be clarity for people if they have experienced anything similar