Joined: 16 Nov 2004 Posts: 3 Location: Washington, DC
Could This Be Aura? Posted: 11-16-04 14:34pm
Hi all,
this is my first post here. I have been
doing research on something that has been
going on with me and plan to see a doctor,
though not sure what kind to see yet. I
talked about this with my gp when I got a
physical, but she didn't seem concerned.
I am very interested in your thoughts on
this...Could it be aura or epilepsy?
Here is a log I started today:
i decided to start logging pertinent
information regarding something that has
been happening to me for the past few
years. The earliest I can remember it
happening was some months after the final
resolution of court cases associated with
my divorce. This was sometime in 1996.
At the time, the symptoms were very
similar to those I am experiencing now.
It happened more often than not at night,
either just before or just after falling
asleep. Other times, it happened during
the day, I would say 30% of the time.
For the past few years, I just attributed
it to stress due to when it started, but
am now starting to wonder about that.
The symptoms are extremely difficult for
me to describe. A "feeling" comes over
me; sort of like an intense gripping fear,
almost physical in my chest and abdomen.
At the same time, I get an intense feeling
of deja-vu and unreality, and I have
dreamlike images, even when awake. I
also get this feeling of coldness
inrushing through my sinuses and teeth.
The coldness is flavored with ozone.
These episodes appear to me to last only a
few seconds each time they happen. This
is a very inadequate description but the
best I can do.
My reaction to it is usually to the
intense moment of fear I feel. If my
wife is present, I usually turn to her and
hold onto her for dear life for a few
moments until the feeling passes. What
is really odd is when I feel it starting
to come on, I can almost feel myself
willing it to happen. I attribute this
more to curiosity and wanting to
experience it so that I can understand
what is happening, because I definitely
don't like the sensation.
Here, in detail, are the last two episodes
logged. I will log any future ones in
the same manner to share with a doctor:
date: november 15th, 2004
time: unknown, early morning hours between
2:00 am and 4:00 am (in bed, sleeping)
length: a few seconds
symptoms: intense fear, gripping feeling
in my chest, smell and taste of ozone,
feeling of deja-vu, feeling of unreality,
very strange dream (i "saw" a human-like
being coming down stairs in front of me.)
date: november 15th, 2004
time: 5:30 pm (on the commuter train while
awake)
length: a few seconds, though afterward I
was suddenly drowsy and actually dosed off
on the train, which is unusual. I felt
physically exhausted the rest of the
evening.
Symptoms: intense fear, gripping feeling
in my chest, smell and taste of ozone,
feeling of deja-vu, feeling of unreality,
I saw the same being as if I were
dreaming, though I was awake and reading a
book at the time. During the "vision" I
saw nothing else but the dream. As the
episode ended, I got this chill up my
spine that ended in a tingling sensation
in my scalp.
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JEFFV
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Joined: 12 Nov 2004 Posts: 7 Location: ohio
Aura Posted: 11-17-04 08:10am
In general my auras consisted of having
cold sensations that originated in my
head that ruminated through my body.The
sensations gave me goose bumps and a
feeling of being outside of my body.I had
similar symptoms that you have had during
and after the auras.Numerous doctors
dismissed these experiences.I was told I
had anxiety and depression for 10mo before
being diagnosed with temporal lobe
epilepsy.I have been on a seizure
medication now for almost a year and have
not had any other episodes(knock on
wood).
The only advice I can offer you is to see
a neurologist and get eeg monitoring done
to make sure.This could save you alot of
needless pain and suffering I went
through.
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Jyng
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Joined: 16 Nov 2004 Posts: 3 Location: Washington, DC
Thanks For Your Reply Posted: 11-17-04 08:57am
Thanks for the insight. I am curious, do
you have the feelings of fear? How long
did your aura last?
It's interesting what you said about the
anxiety, my gp said the same thing, that
it was probably stress related and a form
of anxiety, but not to worry about it
unless it got worse.
