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Was having Auras a couple of weeks ago. Think it was from some herbal supplements I was using. Stopped them and the Auras stopped. Then yesterday and this morning I had a really strange episode. Felt just like when an Aura is starting…..funny feeling that rises up into my chest where it fells cold or sometimes warm and I feel really anxious.But a full blown Aura didn’t happen. Wondering what this could be or what might have caused it.
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Both my neurologist and my gp have told me that I’m not allowed to take anything- vitamins, herbal supplements etc without asking them first. Apparently they have ingredients in them that can either lower or up the dosage of some epilepsy meds ( and other meds). Depending on how stressed I am is how often I’ll have auras. Some will progress to my usual tonic clonic seizures while others just leave me completely drained. I’m like a combination of Leslie and Jason’s descriptions of auras. But auras are seizures in their own which can progress to bigger seizures
I have auras many times. I take natural vitamins and don’t have the same issue. It is different for everyone. It all depends on what your body needs.
Most tend to call it a warning- In my own perspective, an Aura is simply a seizure very slowly coming on to the point where you notice it before you lose consciousness.
I am now taking 5 mgs. Benzaprine twice a day. It is a muscle relaxant to relieve an aching back. My Neurologist said this could make having a seizure more likely, to remember to take my meds.
@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member I would probably try logging the aura plus the any events you can think of in the lead up to it. Generally the more information you can get the better.
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