Quote: Chappers @ July 1 2009, 3:56 PM BSTYou mean like 9 o'clock in the morning?
Thinking more 7. But 9 if I'd gone to bed that bit later I suppose, yes. No specific time really, just dependent on sleep hours. I'm meant to get 8 and a half a night.
Quote: Aaron @ July 1 2009, 3:50 PM BSTI thought nothing of it. Only seemed to be happening when I was really, reeeally tired (i.e. having had to get up at stupid o'clock for uni). If I wasn't already diagnosed I wouldn't have even mentioned it to anyone. I would suggest going to the doctor about it though.
Except you don't want to lose your driving licence if you're hoping for this impersonator career. :/
Bizzarely, Molly seems to be able to sense sometimes that I'm going to have one. She tries to alert me and sticks to me like glue. She also bizzarely has a habit of "bringing me out". She'll nudge me and according to everyone, within seconds I start to come around. It's very spooky.
Maybe if Molly rode with me in the car......
Mine happens when I doze off - I think, It's like a big jolt that wakes me up. It's ultra rare and I have had for a long time. But happens rarely, it's it's so odd when it does happen I remember it.
I do have sleep aponea - which is being treated with my lovely mask. Maybe it is related to that?
Quote: Aaron @ July 1 2009, 3:50 PM BSTI thought nothing of it. Only seemed to be happening when I was really, reeeally tired (i.e. having had to get up at stupid o'clock for uni). If I wasn't already diagnosed I wouldn't have even mentioned it to anyone. I would suggest going to the doctor about it though.
Except you don't want to lose your driving licence if you're hoping for this impersonator career. :/
Sounds (at worst) a variant of a petit mal, though it's more likely to be a benign, normal neurophysiological variant. Most likely a form of innocent neuromuscular fasciculation, which is more common when one it tired/just waking/just about to go to sleep.
Wouldn't worry about mentioning it to your doctor (if it's causing you ongoing distress) as, even were it to be investigated it would unlikely have implications for driving. Driving limitations are established on the basis of grand-mal (tonic-clonic) seizures, petit mal variants known as "absence seizures" and certain types of temporal lobe epilepsy.
As I say, most likely benign and non-epileptiform.
Quote: Tim Walker @ July 1 2009, 5:24 PM BSTSounds (at worst) a variant of a petit mal, though it's more likely to be a benign, normal neurophysiological variant. Most likely a form of innocent neuromuscular fasciculation, which is more common when one it tired/just waking/just about to go to sleep.
Wouldn't worry about mentioning it to your doctor (if it's causing you ongoing distress) as, even were it to be investigated it would unlikely have implications for driving. Driving limitations are established on the basis of grand-mal (tonic-clonic) seizures, petit mal variants known as "absence seizures" and certain types of temporal lobe epilepsy.
As I say, most likely benign and non-epileptiform.
I do know that in some cases they do allow you to drive providing you can prove it's under control and that you have gone 18 months without an attack.
I would like to drive because I like to be able to go places!
Quote: Tim Walker @ July 1 2009, 5:24 PM BSTWouldn't worry about mentioning it to your doctor (if it's causing you ongoing distress) as, even were it to be investigated it would unlikely have implications for driving. Driving limitations are established on the basis of grand-mal (tonic-clonic) seizures, petit mal variants known as "absence seizures" and certain types of temporal lobe epilepsy.
I bet Aaron's pissed off they're all French names.
Quote: RubyMae - Glamourous Snowdrop at Large @ July 1 2009, 5:27 PM BSTI do know that in some cases they do allow you to drive providing you can prove it's under control and that you have gone 18 months without an attack.
I would like to drive because I like to be able to go places!
I presume they have fully investigated your type of epilepsy, Rube? Had an EEG, bloods, MRI etc? And you are seeing a neurologist to sort this out?
Everyone gets that jolty awakey thing though don't they? When they think they are falling. That's not a condition is it?