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JEFFV
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Joined: 12 Nov 2004 Posts: 7 Location: ohio
Aura Posted: 11-17-04 10:07am
I got scared as hell.It started in 4/03
and finally with no relief I went to my gp
in 6/03.A gp is not trained well enough to
suspect epilepsy,especially auras.It is a
feeling that no one can relate to.Knowing
what I know now I would just ask the gp to
get an eeg done.It is a non-invasive
procedure that just monitors brain
waves.Its simple.
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JEFFV
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Joined: 12 Nov 2004 Posts: 7 Location: ohio
Aura Posted: 11-17-04 10:12am
The aura lasted about about 1 minute but
ruined my day and I feared when the next
one was coming.
i have started a headache support group
with the national headache
foundation...Stop in and check out the
website and sign our guestbook!!!
Anything we can do to help?
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Melynda2
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Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 1 Location: Chesterfield Virginia
Scared About Your Post Posted: 05-06-05 15:13pm
Today I had a "feeling" for the 3rd or 4th
time in my life. It is new to me, and I
could not really describe it completely if
I tried. I turned to the internet, as I
do for every question, and I was floored
to say the least about your post. Jynj.
The only thing I could think to type
in the serach engine was 3 words: intense
daja-vu fear. The first thing I found was
your post. When I read it, I couldn't
believe that you had the feelings I did.
I held back from telling anyone because I
thought they would think I sounded crazy.
I thought maybe I was crazy. I did not
feel exactly as you said you did, but
enough for me to not feel like I am crazy
anymore. First I sat my friend down and
told him I had something strange to tell,
and I spilled it about this strange
feeling, that left me exhausted. I asked
if he thought I was crazy. He said maybe.
Then I said, "what do you think if I say
I think I may have had some type of
vision?" and he didn't say anything. I
asked again if he thought I was crazy.
Once when I felt the feeling, I dropped to
my knees and prayed for god to stop it,
because it was such a feeling of fear that
it seemed unreal, and I thought possibly
it was something evil. When I read your
post I was astounded that someone else
felt what I felt. I can actually still
feel this lingering feeling. I had
symptoms that you did not mention: a hard
time swallowing, racing heart beat, my
face felt suddenly hot, and my head
felt......Starnge, my body
felt.........Off. Once I think I saw a
vision of a woman and a horse, but I am
not even sure if that was what it was. I
am not so sure of anything, only that I
don't like the feeling at all. I now feel
exhausted, but I am not sure if it is
physical, I mean I know it is, but it
could be mental exhaustion also from the
fear. Have you any new info on this?
What is aura? Are we sure it's not
something supernatural?
Scared in va,
melynda
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jb606
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Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Posts: 2 Location: MD USA
Posted: 05-11-05 19:46pm
Melynda
first an aura is not supernatural, it's a
very small seziure or the start of one.
I get them every now and again my auras
are similar to jyng's. You might want to
go see your doctor though.
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Dakotalawdog
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Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 30 Location: ND
Posted: 05-11-05 20:18pm
Sounds a lot like what happens to me.
Tomorrow I go in for a sleep deprived eeg.
Wish me luck!
Worst part is no caffeine 24 hours prior.
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AllCharm
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Joined: 02 May 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Texas
Aura? Posted: 05-02-06 07:10am
Hi all,
ok..Here is my story...
I started with these episodes about 4
years ago. The first one occurred just
after my husband and I moved to our new
place. I was sitting on the front porch
admiring a tree...Then it happened.
It felt as though I was sucked into a
dream state. Something was going on in
this "dream" but I can't remember what (i
never can). After a few seconds, I start
coming back to reality slowly losing what
I was "seeing". Afterwards, I am
tired...Drained for a couple of hours.
Sometimes, the potential onset of these
states is noted by a slight feeling of
dissociation and/or anxiety - sometimes a
few minutes, others, a few days - but
never so much that I can't function
normally. With the exception of one time
I remember, the trigger is always
something visual. For instance, while at
work yesterday morning, I saw a couple of
words on the computer screen and
boom...There I was.
