Lou 1
12-04-10, 18:44
Hi finally after 2 months of waiting i went to see the neurologist today.
I've been having weird 'episodes' in my sleep and also been having lots of weird symptoms.
I told him all of my symptoms, (beleive me i have a VERY long list) and discussed in more detail about my sleep.
He gave me a thorough examination, checked my reflexes, my balance looked in my eyes (did loads etc)..
Then he said, that my sleep episodes are sleep paralysis and are a normal phoneomenon (sp) and nothing that he is concerend about - i explained that i was sure it was a seizure but he said he was sure it wasnt and that based on everything i said and his experience it was sleep paralysis and is much more common in people with Anxiety & Panic...
He then said all my other symptoms that i have are due to anxiety!...
I asked him if i needed to have any further test like a brain scan or an eeg and he said he didnt think it was necessary for me to have any further tests, I think he knew how anxious i was and could tell i wasnt convinced so he said if i wanted him to he would arrange for me to have a brain scan but then he said, for anyone who has a brain scan theres always a 2-3% chance that something will be detected, he said it would be something benign, like a cyst that will have been there since birth and nothing that will cause any harm, but they have a legal obligation to tell you if anything like that is found.
He said if i had a scan and something benign was found (not that there would be but theres a 2-3% chance for anyone) then he thought that would make me even more anxious, i agreed with him as i know for a fact that it would, and so i decided not to have a scan.. (im sure if he thought i really needed one he'd say i had to have one.. right?)
I kept asking him over again if he was sure about his diagnosis, he said he was sure that my symptoms were nothing pathalogical, he said if he thought it was epilepsy or i was having seizures he'd have to tell me, he'd send me straight for further investigation and also have to tell me not to drive.
I told him i was concerend my symptoms could be MS/ALS/MND... To which he said he was also sure they it wasnt any of them.
He said if i wanted he would arrange an appointment for 6 months time for me to see another neurologist so they can review me again to put my mind at rest - to which i agreed - but now im worried about why i have to go back - i know he said to put my mind at rest but i cant help thinking something else.
Anyway. sorry for the extremely long post, i just wanted to tell u all. I Have had a lot of symptoms besides my sleep paralysis and was so sure that it wasnt anxiety.. i guess now i'll have to beleive it and try to work with my therapist to get over this...
Thanks everyone for reading. x
I've been having weird 'episodes' in my sleep and also been having lots of weird symptoms.
I told him all of my symptoms, (beleive me i have a VERY long list) and discussed in more detail about my sleep.
He gave me a thorough examination, checked my reflexes, my balance looked in my eyes (did loads etc)..
Then he said, that my sleep episodes are sleep paralysis and are a normal phoneomenon (sp) and nothing that he is concerend about - i explained that i was sure it was a seizure but he said he was sure it wasnt and that based on everything i said and his experience it was sleep paralysis and is much more common in people with Anxiety & Panic...
He then said all my other symptoms that i have are due to anxiety!...
I asked him if i needed to have any further test like a brain scan or an eeg and he said he didnt think it was necessary for me to have any further tests, I think he knew how anxious i was and could tell i wasnt convinced so he said if i wanted him to he would arrange for me to have a brain scan but then he said, for anyone who has a brain scan theres always a 2-3% chance that something will be detected, he said it would be something benign, like a cyst that will have been there since birth and nothing that will cause any harm, but they have a legal obligation to tell you if anything like that is found.
He said if i had a scan and something benign was found (not that there would be but theres a 2-3% chance for anyone) then he thought that would make me even more anxious, i agreed with him as i know for a fact that it would, and so i decided not to have a scan.. (im sure if he thought i really needed one he'd say i had to have one.. right?)
I kept asking him over again if he was sure about his diagnosis, he said he was sure that my symptoms were nothing pathalogical, he said if he thought it was epilepsy or i was having seizures he'd have to tell me, he'd send me straight for further investigation and also have to tell me not to drive.
I told him i was concerend my symptoms could be MS/ALS/MND... To which he said he was also sure they it wasnt any of them.
He said if i wanted he would arrange an appointment for 6 months time for me to see another neurologist so they can review me again to put my mind at rest - to which i agreed - but now im worried about why i have to go back - i know he said to put my mind at rest but i cant help thinking something else.
Anyway. sorry for the extremely long post, i just wanted to tell u all. I Have had a lot of symptoms besides my sleep paralysis and was so sure that it wasnt anxiety.. i guess now i'll have to beleive it and try to work with my therapist to get over this...
Thanks everyone for reading. x