can somebody pls help me understand - Epilepsy Message Board

ksr20 · 11-04-2004, 07:36 PM

for the past couple of months ive been experiancing constant deja vu, i went to doctor after doctor and finally they thought i may have TLE due to a car accident i was in like 4 years ago, is that even possible? anyways he put me on medication, but this deja vu thing is driving me NUTS, or am i. i just wanna to know if this is normal or if anybody else has experianced this that has TLE. and how long does it take medication to help? thanks

HelloKathy · 11-04-2004, 10:03 PM

Hello,
I have TLE and around the time when I experience seizures(they only happen in my sleep) I do have dejavus during the day. And yes, they can be annoying! I had seizures for years and didn't even know it. I would wake up on certain mornings and have drool on my pillow or I would have bite marks in my mouth or on my tongue. I thought I was having panic attacks in my sleep until someone finally saw my having one in my sleep. How is your memory? Concentration? Before I knew that I had epilepsy, I would forget basic things like directions to my house or school and I thought that my thinking was normal. NOT! I was completely in a daze and didn't even know it. I would get it checked out. You have nothing to lose.

ZapGC · 01-17-2005, 08:12 PM

I have had deja vu's since I was a child everyday of my life. I strongly believe that it is related to me dreaming into my future. Not sure how this works or why it works but it does and is more than incredibly accurate. maybe it's God's way of thanking us for having to wake up in the middle of the night laying there shaking unable to scream out for help... Either way I have come to enjoy knowing the future and haven't remembered a dream that wasn't something from the future for at least 10 years prolly more. I can honestly say I appreciate it sometimes as when you pray to God I've noticed you have more Deja vu's more often it's rather amazing and rather helpful in making you smarter. I would relate this to the same 2% type of catagory that they relate photosensitivity to. I also relate the photosensitivity to my near photographic memory. Hope this helps some and never know you might come up with a better life in your dream than what was originally planned so there is always a plus to that as you are empowered to control your dreams... Maybe we'll someday figure how to use more of our brains without having to shake out the extra energy...