Should I see a neurologist?

[mwkayla]

I'm suffering from extreme spells of dizziness, often leading in loss of consciousness, or vision and feeling in my body. Two years ago, It resulted in a seizure. Before each spell I feel extremely light headed, dizzy, shaky, and disoriented, I lose the feeling in my body, and I lose the ability to talk, and I can not think clearly, a lot of nausea, and it's very hard to breath. I don't always lose consciousnesses completely, but it's like I my entire body shuts off. I've been told twice by doctors it could be something called vasovagal syncope, but they never diagnosed it, and assured me it would go away on it's own. It's been five years. The past two weeks it has gotten progressively worse, I feel like I am constantly on the verge of a seizure, even though that has only happened on one
Lately it's a constant feeling, like at any moment I am going to lose consciousness, and my body feels numb, or it feels like everything is tingling. I feel a lot of pressure in my head, when I start blacking out, and when the feeling in my body and my eyesight return. I have a lot of trouble sleeping, and I never feel fully rested. I also noticed that lately when I am coming out of these spells, my eyelids are moving up and down(not closing) repetitively
I posted on another site, and spoke with a doctor who said these spells sounded like complex partial epilepsy. I appreciate any advice or suggestions, thank you very much.

[mkh9]

Well if you are willing to take the chance I would get the EEG done. I have a positive EEG but it is a migraine variant. My doctor said also because I get the "shakes" but I am aware of it that it could be a petite mal seizure (I could be wrong about the type) or a type that you can be aware of. The other thing is to get a brain scan to see if there is anything going on there. Let me know how it goes. Feel free to message me if it is a while away.
mkh9

[mwkayla]

When I had the stereotypical seizure (rapid jerking movements) they only went as far a CT scan it was hours after the actual seizure and they saw nothing abnormal, they dismissed it as a seizure because I was able to know that I had one and because I did not urinate on myself. So, if in having that test done I have a seizure, or episode, as unpleasant as it will be, at least it will finally be taken seriously rather then dismissed as nothing. Thank you all for the help, I appreciate the help a lot.

[mwkayla]

They checked when the issue first arose, and multiple times over the last year and a half(I was pregnant, and it was protocol to do it during and after pregnancy). Nothing abnormal.

[mkh9]

It does sound like epilepsy. If you are not on meds you need to be and if you are you need a different one. Have you had an Electroencephalogram (EEG)? They have a couple of types to check your brain waves. However, they may not want to do them as it will probably trigger a seizure. Yes you need a neurologist as soon as possible.

[SD3777]

Have you had your glucose levels checked? Low sugar can cause dizziness, nausea, and loss of consciousness.

[Ricobord]

It does indeed sound like some form of epilepsy.  I am no neurologist, but what you describe is not a simple vasovagal syncope. (I have had vasovagal syncope and it is not like what you describe at all.). You should definitely go see a neurologist as soon as you can.