growing from fear? - Brain & Nervous System Disorders Message Board

bkeo · 07-30-2005, 10:59 PM

I'm 16 years old and am beginning to believe that I have a serious problem. I've had about three seizures that I haven't told anyone about (smart, I know, but I don't have anyone that I feel I can talk to about it). One day at school I became dizzy, nauseous, and expirenced temporary blindness in my left eye that lasted 2-3 minutes, I was sent home and threw-up the rest of the day. This happened again a few months later minus the blindness and regurgitation. I had blamed this on low-blood pressure, I would faint whenever I had gotten shots or blood test despite the fact that I'm not afraid of needles, and would expirence numb arms and legs when playing sports, which I'm told are caused my low-blood pressure, that and a nurse tried taking my blood pressure with a modern electrical blood pressure reader and couldn't get a reading, but it would work on other people. Recently I've come to believe that low blood pressure isn't the culprit. I've learnt that these are symptoms of a brain tumor, and lately I've started to have more and more headaches but I think that they are growing from fear and not from the truth. Or at least I hope so. I'm too scared to talk to my doctor about my suspicions for fear of her answer, whether it be serious or not.
Could someone help me, give my confidence/a game plan for talking to my doctor or family, calm me down and tell me it's all ricidulous?
Thank you for your time.

Chris1968 · 07-31-2005, 03:37 AM

Hi,

Well it sounds to me very much like migraine. The going blind in one eye is the aura you get before the migraine starts. I started with migraines when I was about 16, 17 and grew out of them over the years, they became less and less. They do cause nausea and numbness and pins and needles etc. BUT, you should go to the doctor to make sure it isnt anything else, try not to worry - it sounds like migraines to me, you can get medication to prevent them or even avoiding certain foods could help.

good luck,

Chris

bkeo · 07-31-2005, 01:05 PM

To clarify, there's been three siezures and the expirences that I described are seperate from them. They are just other odd happenings that concern me.
thanks again,
beth

Chris1968 · 08-01-2005, 05:24 AM

Hi Beth,

You really need to see a doctor, please dont be scared, and take someone with you too for support. It seems you are giving yourself as much anxiety by not going to see a doctor,

Take care,

Chris