seizure in er

i pray they are right,i dont want to have a seizure as i have said i have never had a seizure in my life,,,,,,,this is not the drug for me i already ahve anxiety and depression and this is making it worse..

I had a seizure at the gym last Thursday! Never had one before. My potassium level was "really low" according to the ER nurse. Can a low level of potassium cause a seizure?

Has he seen in a neurologist?Not just in the ER, I mean, but for a more extensive workup. It's not impossible that he has a seizure disorder (e.g., some form of epilepsy) that is not related to his diabetes. An electroencephalogram (EEG) could be helpful, even, if necessary, a 24-hour one if they couldn't otherwise catch the seizure activity. Good luck.

I don't think people who have a seizure remember the seizure, but he definitely had something. Maybe it's a thyroid problem. He needs to be seen, but an ER is the slowest, most expensive and least efficient way to do it.

she is wding without tapering take her to an er and get her into an addiction program

Since, she has been drinking as ussual and had a seizure a month ago and then experienced double vision. CT Scan showed nothing and then vision cleared. Last week her boyfriend (enabler) found her inthe floor and took her to the ER. Mild heart attack. While on the cardiac floor the 1st day started seizures and has been having them since 8 days. She was on life support and seizures stopped for 35 hrs or so and I called her in the ICU and she had a seizure today while I was on with her.

Hi, I was on Depakote ER for over three years at 1500mg. It did stabilize me as well, but in those three years I have gained over 100lbs. I also began having bad tremors, so bad that I could not write cursive anymore and I would not eat in public because my hand would shake so bad that the food would fall off and make a mess. Just about a month and a half ago my pdoc weened me off Depakote and put me on Stavzor 1000mg 2x a day and I lost 11lbs so far and I do not shake anymore either.

my 16 yr old son who suffers from autism cerebral palsey ocd servere to profound hearing loss and epilepsy has suffered 3 seizures in 2 weeks, 1 tonic seizure may 2, 1 grand mal may 7 and 1 grand mal may 17. he is now taking 1000mg depakote. his depakote level is 105 (he weighs 98 lbs) since his last seizure on may 17 he now cries for hours before he falls asleep, and wakes during the night crying. i think his meds r affecting him. can u please give me an idea to help him?

Went to listen to live music at 7. Thought it would b nice to remember a weekend nite. Sat down and WHAM like I got smacked in the back of the head with a hammer. Was texting, started shaking REAL bad. Dropped phone. Lost it for 1-2 minutes. Acutuley aware of what was going on but was paralyzed. Is this a seizure? Spoke to a friend who has an epileptic friend and he said spots in front of your eyes is a good indicator one is coming. Had that at 5:30 or so. Worst in my life.

I had laser surgery 2 days ago to correct a small tear in my retina of my right eye. The retina specialist gave me what I believe to be the numbing drops no more than 2-3 minutes before he started the procedure. During the procedure I could feel very uncomfortable stinging in the back of my eye along with the pressure from him holding the lense in my eyey. I was also seeing very bright Red, White and I belive Green lights when he used the laser.

I WENT AND SAT DOWN WITH HIM AND HE WAS AS PALE AS A GHOST, CALMY, AND STARTED TO PASS OUT AGAIN. KEEP HIM UP GOT IN THE CAR TO TAKE HIM TO THE ER AND THEN ALL THE SUDDEN ALL OF HIS COLOR CAME BACK AND HE WAS ACTING AND LOOKING FINE. SO I CALL THE DOCTOR AND WENT IN TO SEE HER TODAY AND SHE THINKS IT MIGHT BE SOME KIND OF SEIZURES AND REFERRED ME TO A NEOULOGICAL SPEALIST WHICH I AM GOING TO TAKE HIM TO HOPEFULLY RULE OUT SEIZURES.

My brother-in-law gets most of his seizures while he is sleeping. As far as I know it is just the way that your seizures come. You just have to take regular anti-seizure drugs to take care of it. As I am not a doctor please don't take my advice instead of seeing a doctor. Please feel free to come back and update us.

