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Diffuse stiffening or frank clonic movements may occur with syncope, particularly if the person is maintained in the head-up position.36 With rare exceptions, convulsive syncope does not represent a cortical electrical seizure but occurs with cortical depression, usually manifested on the EEG by diffuse flattening.37 The release of brainstem mechanisms from cortical inhibition is the hypothesized mechanism. Unlike a generalized tonic-clonic seizure, convulsive syncope is usually followed by little or no confusion or somnolence. Urinary incontinence and tongue biting are occur rarely. http://professionals.epilepsy.com/page/sen..._diff_diag.html I do the head jerking too. I have convulsive syncope good luck

they probably have seating for the ill. ask. good luck

i have had those dreams a few times, I don't think i was actually having an episode.

search "homocysteine ", on the fourm , you will find past threads

http://www.disabilitysecrets.com/questions.html check that out

I'm late. Hope things went very well for you!

I moved to reduce the work load, no steps, basement, yard ,or garage to kill me- here,

Milk thistle most definetly does support liver function . Clinical trials (mostly In Germany ) show this. Detoxification ability is increased (supported). Medication levels can be effected during use. I'm pretty sure no med would cause fatty liver, liver damage yes. But that is fibrosis. Sympathic stimulation in the liver causes increased conversion of glycogen to glucose and since glucose is sugar (I AM GUESSING) bingo -stored as fat. The liver will store fat and/or iron. Perhaps other things aswell. P.S. issie, if your freind has liver damage, it behoves him to reduce the workload of the liver.

i second this

its very possible to be out and not know it. If you were laying down you would not get the obivous confirmation of the fall. You can be out very briefly. I know because, I go out during TTT and don't know it. I'm strapped in, I don't fall, and I recover as soon as the table is down. The Drs tell me afrerward. And I would say also, the med timing could be a major factor too.

Thanks my GI told me in 1979 ,(you read that right) to eat low fat to avoid fatty liver. That because I already had fibrosis. I went from a size eight to a 4 in like two months, so he eased up. My ultra sounds look good. Do you know if fatty liver shows on ultra sounds?

sorry to hear this. Can you see a therapist- I would . good luck xxoo

thanks for the replies. does this sound reasonable then, based on my DX of orthostatic hypotension and neurocardiogenic syncope. Standing still causes hypotension and activates the sympathic NS. Before the NRI I would then stagger, lay down or go jogging. Assumeing the stagger and need to lay down is from the NCS reflex inducing bradycardia. The jog ,when I can ,increases either the BP or HR and I recover. I normally do either A Laydown or B jog. The stagger is the onset. A or B allow recovery. ok so.............. the NRI perhaps governs the sympathic NS so that it is buffered and the para sympathic does not "freak out" and drop my bp like a rock. Or to say it another way, the BP increase is not so much that it trips -on- the parasympathic response. I did not know, by the way, that I am on an NRI right now. I never heard of them before. I was put on Pristiq (an SNRI) for depression when I discovered that it enabled me to stand still without symptoms. It caused tachycardia, tho and I was switched to wellbutrin. thanks again

can someone expailn sympathetic outflow to me? I did wiki it and still don't get it. I have a mental block on sympathetic and parasympathetic. I can never retain which is which on that either. I have OH and NCS - snris are a godsend for me. I can stand still without symptons, thanks to SNRIs thanks, pat

great news

Don't you figure you are somewhat dehydrated from the proceedures?

Hi Mirry, I have OH and neurocardiogenic syncope also. You probably should "salt and water load". I was basically disabled till I was put on meds. Make sure you get 8 hours uninterrupted sleep each night. Compression stockings work great for me too. I figure you will ask-- I'm on Norpace and an SNRI. good luck

i also have both . i always thought that blood pooling in the legs was the commonality.

I have had 4 TTT, they were to see if meds were benifiting me. good luck to your daughter.

Well, if you have POTS do not listen to this advise. I have OH and NCS. SNRI's have changed my life. I have not been able to stand still for over 10 years without symptoms. I was put on an SNRI for depression and poof- gone. I , previously, wore compression stockis and rocked my legs back and forth while driving. Helped me. I am also on Norpace without which I was functionally disabled, and did not atempt to drive. good luck

lauralulu, That made my day.

" But now somethow i feel insecure again. I feel as if i need to manage my days at work on my own if necessary" I think its a good idea for you to work on your own, but test that when your sister is in. Then you can feel secure and reinforce your thoughts of independence. The reason you feel insecure right now is that your backuip won't be there. If you want feel to secure when she is not there it would require changing your standards from ( for example) If I need anything sis is here, to (for example) I'll lay down if I need too and I'll ask someone else to deliever papers, if I need too. A sense of humor can be a big help. Because I don't know if you could lose your job, etc I can only make poorly informed comments. However you are insecure and so you feel insecure, its necessary to redefine what is ok. The base line for taking a secure thought is, I am not going to collaspe mentally nor die. Hense the saying "its not going to kill you". Also you are currently bearing future issues, that never helps. Planing is good ,but anticipate a good outcome, anything elese will be a burden, good luck. Just for clarity , I am not saying go to work and expect everything to be fine. You have the power to decide, plan and act as you deem best. If you plan to stay home, anticipate a good result for that. good luck

I did have it once, and recently. It was bad about an hour. I was better in the AM. Has it stopped- or you?