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1545371 tn?1330798707 As you probably know, reducing the frequency/dose of a seizure med leads to an increased risk of having seizures while your body adjusts to the change. However, awaking feeling groggy and stiff can be a result of many things, none necessarily related to epilepsy. I suggest talking to the physician managing your condition medication. A sleep study may prove useful, or a 24-hour video EEG (in a hospital) or a 72-hour ambulatory EEG.
Avatar n tn While I am sleeping I experience what seems like a electrical current going through my body. I don't know where it begins but it almost feels like I am shaking. I immediately wake up and suffer no after effects. it used to happen every once in a while, but I noticed it is happening more frequently.
Avatar n tn For the past 8 months I have been experiencing muscle twitching throughout my whole body while sleeping. It is becoming very disruptive to my sleeping as well as to my partners. I have been diagnosed with a seizure disorder and am taking 200 mg of Topomax per day. My recent blood test have shown a low B-6 level so I started taking supplements. Also, I am waiting for the results of an overnight eeg. Is there anything that can be done to control these twitchings?
Avatar f tn Month ago I had a seizure while sleeping where I lost control on urination and i ignored it (I didn't even understand that this could be a seizure or what is a seizure!) , till now I had 3 seizures while sleeping but without urination problem and I got simple seizures while I am awake ( sometimes I just loss concentration and i just focus at nothing ) the Dr.
Avatar f tn I had a seizure last sunday I was sleeping, and I was not on any drugs and did not drink the night before. . It was my first one. I was rushed to the ER, I had a cat scan and an MRI- both came back normal. I had an EEG and it came back abnormal. I met with a neurologist today, and she has no explanation for me, and wants me to get another EEG done.... does anyone have any ideas on what might have caused me to have a seizure?
5466288 tn?1410485185 I forgot to mention that my blood pressure was VERY HIGH,although just two weeks prior it was very good.My question is could I have had some sort of seizure while sleeping,that left me with the vertigo and HBP? FYI,I have grand mal epilepsy.
Avatar n tn It is rare for someone to be aware of surrounding while having a generalized seizure. I am not sure if your lower limbs also had some jerks. if it was only the upper limbs, you probably had a partial seizure. It may have been an abortive seizure, which means the seizure gets aborted before it takes a full blown form. It is possible that this was a seizure. Please get a fresh EEG done. If the EEG comes back normal, you can relax.
Avatar f tn My stepson had a seizure while sleeping 3 weeks ago. He went to the ER and had a ct which was normal. Since that incident, he had 2 more separate seizures. He mentioned to me that missed 1 dosage of his seizure medication during the last 2 episodes. He is in the military and his physician at the base noticed that his vision has decreased from 20/20. Both his parents do not wear glasses. Could stress create a seizure? If the MRI and EEG are normal, what should we do next?
Avatar n tn m 21 weeks now and have never had a seizure my whole life until the other day... my little girl is OK thankfully but I am now on seizure meds....anyone else have a seizure for the first time while pregnant?
Avatar n tn he had a seizure about a 1 year and 6 months ago, and recently had another. they both occurred while he was sleeping and were very frightening. Is it common to have seizures so long after a craniotomy? if anything, what triggers them? Thank you.
Avatar f tn Combining these medications can increase the risk of a rare but serious condition called the serotonin syndrome, which may include symptoms such as confusion, hallucination, seizure, extreme changes in blood pressure, increased heart rate, fever, excessive sweating, shivering or shaking, blurred vision, muscle spasm or stiffness, tremor, incoordination, stomach cramp, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Severe cases may result in coma and even death.
Avatar f tn ive had another seizure while i slept (i think i did but i was asleep so i dont know for sure) i peed myself, i was locked tight when i woke up and i was a walking zombie for 3 days after like a hangover from hell and a migraine so bad i had to get pain pills for the first time in my life. i feel for you. i hope we can find answers. i went from a healthy mom of 3 married to a soldier to a ticking time bomb in the matter of minutes and its been 6 weeks now.
Avatar n tn Early this morning, while I was sleeping, I felt and heard what seemed to be some type of 'spirit' sit behind me on my bed. This spirit touched my back, more specifically, my spine with two fingers. The first touch sent a jolt through me and the second one sent a stronger humming type jolt that lasted a minute or so. I was terrified and kept my eyes shut.