I wish I could tell you more definitively what may be the problem, my knowledge is limited to certain types of neurology issues, but I do know basic nursing stuff and SO many times an ER will let a sick person go, but ANYONE who goes to an ER and is discharged should ALWAYS follow up with their doc as soon as possible, AND, in your case, you should take your child to a pediatric neurologist for that follow up.

The face drooping that was noted to occur before your grand-mal seizure is not a sign of that you are having a stroke before your seizure. Seizures can be partial onset, in which the seizure starts in a specific part of the brain, and then may or may not spread to other areas of the brain, leading to a grand-mal seizure (the other type of seizure is generalized: it starts throughout the brain more or less at once).

can i get copys of my visit at the er? i had 3 seizures in 24hrs and had a ct scan do they give copys of those? im gona try because i go to a seizure spealist next week .i praying i feel better before i got a busy long hard week next week. thanks for your help and advice.

She has no other typical seizure characteristics as in the past. We were in the ER twice this week. A cat scan shows nothing...an MRI today. What is going on?

she took 60 in 4 days i would take her two an ER ASAP I do dont know how long she has been taking it bet there are seizure risks coming off benzos plz go have her checked out

In status epilepticus, the most serious seizure disorder and a medical emergency, the seizure does not stop. Electrical discharges occur throughout the brain. The discharges produce a generalized seizure lasting more than 15 minutes or recurring seizures between which the person does not completely regain consciousness. The person has convulsions with intense muscle contractions and cannot breathe adequately.

However, if the seizure is severe with loss of consciousness, lasts for more than 5 minutes and difficulty in breathing, you should bring the patient to the ER immediately for proper management.

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?

We were instructed to monitor any events for 2 weeks and bring her in, as 1 seizure in 6 years is not a major cause for concern, and we were dealing with a very sick other dog. Within those 2 weeks she had 1 other seizure. We were told she likely had epilepsy but personally it would be best to wait on medication unless it got worse because she would have to be on it for the rest of her life. She went several weeks with no seizures. 2 weeks after our GSD passed she had 2 in the same day.

my hubby thinks after the seizure is over all i need is sleep off the seizure tiredness.my seizure doc has told him to take me er so she can get reports. i was seeing a seizure spealist and wanted me to be put in hospital for four days to have video seizures and no one could keep my kids and with school i just couldnt do it. i just dont understand how i can have hypopituitary "but not bad enough to treat" ? my kids are scared to death of my seizures because i scream and turn blue now.

Hi, I have psuedotumor cerebri and have have 6 lp in the last year, all of which drained 25- 40ml of csf. but that is not my current issue on June 20,2014 my nuro double my diamox dose to 1,000mg 2x a day. On July 3, 2014 I went to the er because of seeing floaters and unusual dizziness ans while the I had my first seizure. They did a ct and blood work all was fine and said it was because of my headache which I didn't have until after the seizure and to have my nuro do another lp later.

I'm not a doctor so I hope one answers your post to make you feel better! I'll just pass along all of the information I learned on my journey with my son whose seizures started at 11 mos and were extremely long. I do know that neither an abnormal EEG nor a single seizure alone is enough to diagnose epilepsy. Many people with abnormal EEGs never have any symptoms of it (me,) or have 1 seizure their entire life. On the other hand, many epileptics have completely normal EEGs (my son.

However he experienced an episode of LOC 3 days ago at home and he was taken to the ER. About 7 hours later my we witnessed the seizure. He initially experiences lightheadedness and a slight jerk of 1 of the upper extremities. Can depakote er at 1000 mg a day mimic some of the symptoms prior to the seizure? My son is experiencing weakness, headache, and slight fogginess.

Hi, My Wife had a tonic clonic / Grand mal seizure a month ago at age 34. We are just getting started in dealing with this disease and could use some help from the community. Here are the facts: * She had a stroke (or something similar) when she was six which may be related to the seizure. When she went to the ER she had a cat scan which showed some "calcifications" which may be left over from the stroke.

Keep the phone close to you in case you do have a seizure (which is the risk of stopping fiorcet c/t) and ride it out as best you can. Post here for support, we've all been where you are and we understand what you are going thorugh right now. I also laid on top of towels so if I had an accident or for the cold sweating that way I could pull the towels off without having to get up and change the bed. We are here and we care - we will support you through this! It will be ok.

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