Hello Everyone:

Epilepsy runs in my family; both my great aunt and my uncle have it, and
now I've been referred to a neurologist for tests because of some
problems/symptoms I've been having (I am 34 years old).

I get these quick sharp pains in my head (occipital, and left temporal
areas mainly) and then my speech becomes slurred and I get dizzy. . . in
the evenings, my legs jerk and I feel incrediblly restless (tired or
not). The worst part is that my memory, both long and short term is
getting worse. And, I think I'm having really short black outs ( I get
this feeling like I missed something a lot, it's really weird).

I've had these symptoms for years but always thought it was normal until
I was diagnosed with a learning disablity (the neuropsychologist said I
had "diffuse brain disfunction").

Needless to say,  when my doctor said that I should go see a specialist,
it really scared me.

Are these symptoms something I should worry about?

Thank you so much.

Susi