a question about oddball symptoms

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Hi all, I have not been very active since joining, but have been

reading the posts on and off, when I am both home and well enough to

spend time at the computer. Mostly, on work days I am just checking

mail quickly, then offline, and when I feel good and have the day

off, I tend to be with my kids.

I have a question for ya'll though... but I have to lay out my train

of thought first.

Last weekend I had what my fiancee described as a grand mal siezure

(she has epilepsy, so knows one when she see one). I have no history

of siezures, excepting a few when I was in my late teens while taking

a drug I was allergic to.

From all I have read about different types of siezures, some of the

symptoms we have resemble some types of siezures (the fits of

trembling, jerky motions while sleeping, the foggy fade outs when

exhaustion takes over and we keep pushing, even what I call " silent

migraines (all the symptoms of a migraine excepting the soul rending

pain) fit the description of one type or class of siezure or another.

So here is my question. How many of you have experienced seizures of

any type, without being diagnosed with a siezure disorder such as

epilepsy?

I haven't seen any mention of it in any of the sources I have

researched, and cannot afford to see my Dr at this time, as I have no

insurance (my Dr prescribes my meds on a quarterly basis, and only

sees me to renew them unless it is a real crisis, so as to reduce my

medical bills).

Any help you can give me would be appreceited, as I have to decide

whether to try to find the money for all the tests the Dr will likely

order, or to let it go and see what happens.

thanks all...

Mike