seizures that are not seizures

[aprilinva]

After many visits to doctors, many EEG's, MRI's CT scans they don't don't what going on with me. I'll give you a slight history. In 2003 I fell through a chair while putting curtains back up.  I landed on my feet. Not long after that I started jerking first it was my arms then went to full body jerks. The doctors rans test but didn't know what started them or what they were. I went to a neuroloist and he labeled them myoclonic jerks. he put me on different medicines but the only thing that controlled them was clonazepam. Then in 2011 I had a total knee replacement and due to lack of money I couldn't take my clonazepam.I started having seizure like eposides. Where I would just start jerking and they got worse ended up in the ER many times. Symtoms are: I will get this funny feeling in my hands and feet and start jerking. I know whats going on around me, I but at times I can't respond to whats being said. The last trip to the er had them saying they thought they were maybe stress related siezures or pseudo siezures. Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated because they have deprived me of my abilty to work and drive. Thank you very  much for your time.

[whisperwolf]

Did you have a concussion from the fall off the chair?
It is possible to be hospitalized for several days to be hooked up to an EEG so they can monitor your brainwaves. (I had that done at St. Joseph's hospital in Phoenix)

Have you been tested for Diabetes and your Thyroid checked?
Also, your medication may be wrong for you. Hope they figure out what is going on.

[aprilinva]

I have had at least 6  EEg's and on  560 mg dilantin a day and still have whatever these things are.  Just so tired of them.

[whisperwolf]

It sounds like a type of seizure. Sometimes it takes more than one EEG for them to show up (I had four EEG's before they found mine). Have they done lab work as well? There are other things that can cause seizures.