Starting to get pissed...

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Does anyone have any idea what goes on with Simple-Partial Seizures? I've asked a few times (On a different site) and nobody answered me, so would someone PLEASE hear me out and help me out?

So here's the story: For... I dunno like five years now I've been getting the symptoms of low blood pressure. (This is the fucked up part- I hit my head after falling out of a bunk bed about 5 or 6 years ago. I had a pretty bad concussion... I don't know if it could be connected, but whatevs. :3) Anyway, when I stand up I get these bad headaches (They tend to last all day), my hands go numb, my vision goes black, I feel hot, I get lightheaded and my chest hurts. Until recently I had never passed out before, but since the end of this may I've passed out like 6 times.

What I want to know is, SOMETIMES when I stand up I feel the symptoms I usually do, but worse. I feel close to passing out again, so as usual I brace myself on something. The screwed up part is that occasionally I start like, jerking and twitching really violently. I don't remember these episodes that well, but I DO know that I'm conscious and half-aware of what is going on. Then afterward, I don't really know where I am and why for a few seconds. Oh and these episodes only last a few seconds, like less than 15, but it feels like forever... Heh, I was supporting myself on a closed door once, and managed to hit my head on it while I was twitching.

Anywho, I feel completely retarded when this happens, and I have NO idea if it's just me being stupid, or a seizure or something. I thought for seizures you had to be unconscious, but this is seriously screwed up... I've seen a doc, he said I had no Anemia or low blood sugar... No deficiencies, I'm not dehydraded, and he did a PEKG for like 10 secs and said it looked fine.
*Sigh*

So, any ideas?

I don't want to be alarmist. BUT what you're describing sounds potentially very serious. I would really recommend that you see a neurologist and give him/her a very thorough description about this. I am NOT a medical expert- but this sounds like a neurological problem. The seizures sound similar to epilepsy. That doesn't mean it's necessarily something terrible, but it does mean it should be diagnosed properly by an expert.

But I hsve such a hard time telling anyone! Nobody knows about this twitching thing, and only three people know that I ever passed out! (And the only reason they know THAT is because the second time I passed out I landed against the wall, hit my head and made a big crashing noise!) I know I can't control any of it, but it's so damn embarassing, you know? Plus I'm afraid that people will think I'm paranoyed D: I've tried standing up slower, but I always get the same result. It varies from day to day, but it's still there.

I really don't think there is anything embarassing about this kind of problem, nor anything that makes you paranoid. It sounds like a medical problem that seriously needs to be investigated. And your safety is at risk here. You mentionned passing out and hitting the wall. Please think about how bad it would be to pass out while on a staircase or crossing the street. I urge you to look into it. I see in your profile that you're about 17 and in high school? Maybe you could tell us a little about your home situation if there's a problem there of some kind. I think you need to tell your parents about these symptoms and they can help you seek the appropriate help.

Hehe okay, that would kind of suck... I mean, I wouldn't really feel anything until afterward, but yeah... Ouchie. As far as the home situation- nothing special happening really. No problems that is. My dad's serving over in Qatar and my mom lives in Ireland with my two brothers, so I'm living with my grandmother in Missouri. (We're going back to CO soon so I can get back to school. And friends :D) She's the one I don't like to talk to about this stuff. I don't know why, just don't feel comfortable. Ya know? I mean, I love her and all, but... Yeah.

Actually you know what, I take that last post back. Yesterday my grandmother and uncle both ganged up on me about different shit that I had nothing to do with. For instance, my grandma sits down on the couch across from me and says 'We need to talk'. So I'm like, alright, and she starts telling me about how 'SOMEONE' ruined the lock on this safe by trying to open it with a screwdriver. Okay, first off, I didn't know this thing existed until she pointed it out, second, why would I want to attempt to get inside it? Oh, I thought there were gummy bears and rainbows inside, my fault! AND I know how to pick a lock. If I really REALLY wanted in I would use a paperclip or hairpin, not some bigass screwdriver, because I'm smart enough to know that it won't activate all the tumblers, and would most likely ruin the lock. Whatever though, I try to explain myself and she just keeps saying, "BULLSHIT! You're lying. I didn't do it and your uncle didn't do it!" (You know, my uncle stole $700 ftom her a while back? Yeah, but she never did this shit to him, she just kept quiet the whole time.) Now she's complaining about how the lock is going to cost $10 or $15 to replace, and about how pissed at me she is.Then my uncle jumps at the opportunity to bitch at me. (Imagine this dialogue in a souther accent) "You made my address bar on the internet thingy dissappear yesterday! I TOLD YOU NOT TO CHANGE ANYTHING ON THE DAMN COMPUTER!" Again, I tried to explain to him that I haven't touched his fucking account, and that he probably managed to press F11 without noticing, but it didn't help. Then he starts fuming about how I get up in the middle of the night and walk around. THIS IS SLEEPWALKING! So apparently I can get in trouble for that too. Thank god I live here. (I know I seem to be overreacting to these two things, but the thing is, they bring up some more bad memories that I share with my mom. I had to stay with her last year while my dad was in Iraq, and we did NOT get along at all.)