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Could my headaches be caused by a form of epilepsy?


for four years, i have suffered headaches, they vary in severity but the pain is mostly based in my forehead region. i can have anything from one to a dozen in a week, and lasting anything from a few hours to several days continuous.
possibilites ruled out by my gp are anaemia, sinusitis, and migraine. i have had a ct scan which came back normal, and have been to the opticians so i know this is not the cause.
i suspect perhaps a form of tension headaches, hormone issues (headaches began when i was 7months pregnant with my first child) or perhaps a form of epilepsy.
the reason i suggest epilepsy is that sometimes i have, not exactly blackouts, but phases where i lose control of my head for anything from a few seconds to a few minutes and my eyes rolls back into my skull accompanied by a cramping sensation and feeling of lack of body control.
any suggestions? my doctors ( i have seen three and a specialist) seem to have no clue of how to help me so i figure if i go prepared with a list of ideas and knowledge maybe it could be a way of finding out?

When I was diagnosed with petit mal seizures, I had really bad headaches all the time also. They would lasts for days or weeks at a time and not be like a migraine but just as painful.
A petit mal seizure is where you go blank for a few seconds ,but it takes up to a minute to get your mind back on track of what you were doing when it occured.
I suggest seeing your Drs again and telling them what I said and you may possibly get an MRI or EEG done.
One thing I want to ask, after you have the "phases " you refer to , do you get tired and worn out like you just worked a real hard day without a break ? If so, I was the same way aftera seizure. They drain your energy.

i have epilepsy and have now had it for 4years now. they did not now for about 6-12 moths it was epilepsy but few of my friends and boyfriend new it was and they where right. i often have bad headchs with my epilepsy but i aslo have headches and mingrines with my epilpsy

i would say go back to your doctors in till they find out what wrong if it just something like Migraine

i hope for you it not epielpsy

one good tip is
to write everything down if you can when u not feeling ill at the begining of the day or before bed write down how today went how you flet if anything happind that it namal like a headche and how long it last mybe what u eat what you did that day if you had the shakes or anything just write down as much as you can.

take care

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