Quote: zooo @ July 1 2009, 5:42 PM BSTEveryone gets that jolty awakey thing though don't they? When they think they are falling. That's not a condition is it?
I never thought so.
Maybe my hyperconderia ( sorry can't even get close enough on word to get the spelling right) is coming out.
I'll shut up and bug people to sign my petition - Zooo sign my petition.
Please. 
Quote: Tim Walker @ July 1 2009, 5:32 PM BSTI presume they have fully investigated your type of epilepsy, Rube? Had an EEG, bloods, MRI etc? And you are seeing a neurologist to sort this out?
I have had to change hospitals recently because the one I was with before (for the epilespy and the BDD) was to be honest, crap. I am finally with a hospital where I don't feel I am gonna get herpes from the machine bought tea and I'm spoken to like a human being. My bloods was the first thing they did because my dad is diabetic but nothing showed up so it was EEG next which I had to do more than once because they kept saying it was inconclusive. I think they just had trouble locating my brain!
Quote: RubyMae - Glamourous Snowdrop at Large @ July 1 2009, 5:53 PM BSTI think they just had trouble locating my brain!
Quote: RubyMae - Glamourous Snowdrop at Large @ July 1 2009, 5:14 PM BSTBizzarely, Molly seems to be able to sense sometimes that I'm going to have one. She tries to alert me and sticks to me like glue. She also bizzarely has a habit of "bringing me out". She'll nudge me and according to everyone, within seconds I start to come around. It's very spooky.
Dogs can sense epilepsy. Normally they need special training though. You got a good one there, evidently.
Quote: Tim Walker @ July 1 2009, 5:24 PM BSTSounds (at worst) a variant of a petit mal, though it's more likely to be a benign, normal neurophysiological variant. Most likely a form of innocent neuromuscular fasciculation, which is more common when one it tired/just waking/just about to go to sleep.
Wouldn't worry about mentioning it to your doctor (if it's causing you ongoing distress) as, even were it to be investigated it would unlikely have implications for driving. Driving limitations are established on the basis of grand-mal (tonic-clonic) seizures, petit mal variants known as "absence seizures" and certain types of temporal lobe epilepsy.
As I say, most likely benign and non-epileptiform.
Well, I'll go with my neurologist's opinion that it's another form of mini-seizure I developed. But interesting take on it nonetheless!
Quote: RubyMae - Glamourous Snowdrop at Large @ July 1 2009, 5:27 PM BSTI do know that in some cases they do allow you to drive providing you can prove it's under control and that you have gone 18 months without an attack.
IIRC, it's actually come down to 12 months recently.
I think I'm elligible again now, actually. Hm.
Quote: RubyMae - Glamourous Snowdrop at Large @ July 1 2009, 5:53 PM BSTI have had to change hospitals recently because the one I was with before (for the epilespy and the BDD) was to be honest, crap. I am finally with a hospital where I don't feel I am gonna get herpes from the machine bought tea and I'm spoken to like a human being. My bloods was the first thing they did because my dad is diabetic but nothing showed up so it was EEG next which I had to do more than once because they kept saying it was inconclusive. I think they just had trouble locating my brain!
Is that all? Pah! You lucky thing. I've had every test under the sun. Numerous times.
They make me get up before I go to bed and work 27 hours a day and everything.
Quote: Aaron @ July 1 2009, 6:42 PM BSTThey make me get up before I go to bed and work 27 hours a day and everything.
You don't know what work is!
(Oh yes - neither do I at the moment!)
Nor me.
Quote: Aaron @ July 1 2009, 6:42 PM BSTIs that all? Pah! You lucky thing. I've had every test under the sun. Numerous times.
They make me get up before I go to bed and work 27 hours a day and everything.
Hah! Luxury. They made me work down the mine 35 hours a day, get up before I went to bed, and when I got home, they would beat me with shoes.
I'm a newbie anyway. I'm sure I will start getting wierd symptons they won't be able to explain and will have to nuke me or something. I'm good at that.