12-04-2015, 03:09 AM
himself Wrote:I had petit mal seizures from the age of 12 to 14. They stopped a week before I turned 18. Then, I had one when I was 18. When I was 21, one day, I had three. Other than that, nothing, until today, where I had 4. When I was younger, I went to the doctor and they referred me to the hospital but, when I went to the hospital, they asked me how long it had been since I last had a fit - I hadn't had one in a month (or maybe it was two months, but not any longer than that). Sometimes I had them once a month, sometimes more frequently. Anyway, they didn't look into it because it had been too long since my last fit so there was no urgency. So that was that. If these carry on, I'll go to the doctor, just to be on the safe side.
They are unpleasant, at the time (I start screaming) but, afterwards, I can't really remember how they feel (I just remember that they don't feel good - it's like being electrocuted - not really, and I've never been electrocuted anyway so I wouldn't know but that's the word that comes to mind - with pink electricity). Sometimes, I feel funny afterwards (I often feel purple afterwards). Sometimes, I feel good after having one. It's like my brain just needs to vomit. Me mam had these when she was younger and then they stopped. Then, while pregnant with me, she started having grand mal seizures. I have no plans to get pregnant (at the moment, anyway) so, hopefully, I'll be fine.
Feel free to look into it if this goes on. These "short circuits" of sorts have a reason behind and even more so seeming how it is a genetically transmitable trait. Sort of like epylepsy.
Hope you're dong good now man. Doesn't sound fun at all.