I'm hoping for anyone experience of panic attacks or epilepsy that isn't the 'norm'
My dd is 14. Last year from Sept - Dec she suffered almost daily with what she called 'Deja vu' attacks. She would be doing something normal, non stressful and suddenly she would have a 'rush of Deja vu' for around 10-15 seconds. Often they would leave her with a 'hot' neck, or temporary muffled hearing. She said she could feel them coming and would feel 'fearful' while they were happening.
On top of this she suffers from migraines.
Her attendance at school suffered badly and was down to 89% at one point.
We went to around 4 different GP's and eventually saw a senior paediatrician. The SP asked dd lots of questions and took her very seriously. He said that it could be a form of epilepsy but the chances of testing it were very low and he wasn't prepared to prescribe medication for epilepsy (I agreed). He said in his professional opinion, which was a guess, he would say these are connected to anxiety and are a form of panic attack. For dd this will be background anxiety she is virtually unaware of. He prescribed medication for migraine.
After this appt dd made a huge effort to relax in general, using calm apps, getting much more sleep and taking more relaxing baths.
Since last December she has no Deja vu's and barely any migraines. We were both delighted.
She's now in Y10. Happy in school, working well. However yesterday the Deja vu's returned plus a migraine. Dd has gone to school but is disappointed she's has more Deja vu's.
Anyway, in the bank of my mind I'm still wondering whether this is a weird form of epilepsy, maybe a tiny little fit that lasts seconds. She says she's aware where she is when they happen but she 'stares' and says her mind is filled with a rush of images. She feels tired and flushed afterwards.
Is there anyone that has panic attacks like this or heard of this?
I'm worried about an increase in stress for Y11 next year.
Do I go back to GP and asked to be referred to an epilepsy specialist?
Sorry for such a long post.
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Milicentbystander72 · 29/11/2019 12:11
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