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I had a weird episode today.

It happened before and was so scary that I completely blocked it.
I could not read for a while. Minutes to a half hour.Never ( oops well obviously once before)have I not had a clue as to how to *pronounce or recognize every word I see*!
Seem to be fine in the head now except for headache.

I have had a great deal of trouble making sense of words for short spells and spelling is foriegn at times.

Numbers have had no meaning briefly.
Often have a hard time writing sense at times due to a combo sleep deprivation and brain injury(i think).

I have had trouble understanding what I hear briefly.

I have been totally lost when I should have known my surroundings a few times before.
All since the lightning strike and minor strokes

Anyway, since I had dismissed it before I thought it best to document it in my journal because I could esily "forget again".
If it happens again I will go to the emergency room otherwise I see on Tuesday .

Yes abbi sounds like a serious side effect of the medication, hmm? *furrows brow with concern*

hi abbi.

go and get it checked out.





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Hi Abbi, I had been wondering how you are in general - haven't seen you for some days. I'm virtually living online at the moment, so I thought you might have been away?

That is scarey about not being able to read. I have very mild experiences of the other things you talk about - not being able to make sense of words, or especially spoken words sometimes. Having a full half hour of that would be intense.

Was the rest of your body ok in that time?

Do you think as Jazz suggests that it is a med side effect?

kea

Hi kea how're you doing? Haven't 'talked' for ages!

do check it, it could be that you arenot relaxed enough a lot is going on.

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Hi Kea - I have not been around too much. I have not felt well and had more serious problems in general , especially with weakness in my legs.

I did wonder if seizure medication ( or a seizure)could do that.
They affect your brain but normally teh side affects for me have been senses or sleepiness-dizzy or tremor which I have not had with this new one. I am scheduled to be upped in dosage this week.

Hmmm, sorry you haven't been all that well abbi! I hope this all gets worked out favourably! *big concerned *

Thanks jaZZ and Pheloxi

I am more relaxed than I usually am because
Twinny is doing better finallyand that has been a Big stress for years!

It is an emotional Sad anniversaries time of year.
I am not feeling particuarly weird, depressed or anything negative.

Could be affecting me more than I realise though.
I suppose it could bring on physical stress symptoms of a new kind.

Thanks serenity.
Nice to see you

Hey all there are two silly but kind of fun things on ASK.
One is what's you real name? (NOT)
The other is are you male -female test?

I came out male in teh sex test (not surprised -I think I am proudly pretty close to 50-50!

My name is zippy gizrd brains according to teh formula.

That does NOT sound fun, and under the risk of sounding like everyone else, go get it checked girl (or judging by recent test results sir). I hope it won't be a horrible reoccuring annoyance, but still have a and a to make you feel better.

It looks like a unanimous vote,abbi,get it checked out!!!When i am aggitated,or stressed,i have more problems with finding the the keys to type,so it could be something very similar.Also ,when my neck is bad,and it is affecting my headaches.It is scary it makes me panic..have a ,chat soon.salxxx

Quite right. We wouldn't want to think that for long periods of time you'd be isolated from anything written... including hootoo.

Abbi, that does sound scary. I can only relate to that when I have a cold, if you don't have that as an excuse then please get it checked out. Was that a possible side-effect of the new medication?

I sincerely hope that it doesn't happen again.

*agrees with everyone else*

That sounds nasty Abbi. Definitely get it checked out!

It does sound a bit like the 'aura' that accompanies migraine, but go and find out for sure!

Take care

Hey! Leo sighting!!!*waves*

As everyone says, yes, get it checked out. As i said to abbi in her email, quite coincidentally (I assume?) i had an evil migraine a few days back, which produced the same sort of thing; as Leo says; often migraines can do this, I haven't had one for ages, but when i was younger (& not on medication) i had ones that resembled mini-strokes, virtually blind, loss of senstion on one side, unable to pronounce words even though i knew exactly what i wanted to say. The fact you got a headache too might mean this is what it is; did you get weird zigzag patterns first? But see the doc to make sure; please!

take care abbi, we all need you !!!



Terri

*off to look at this quiz*

Thanks Leo YAY

I have lots of migraine auras and fortunately usually without the migraine these past years. The "norm" has always included sensory--definitely eyes and ears and balance and numbeness.

I had none of those yesterday.
I am glad to know not recognizing any words *could be* lumped into that also. I am certainly fine now, writing it in my journal guarantees I will not deny it

My vision was perfectly clear.

When I have a migraine - I normally cannot read due to vision and if I try I will vomit and/or get dizzy. It was not like that.