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I have a sleep deprived EEG tomorrow morning (Tuesday) at 9am. I have
to stay up all night tonight. No coffee or other stimulants allowed.

oh my word, i don't know if i could do it!

good luck, miss kylie. i hope you have the day off on wednesday as
well so you can catch up on sleep!

Nope, only the day off on Tuesday to have the EEG. I should get home
from the hospital late morning, then I'll be able to sleep for most of
the afternoon, wake up for a few hours and then go to bed early to try
to get a full nights sleep for work the next day.

I think my boss will understand if I'm a bit of a zombie on Wednesday
though.

I haven't stayed up all night since I was at uni. I'm going to do it,
but I'm getting too old for this.

yes! the really bad thing about staying up all night is that it makes
you feel so crummy. i get physically sick by morning if i've been up all
night. truly nauseated and sick feeling. that's the part i hate most.
:/

I often get headaches from being too tired, but even if I get one tonight,
I'm not going to take anything until after the test, because I don't know
if it will effect anything.

i bet you can't wait til the test is over and you can sleep, sleep,
sleep!!

absolutely! I'm planning to come home and go straight to bed. Hopefully
I'll be asleep from then until dinnertime.

Hi Rose,

I'm undergoing neurological tests at the moment (had 2 MRI's last year,
now this) to try to get a diagnosis.

I was misdiagnosed with a mild form of epilepsy about 3 years ago, after
a sleep study and follow up EEG showed bursts of abnormal activity.
After 2 years of medication which kept stopping working, and the
beginning of strange tingling sensations on my head (most often) and
arms and legs, I asked for a second opinion.

My new neurologist says I don't have epilepsy, and he isn't sure there
is actually anything wrong with me at all. I still get the tingling
(although it stopped for a while), but he doesn't know if it's something
that can be treated, or if I'm just a bit weird neurologically. 5% of
the population supposedly have a naturally abnormal EEG which doesn't
require treatment, and the abnormality could also be a side effect of my
antidepressant.

This EEG is to get a new baseline of my brainwaves, now I'm off all the
anticonvulsants. Hopefully it will be normal, or close to, but if it's
not then hopefully the doctors will have some idea of what to do about it.

By being sleep deprived, it makes the test more sensitive. Just as
people with epilepsy are more likely to have a seizure if they're tired,
the EEG is more likely to pick up something if I'm tired. The previous
EEG I had 3 years ago wasn't sleep deprived, and it wasn't normal. So
it will be interesting to see if the problem of 3 years ago is still
there, and if it's better or worse now.

As for where I am, I'm in Melbourne, Australia. It's approaching
dinnertime on Monday here. I've just had a call from a friend who has
invited me out for dinner to try to keep me busy :)

I'll have a look at yahoo games when I get home. Thanks for the suggestion!

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