28, F, healthy, don't do drugs, drink, or take medications.

I'm a pretty level headed person, or so I think. Whenever I'm in stressful situations I deal with it well for the most part, but I'm realizing that maybe I'm not actually handling the stress well, but more-so just shoving it down?

At the beginning of 2020 my partner and I started growing our online business, and it's more stress and work than I've ever dealt with in my entire life. I wouldn't go back to a regular job, and this is quite rewarding, but this grind is a lot and I think it definitely takes a tole on me.

In November or so of 2020 I got the most overwhelming deja-vu episode ever and it was very different from the typical deja-vu where you feel like you did something before, it was more like memories/thoughts/things I've randomly seen before came flooding into my mind. I remember actually saying oh my god over and over cause it was intense. At the same time, the room around me seems unfamiliar. I do still know where I am and am conscious, but I'm at the same time still jarred and confused. This lasts for a minute maybe 2. It would only happen once a month and I didn't really think much of it until I started looking it up a few months later and read it could be simple partial seizures. They got worse after that. Instead of happening only once, one day out of the month, they happened multiple times a day on that one day out of the month, sometimes spilling over into a second day. 

Other things I sometimes feel with them is a dropping sensation, or that my blood pressure is changing. I get lightheaded only sometimes if I'm walking. My heart races. I feel the urge to pee really bad. My mouth feels dry. I can still talk and move, but what's going on in my head really disorientates me and makes it a little hard to act normal, but I could still if I tried hard enough.

I made an appt with a neurologist and explained everything. We did an MRI and EEG and everything came back normal, though it's not 100% conclusive since I wasn't actually having one during the test. Regardless, the Dr thinks it still could be related to stress from all the work I'm doing.

What I noticed is that, after I started tracking when they happen, that they seem to happen around the time I ovulate? Which makes me think it could be hormone related, but my periods are normal, so I just don't know.

I have a medication on hand he gave me that helps with anxiety and also has seen to help seizures as well which gave me a peace of mind. For the first time they actually didn't happen around the time of the month they usually do (which makes me think it could be mental), but they are happening now (next ovulation cycle), and I've been weary of taking the medication as I don't like side effects (drowsiness is the only real/main one though) and it can also be addictive, but I don't think I need to worry about that since its such a small dose and I don't like taking meds.

Something worthy of noting is that my dad has the same thing, but less intense. He will get monthly or bi-monthly deja-vu, the exact same way I explained it, but it's not as strong or frequent. I think because he really doesn't worry about them like I do. He does say he feels numbness though, which makes me think more on the side of simple partial seizures, but he also went to get an MRI and EEG and everything was normal. He is also under more stress with his job.

Basically, I'm just seeing if anyone has advice, or if they are going through the same thing. I feel alone in this and it's scary. If it's mental, I want to learn how to control this and stop it. Any advice is helpful, thank you.