Hi, i'm 13. Okay, I get the shakes for on
reason and I use to like fall over or
faint or something. When I start shaking
I can stop it nothing bad happens or
anything. The fainting and shaking happen
at different times. Are they related? Do
I have epilepsy? I'm just tiring to find
a answer to my shaking thing? My mom
isn't supporting me with it, she never
sees me shake, right now I am, but if I go
show her it stops! But I know it happens
because my friends see it.
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shelbe
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Hi Posted: 02-06-06 05:10am
Hi.I'm sorry you've not yet recieved any
replies.What you are describing sounds
like it could be some sort of
epilepsy.What I don't understand is why
you havn't got your mom's support ?If its
that your mom doesn't believe you then
maybe next time it happens,you could get
one of your friends to film it on a mobile
phone.That way you could prove it.Also you
say that you can stop your shakes.That is
something I wish I could do.
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kayakmom
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Posted: 02-06-06 13:41pm
Sorry I have not been around to see this
sooner. It sounds scary! Have you talked
to your parents or doctor about this?
We have no way to know what it is going
on, but it needs checking out.
Hoping you find answers soon. Please see
your doctor.
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CWE
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Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Posts: 24 Location: Friendswood, TX
Posted: 02-07-06 08:04am
First you need to determine if you are
having seizures or not. Then you need to
determine is the seizures are epileptic or
non-epileptic.
The fainting spells sound like they could
be atonic "drop attack" seizures.
Especially if you are never conscious of
them when you fall/go limp.
I'm not sure about what you are calling
the shakes. Tonic clonic/grand mal
seizures involve loss of consciousness as
well and are absolutely obvious to all
bystanders. It sounds like you are
describing some sort of mucle spasms that
you are conscious of and partially able to
control.
A neurologist or epileptologist should be
able to run some tests to determine if you
are exhibiting seizure activity in the
brain although these test are not always
conclusive (ie. Sometimes seizure
activity does not occur while the tests
are conducted).
Your fainting spells might also be
associated with narcolepsy so you should
seek a doctor to help you with a proper
diagnosis. One thing you absolutely do
not want is to start taking aeds
(anti-epileptic drugs) if you don't need
them!
