I am 35 yrs. old and I believe I had a seizure...I have never had one before. My husband was scared to death and almost rushed me to the hospital...I had all of the signs of a Grand Mal seizure....I have been drinking diet soda with aspartame for about a yr now.  I recently stopped using aspartame and I feel so much better...I did not realize how sick I had become...I actually had to quit work because I felt depressed all of the time for no reason....tired, sick alot and NO energy. Has anyone else experienced anything similar?  That episode was the scariest thing I have ever experienced!
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As  a matter of fact, a woman I recently dated insists that Aspartame was the root of her seizures. Apparently it is in tons and tons of products. She switched to a completely organic diet, and the seizures stopped after time. She is in the process now of getting extensive testing done to find out if the Aspartame was really the underlying CAUSE.\n\nShe did have a history of epilepsy in the family and did have a touch of it herself when she was a teenager and she had soem sort of brain operation which totally stopped them.\n\nIt was only many years later when all of these aspartame products started soming onto the market that she started having seizures again.
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Sure. Try this one on for size. I was born back in 1957, with a tiny\nwhole in my heart. In the summer of '58, when I was just 16 mos.\nyoung, I had to go under the knife for open-heart surgery. \nThen, when I was closed up, a blod-clot formed, went all the way \nup to my brain, and formed a lesion: the final result was Epilepsy,\nwhich I continue to live with today--and which quite recently was\nthe result of depression, which epileptics are more prone to than\nanyone else. \nI am not yet absolutely sure that the symptoms of my depression are over with per se. (Only time shall tell.) All I can say for sure right now is that the anxiety attacks I've had up til now were 100 times than any seizures I've ever experienced over a time span\nspan of nearly 37 years.
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My dad had a seizure in his sleep. It was probably the scariest thing ever. Seizures can come from just about anything. About 80% of people will have one seizure in their life, then never have one again! Weird, I know lol. Depending on the doctor, if it's a neurologist it's ok for them to be talking about a seizure, but most of the time the doctor is wrong.\n\nJust start getting more sleep (8 hours) and hopefully everything will turn out Ok.
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I just passed my four year anniversary for the removal of my 4 x 7 cm left frontal meningioma. It was pushing the left side of my brain into the right. That first MRI was a scary one.\n\nTwo years ago, I was faded off dilantin/zonegran on the same slow and steady rate without problem. I hadn't had a seizure, but scans showed "abnormal activity" that could be seizure related. My neurologist said after surgery for a brain tumor you'd expect there to be some "abnormal activity".  Dilantin made me so tired it was great being free from it. \n\nGood Luck, there are more of us out there than you think.
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Demand a second opinion. Positive note I had similar symptoms for years rarely a day off. I had a brain scan, a EEG and other tests turns out I have hemiplegic migraines - very scary. I have an aura with mine - a bad taste often triggered by what I eat or smell. Gloss paint sends me off my legs for up to 2 weeks. I was investigated for having a stroke! Go back an see your Dr if symptoms don't improve and demand further tests! Have allergy/ sensitivity tests done, mine showed my triggers as being corn, melon, larger etc. I changed my diet and took FEVER FEW natural health supps and have made a fantastic recovery, with the occasional relapse. I f your symptoms are new to you and you have had no further investigations than a DR appointment, go back and demand more. Take a friend or relative with you if your reluctant to push the issue. You only have one life - enjoy it. Luv J xx
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You need to get to pediatricians and ask them for advice...I am sorry to hear that...but as much as I know ..children are more likely to outgrow any type of seizure...I know a little boy who had a stroke at age of 3. he was left side paralyzed but completely recovered in 5 years, now he is happy healthy 8 years old....\nThe skull is not even developed yet, baby bones are very soft. I don't think that something is severely damaged. \nJust stay strong and pray until everything is clear. Even though there is something there, love that is in your family and concern that you all have will help this baby live happily and grow healthy. \n\nMedicine today is amazing, there will be good doctors who will know what to do....
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I was diagnosed with MS May 4, 2005.  It started in Nov. 2002 with optic neuritis (i didn't know that's what it was at the time).  Then in August 2004 I developed a headache that lasted for about 5 months, followed with dizziness/vertigo.  I had a check-up, an MRI, heart echo, 1,001 blood tests, and finally a spinal tap (LP).  It's funny, I thought by now I would have accepted it, but it is still the first thing on my mind when I wake up, and the last thing on my mind when I go to sleep.  It's a big blow to get a diagnosis like this one.  I was 30 when I was dx'd, like most people.  There's too much to type here.  My e-mail is: multiplesclerosissux@yahoo.com if you wanna talk!  My name is Brian.
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I had always known I had a form of epilepsy. My child has always known he has epilepsy. For someone who has just been diagnosed it might be a depressing thing?\nEpilepsy is a life threatening disease. I do remember a new drug I was put on when in middle school, early teens. I was so out of it that I quit taking the medication to my parents horror! It made me feel "out of it". School work is something that suffered at the time a great deal. I choose not to be on medication for this and do not have grand mals to much...My child is on medication two times a day for the last 8 years. I would like him to be medication free some day....\nYour friend has to deal with her diagnoses. She has to realize that ANY stress on the body (who doesn't have stress right?) can bring someone into a seizure. Depression being a huge stress on the body, which might bring on a seizure which sometimes puts one into the hospital......the cycle continues. \nPlease do not ever leave your friend!! This is a very lonely thing to have! People can not see on the outside anything is wrong, Therefore nothing is wrong with you right? People in society can be VERY cruel. This has been my experience. People who do not no any better do not realize people with seizures get tired, get edgy and get cranky. This is not something one means to do...\nPeople with depression tend to "self medicate" with alcohol or drugs. Being a epileptic this is a VERY big no no!! Social situations can be a no no. Athletics can be a no no. Depending on how sever her seizures are.\nI was in athletics as well as a very active youth with only a couple accidents. Tell her just to be careful!\nBe her friend! Learn yourself about seizures and what to do when your friend goes into one. This is a very scary thing for all epileptics, is when one goes into a seizure. I am told I should not be embarrassed when I go into one in public, but I still am. I am trying hard to let my youngest child who is 11 have a normal life. It is hard not to be very protective, and/or to protect him from my bad experiences, knowing in todays society more people no about seizures then the 60's-70's. \nGood luck and just asking this question for your friend tells me you are a keeper as far as a friend!
