Dizzy Episodes - Epilepsy Message Board

Riker1964 · 03-14-2003, 10:35 AM

I need some help/advice about dizziness. I'm not sure if this is epilepsy or not, that is why I am posting here. I am cross-posting this in the Allergy forum as well.

I have been having lightheadedness/dizzy EPISODES and are not sure what they are. Here is an example...

"March 14, 2003
11:53am

Sitting at PC at work, I had a BAD dizziness episode. It felt like my whole head was zapped with electricity, then my eyes went slightly out of focus, then it felt like my head was being squeezed all around it, the top too. It lasted about 5-10 seconds. When it subsided, I got hot/flush and my forehead started to sweat somewhat. Then my heart started to pound. Then I felt pressure in my face, around my nose, cheeks, and forehead. Nothing went numb. I had no chest pain. I did not have trouble breathing. Checked pulse and it was about 84 per minute and I did not notice any out of rhythm beats.

Earlier, I was blowing out 3 extremely dusty PCs with a can of compressed air. I did this outside. I also ate 4 chocolate chip cookies about 10 minutes before it hit."

These are the kind of EPISODES I have. They never last more than 5-10 seconds - well, one time it did. I went to ER, they said Labrynthitis. My ENT said no way.

Could these be seizures or something non-life threatening (allergy/sinus). I have NEVER had these before in my life, and I have had allergies/sinus trouble all my life.

I have been diagnosed with Sarcoidosis in Jan 2003 - makes me scared that Sarcoid has affected my heart (can cause life-threatening arrythmias)

I don't know what to do. I'm lost, confused, and very scared. Can anyone suggest anything?

Thanx

lazoo · 03-14-2003, 10:56 AM

I have a friend who said she had similar episodes for a few years, but only when shopping - like the grocery store or Wal-Mart. Well, last month she was having a dizzy spell in the Wal-Mart along with trouble focusing, the next thing she knew she woke up with paramedics around her. It had generalized into a grand mal seizure. Her EEG and MRI are clear, but they have put her on Dilantin. I don't know, perhaps hers were triggered by the florescent lighting. She chipped some teeth and hit her head on the way down. Best wishes to you.