714398 tn?1229666191 Shortly after I took the Benedryl I had a grand mal/tonic clonic/generalized (?) seizure and was unconscious for several days. While I was out they took an MRI or CAT scan or whatever it is of my brain to rule out brain tumors (which I knew it wasn't). In 2007 I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, and in 2009 I was haphazardly diagnosed with myoclonus, but I stopped seeing the neurologist because I got the impression he didn't think my case was very interesting.
Avatar n tn I am a 43 healthy female. I had a gran mal seizure in 2004 where I fell backwards stiff as a board and cracked my head open on concrete. I lost all consciousness and could not tell where I was when I came to. I do not remember falling. God blessed me that day as I was about to drive my husband and 2 children home from vacation from San Antonio to Houston. I could have killed them and another driver.
Avatar f tn I have been having odd experiences while asleep. Its hard to explain but here it is the best i can describe. In the mid of the night, I wake up to the feeling of vibrations/shaking of my body and the bed, my eyes have to be open becasue i can see but cant move them, ill have a major feeling of fear for a couple seconds, but cant move a bit....then it will go away and i feel exhausted, dizzy and just icky all around.
Avatar f tn You can help him by taking care of him while He is in detox. It sounds like you have been reading quite a bit. Seizure is not common in percocet withdrawal. Does He have a history of seizure? Does he take any benzodiazepines? We sometimes take them when we start having trouble sleeping due to the opiate addiction. Just asking. What you do not want to help him with is anything that is going to enable him to keep using. If he does not want to quit he won't . I hope he does.Keep posting.
Avatar f tn Golden Pillow Baby™ has been technologically developed to ensure comfortable and safe nights of sleeps for babies, helping to prevent them from suffocating while sleeping. This was made possible by the Double Respiration System, which allows babies to easily breath, even when facing the pillow during the sleep. You can read more about this through this link: http://www.manufaturabrasil.com.br/goldenpillow_en.html I hope this helps. Take care and keep me posted.
Avatar n tn I quite frankly cannot remember the last time I had a seizure (probably while still working) yet since I have been retired on disability (2003) I find many, many nights when I am unable to sleep (like tonight) but do not experience any seizure activity. I take both Phenobarbital & Depakote. Probably you need to have a serious discussion with your Neurologist or whatever physician sees you regarding your seizures. Maybe even a sleep study could help.
Avatar f tn HI, An epileptic cannot have both a complex partial seizure disorder and a generalized seizure disroder. People with a generalized seizure disorder are usually born with it, while people with partial or complex partial get it sometime during thier life. Generlaized seizures occurr over the entire brain, while complex partial only occurr in a section of the brain. I have complex partial seizures that occurr in my right temporal lobe. They started from a head injury I got when I was three.
Avatar f tn Is it possible to have a seizure while asleep? Also, i do plan on seeing a neurologist and getting the exclusion of MS as well. Please offer any advice as it is most helpful to me!
Avatar f tn i had a grandmal seizure while driving and got mine back in a year.check in your state to see how long you have to be seizure free.i wouldent go to your psiciatrist for the approval for driving.i went abou 3yrs seizure free with out meds,but they came back .why if you go seizure free for 2yrs would they reduce your meds for 6 months?
Avatar n tn When a dog (or human for that matter) is status epileptic they tend to sleep for quite a while. A seizure uses up a tremendous amount of energy and the recovery takes a lot longer than the seizure itself. While seizures are frightening to witness, they don't do harm by themselves unless the seizing doesn't stop. You need to find out why it happened in the first place. When seizures begin at an early age, that generally means the dog will have them through the rest of his life.
1303966 tn?1296740010 Sorry this took so long. I have never had a seizure during EEG monitoring, but my sleep deprived EEG's and ambulatory EEG showed abnormal discharges in the left temporal lobe. These abnormalities did not show up during EEG monitoring when I can move around more. I have read that these abnormalities if partial seizures can be hidden in all the activity. Makes sense since the abnormalities show up while I'm mostly completely still or sleeping.