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I would contact your family doctor.  I am hypoglycemic myself, but I also tend to have very low iron levels.  If you have been having sugar crashes, you need to get it checked out, and quickly.  They can lead to losses of concentration, black outs, migraines, impared vision, appearance of drunkeness, and the list goes on.  I don't want to worry you, but I want you to know that you really do need to contact your family doctor tomorrow morning.
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I never heard of that happening before. And I have been taking it every morning for the past 6 years. And the label says 1 scoop, in an 8 oz glass of 1 per cent milk. You could be taking to much..You better read that again....\n\nI would have yourself checked out maybe there is something in it  and is affecting your nervous system.
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Wow.....this disease usually strikes young adults in their early 30's. My sister has had it for 10 years and a close friend has had it for almost 15 years. MS is different for both of them. My sister has long periods of time when she's fine and then she'll have spells of being extremely tired and the muscles in her legs are like jelly......my friend goes to the National Health Institute periodically for a new kind of medication given by needle. The new medication is given on a case by case basis.  Without the medicine her systems are chronic.... no energy ....loses her balance....blurred vision.....unable to stand. With the medication she still has those symptoms but not quite so bad. It's a hell of a disease. Has your friend had a 2nd opinion?
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Hello again there!  Sorry to hear about how you feel.  I also have CFS or abstein bar.  I'm a bit of a pro at it, the difference with me is that I am a new person after my treatment. CFS starts out as Mononucleosis (MONO) the virus which if untreated turns to CFS, so that's why my doctor treats it with Valtrex.  Depression and anxiety come with CFS which also causes joint and muscle soreness, that's where the antidepressants come in.  As far as the fybromyalgia the only thing I know for it is pain management and that is something I don't dare explain because I have no personal experience but from my mother having it I know it's not easy to treat. Listen, if your doctor disagrees with the treatment that I just described to you as far as the CFS then you need to find someone who is more open to your health solutions. I love my doctor, he's so wonderful that my trust in him is unmentionable. I know it's scary to try someone new, but you need to feel better.  Wouldn't you like to feel normal again?  Be able to get up when you wake up and go.  Not fall asleep at the wheel.  You get my point.  I'm a new person and I have a new baby.  Believe me it feels good to be awake and the weight of the world is now a lot more manageable.  By the way drinking makes it worse, a lot worse!  So if you do, you need to take a break until you're all better.  Believe me it didn't help me any, I thank GOD for today. Chat with you later   I hope this info helps u a little bit. By the way if you're having trouble with a day at a time, try an hour at a  time.  Sounds like you're under a lot of stress and that makes the CFS worse all of the time.  Help is on the way,  you'll be alright. My doctor always reassured me that I'd be o.k., he is very involved with his patients and that's why everyone loves and trusts him so much
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Oh man I've swallowed sea water and felt like barfing. I'm thinking if someone drank a bunch of salt water on purpose they couldn't keep it down. Everyone but me that is. lol One time I thought I'd eaten bad food. It scared me so bad I tried to get rid of it. No luck. So I figured I'd mix baking soda with water and chug it. That's kinda like salt water. Well after chugging one large glass of this nasty stuff. lol. I tried and tried to barf. Fingers down the throat wouldn't work. Soooo, lol, down the hatch went another large glass of this nasty tasting stuff. I tried and tried. It never came up. So I wound up digesting all of it. lmao. The really old food and all that baking soda. Sick!\n.
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it's shocking. get it. hell i don't remeber because it's been so many years since i had mine. i have been epileptic for about 28 years and it still sucks ass. I'm so medicated most days that I wonder why I ever quit using the illegal stuff. your best bet is to call around and ask.
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I have a wonderful 12 yrs old son that has a brain stem tumor.He has had seizures since the age of 3.He is developmentally delayed having the abilities of a 4-5 yr old.He too,is my biggest joy.\n\nThe tough part is is seeing him struggle with simple day to day tasks.He will never play sports,drive, or hold down a job.Most likely,I'll never have grandchildren.\n\nThe joys are seeing him wake up every morning with a huge smile on his face.Saying I love you ,Mommy just melts my heart.We home school and to see the pride on his face when he "got it" on a new subject.\n\nThis is a wonderful question.Thank you for allowing me to share my story.I wish you luck with your special angel and hope he goes as far as possible.With a parent like you in his court,he'll do well!!
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It's the aspartame in diet drinks that hurt you.  There are a variety of symptoms and illnesses associated with it.\n\nThe College of Physicians has implicated ASPARTAMINE in any number of TERMINAL and SKYROCKETING USA diseases including M.S., Lupus, Fibromialgia, Diabetes, Manic Depression and Brain Tumors.\n\nPersonally, it makes my tongue numb and gives me a headache.\n\nCheck out this site for information.
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i have been taking welbutrin for over a year now. but after reading your side effects, it does come to my attention that i find myself looking for things that i have just seen. i joke that i spend half my day looking for things. i too have a hard time remembering names, etc and when i am really tired i tend to think one thing and say another. do you think this could be a side effect. other than that i feel it does help with my anxiety and stress. i am a female 43 years old......lisa foster, minnesota.