If I try to talk during an episode, I feel
as though I am speaking in another
language and I sense that my sentences are
choppy.
In some regards, I don't want to see these
episodes end...I want to figure out where
these "dreams" are leading, but the
sensible side of me knows I had better get
this checked out before it happens while I
am driving (it has once a couple of years
ago). It is just a matter of where to
start.
Thanks for the opportunity to get some
insight from others who may be
experiencing something similar.
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Snugs
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Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 4
Posted: 05-16-07 15:37pm
Migraine with aura is characterized by a
neurological phenomenon (aura) that is
experienced 10 to 30 minutes before the
headache. Most auras are visual and are
described as bright shimmering lights
around objects or at the edges of the
field of vision (called scintillating
scotomas) or zigzag lines, wavy images, or
hallucinations. Others experience
temporary vision loss.
Nonvisual auras include motor weakness,
speech or language abnormalities,
dizziness, vertigo, and tingling or
numbness (parasthesia) of the face,
tongue, or extremities.
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Luisito
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Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 23 Location: Central America
Posted: 07-06-07 10:03am
Hi there:
I am surprised for what I have read here.
I have had similar episodes, no too many,
about two or three in the last 3 and a
half years.
I am a musician, and I remember being
playing on the stage my saxophone, when
people and things around me started to
feel "unreal" and distant. I was almost in
panic and my heart beated a lot. Also I
had a heavy pressure sensation on my eyes
and in front of my head.
I went to Dr and he prescribed Propanolol
and alprazolam (benzo). My symptoms
continued and I visited a lot of Drs and
no one seems to be able to diagnose
anything wrong.
I was checked for heart, sinus infection,
eye exams, blood tests, etc. Including a
EEG that showed nothing wrong.
It is possible that even when I had a EEG
I may have epilepsy? I am so tired from
this situation, I have been on
antidepressants also. At this momet I
don't take any drug at all.
I am asking this because I only had one
EEG and was normal. Is there just one type
of EEG? or there are different kinds?
Thanks if anyone reply, and excuse my
english.
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Cindy1979
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Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posts: 1 Location: Glendale, AZ
Aura's Posted: 08-11-07 01:46am
I really can't describe my Aura's other
than they are a horrible feeling. Mine
will start with an incredible nausia and
than a very out of body experience and all
senses are magnified. I can smell
everything and hear everything so much
more. I feel very scared and i want to
just be left alone. I dont like if people
talk to me during these and just ask that
i am given a few seconds. I am very tired
after mine and usually sleep. The funny
thing is i had febrile seizures as a
child, auras my whole life (i just thought
i got de ja vu alot) than my seizures
started again at 21.
I have had every test. all blood work,
tried dilantin, topamax and now on
lamictal. I have been given every
diagnosis you can think of. My seizures
used to be just in my sleep. Now they
have changed and are happening in the day.
I dont know i am just confused on my next
step. Find another Neurologist who will
take time to diagnose me, or take my meds
and hope for the best.
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2dore
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Joined: 04 Jun 2008 Posts: 1
Could this be Aura? reply Posted: 06-04-08 12:31pm
Hi Jyng, my body started trembling when I
read this because I feel exactly the same
as you describe, and my feelings also
started around 1996 what I'm not sure
about is if before or after I had my first
baby. The only diference I can find is I
don't feel like my spirit is out of my
body, let me ask you, have you noticed any
change in your memory eficiency, because I
used to have a very good memory and I have
the feeling that I started losing it along
with these episodes started, I can still
remember things from the past but I easily
forget things that happened to me
yesterday, I'm not talking about who I am
or where I am nothing like that, just
every day things that happen I tend to
forget now. Everytime I search online for
my symptoms I find them related to
epilepsia, I have not been to the doctor,
I don't know why, sometimes if I don't get
the sensation in a certain period of time
I just let it past over my head, never
heard of AURA before, I will post more
comments as soon as I get to the doctor.
