I think I just had a seizure?

[VitaminX]

Any idea how long it'll take for the results to arrive?

[Misha]

Not a clue. Could be 10 minutes, could be a few hours

[Sci_Girl]

Thank you. Still no results. They gave me 3 doses of nitroglycerin for my chest pain and now I can barely breathe and I'm even more dizzy.

Dizziness and headaches are common. The difficulty breathing you will want to tell them about, especially if it is becoming worse. Do not get up fast as you can get even more dizzy.

[Misha]

Yeah the nitroglycerin made the shallow breathing worse and gave me a headache. Didn't help anything. Apparently I'm being admitted to the hospital. My results were normal throughout, but there still is the possibility it was a seizure even though nothing indicates I had one. Which would be common with partial seizures, they won't show up on an EEG unless I'm hooked up to it while it's happening. So I know I didn't have a grand mal, which is a little nice to know. Just hope I'm not here forever while they try to figure out what's wrong with me.

[Howl]

Yeah, could have been a complex partial. Really sucks! Have they done an EEG already?
Good sign that the CT and bloods are clear! I'm guessing they'll refer you for an MRI.

All the best to you! Maybe it was just one of those things!

[Misha]

Yeah, could have been a complex partial. Really sucks! Have they done an EEG already?
Good sign that the CT and bloods are clear! I'm guessing they'll refer you for an MRI.

All the best to you! Maybe it was just one of those things!

Yeah I'm hoping it was just some random fluke with me having a panic attack but better safe than sorry

[Tapir]

Shit that's awful, glad you're getting help but sucks its taking so long to get answers :/ Hope you start to feel better soon and doctors can figure out what it was. Hopefully just a one off fluke or anxiety related like you said (I've passed out before and had tremors from anxiety but I dont think it was as extreme, what happened sounds really scary). Wishing you the best.

[Aska]

Sending lots of positive vibes your way.

[Misha]

So I'm staying the night at the hospital for observation. A diagnosis is yet to be determined as I haven't had my results from my MRI come back yet and I have to wait until tomorrow morning for an EEG. The hypothesis on a diagnosis at this point lead to Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, a simple Syncopatic Episode, I actually had a complex partial seizure, or it was an anomaly of my anxiety.



Best part is I'm ordered to be out of work for at least a week, and am being stripped of my driving privelages for 3 months as per the laws in the state of Minnesota due to my episode.


So not only do I not know what the fuck happened, I am losing out on money that I ABSOLUTELY NEED. I fucking hate having medical issues all the time.

[Sci_Girl]

Oh man that sucks. Your health is most important though. Get that cleared and deal with other stuff. Still sucks though. I wish the best for you.