Very strong Deja Vu

[dejavuvu]

Hello All

Okay I know this is a weird type question and sorry about the namechange but Deja Vu was already taken .

Just wondering if anybody else has had any experience of this. But for the last year or so I have been experiencing very strong deja vu. When it happens I kind of feel spaced out and like I know exactly what is going to happen next it lasts for about a minute and leaves me feeling kind of freaked out to say the least! Recently it has been happening more and more often.

Im not really sure what I want anybody to say, well I suppose 'oh yes I get this all the time' would be nice but you know what I mean. I did mention it to the GP once a couple of months back and she said it was probably a migrain thing .

Any ideas at all?

TIA

I read somewhere that this was the brain filing something into your long term memory rather than your short term by mistake. Could be bollocks, but sounds quite reasonable to a lay person. (This being mumsnet, a neurosurgeon will be along shortly to put me right). It sometimes happens to me.

Hi dejavu, my dh had this and I would really recommend that you make your GP listen to you, or ask to see another GP until you're satisfied. When you say you feel "spaced out" do you remember that time? or is it like you've lost a few minutes?
I'm sure it's nothing serious but it's certainly something they need to investigate rather than "it's probably a migraine thing"!

Hope you get it sorted out x

I read the same as constance somewhere, and I get something like this quite a lot when I am tired.

But I've never had one last for a full minute - that seems like a long time. Maybe try another GP.

Oh I thought everyone would just say don't be silly everyone gets deja vu.

What do you think I should say to the GP, she looked at me like I was crazy last time I was there. I did wonder how it could be a migrane since there was no headache or anything. Do you mind me asking what was wrong with your DP in the end? (Don't feel like you have to say if you don't want to). I have been reading some stuff connecting it to epilepsy so may mention that to the GP.

I don't really kind of lose time, it is a strange feeling just like being spaced out and then snapping out of it. If I am on MN for example and then start getting it and I start doing something else it will go away, very strange!

It would be useful to keep a diary of how often it is happening and when it occurs to show the GP. Its hard to ignore that kind of record!

I read a long time ago that deja vu can be caused by a failure of the auditory loop or something technical like that. I think the essence was that you hear something, don't process it properly, then your ear/brain tries again immediately and properly registers the information but you feel like it has already happened because of the first failed attempt. Does that make sense? It takes a split second but triggers the sense of deja vu.

That said, I wonder if it could be an inner ear thing maybe? Have you had any particulary nasty colds? Earache?

I am, of course, waffling and thinking out loud based on something I once read somewhere.

I think you should try your GP again. You mention epilepsy - without freaking you out do you think it could be some kind of absence seizures? DS1 has epilepsy so I spend a bit of time reading up on the epilepsy forums, maybe try having a read to see if anything fits. No pun intended there.
A minute is quite a long time isn't it for deja vu type feelings - I go through phases of having it and thankfully it only for a split second.
Good luck

Hi dejavu, I don't want to worry you as many people experience deja vu without it being anything more serious than just that.
When dh started to get it he had the feeling of deja vu, then would experience something similar to a black out (obviously all my descriptions are second-hand so bear with me!)
and he would then "lose" a minute or two. After tests he was diagnosed with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, but he is on medication and has had no more fits since he started taking the tablets.

I am really only recommending going back to the GP and demanding he take notice because of that, and let us know how you get on x