MynameisSashaJ
30-11-16, 09:10
Hi, guys! My name is Sasha and I'm new here, although I've been lurking for years as my anxiety has been with me for over 10 years.
Here's the deal: 2.5 years ago I've had an episode or intense confusion, derealization and fragmentary memory loss. It was the scarriest experience of my life, but I tossed it off to a Paxil withdrawal and anxiety.
This September, however, the very same thing happened to me again. And to a lesser extent happened twice in the past two weeks. I've made an appointment with my therapist and he seemed positive it was just an anxiety flare-up, but referred me for an EEG just to be sure.
While I was waiting for my EEG I (as you do :blush:) googled my symptoms and found them 100% consistent with temporal love epilepsy. In fact, I've never read a more accurate description of my experience. So, I was convinced I had it and that it was due to a brain tumor :weep:
My EEG came back "normal for a person in an acute state of panic" which I was during the testing. My psychotherapist says the EEG poses no cause for concern, not even enough to schedule an appointment with an epileptologist/neurologist.
My health anxiety is taking the best of me, guys :scared10: I read that temporal lobe epilepsy is hard to diagnose outside an actual seizure. Should I trust my therapist and try to let it go, or should I pursue further testing like the MRI? An appointment with an epileptologist, perhaps?
Thank you!
Here's the deal: 2.5 years ago I've had an episode or intense confusion, derealization and fragmentary memory loss. It was the scarriest experience of my life, but I tossed it off to a Paxil withdrawal and anxiety.
This September, however, the very same thing happened to me again. And to a lesser extent happened twice in the past two weeks. I've made an appointment with my therapist and he seemed positive it was just an anxiety flare-up, but referred me for an EEG just to be sure.
While I was waiting for my EEG I (as you do :blush:) googled my symptoms and found them 100% consistent with temporal love epilepsy. In fact, I've never read a more accurate description of my experience. So, I was convinced I had it and that it was due to a brain tumor :weep:
My EEG came back "normal for a person in an acute state of panic" which I was during the testing. My psychotherapist says the EEG poses no cause for concern, not even enough to schedule an appointment with an epileptologist/neurologist.
My health anxiety is taking the best of me, guys :scared10: I read that temporal lobe epilepsy is hard to diagnose outside an actual seizure. Should I trust my therapist and try to let it go, or should I pursue further testing like the MRI? An appointment with an epileptologist, perhaps?
Thank you!