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Comment by jshowa3 | Hacker News Reader

Please. If you're having medical problems, consult a doctor. Don't let hacker news speculate a diagnosis like in this post. And don't get a dog to detect your seizures.

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Most people have no idea what the majority of seizures are like. I certainly didn't, but I wish I did. Most people (55%) unfortunately only go to the doctor after they have a grand mal, meanwhile they've likely been having partial seizures unknowingly for some period of time. Getting checked out early can halt or delay the process of epileptogenesis, which could hopefully result in no, or less severe seizures. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epileptogenesis

Convulsive seizures are also very dangerous, and often result in bodily injury, hospitalization, status epilepticus (a long lasting seizure which may result in brain damage), or SUDEP (sudden unexpected death in epilepsy)

Researcher Jacqueline French regarding delays in epilepsy diagnosis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muPWaW-1Bqk

I have no doubt that you meant well and have good intentions. Nonetheless, your comment is insulting to its audience. You are assuming people are too stupid to take care of themselves and need this advice. Please reconsider before making obvious suggestions that make assumptions about the targets intellect and ability to make their own decisions.

Open discussions of health issues and understanding that one is not alone can be both encouraging and directly helpful in pursuing a better diagnostic outcome.

+1 on consulting a medical professional.

That being said, I'm sure there are online forums for doctors out there like HN or StackExchange or Reddit with their own hilarious troll culture.

I think you misunderstood jackschultz's post. They were encouraging people to seek medical treatment if they encounter symptoms similar to what jackschultz experienced.

Isn't that the point of the comment you're replying to? A phenomenon originally dismissed as just being an extreme version of something that happens to everyone, turns out to be something that a neurological consult was eventually needed to identify, that required prescription medication and that could have been prevented by getting that medication sooner?

Finding the right kind of mental health doctor without going bankrupt in America seems practically impossible for anyone except highly paid individuals.

Definitely. This should really be the top comment!

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