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Does Anyone Else Feel A "Deja Vu" Before They Have A Seizure?

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭
Salem, OR

Sometimes it is a feeling like I have been in that same exact spot, looking at the same exact thing I have seen in a dream. Sometimes I even wake up to a "Deja Vu" and feel nausea and like I have to diarrhea at the same time.

December 14, 2017
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

My seizures start with a deja vu every time.Even if the seizure is for only a fleeting moment. that feeling of familiarity feels good yet is very scary.

December 16, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

OMG!!! me too!! I thought I was the only one!!! It is like you know everything before it happens, and it freaks me out

January 15, 2018
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I do and sometimes I feel amnesia after the seizure ends and I can't remember much.

January 15
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I have that sensation as well. Other times, it feels like an out-of-body experience.

November 8, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I immediately get a feeling if I am awake otherwise I get a feeling like tonight might be the night and usually I am spot on. Something just doesn’t feel right sometimes.

January 15, 2023

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