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How do you know if you have seizures
Fri, 05/30/2008 - 22:34I have never known when I have my seizures, so unless someone tells me, I am none the wiser. THis is driving me crazy as I cannot give accurate reports to my neurologist.
Maybe I am having none?
Maybe I am having 20 a day
How can I confidently say what is going on
Tx
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Re: How do you know if you have seizures
Submitted by Meow on Tue, 2008-06-10 - 15:15
Right after my seizures, I cannot even remember my name, so it can be tricky without a witness. Luckily, there is usually someone around me. One time, though, I noticed that my shirt was a bit wet in the back. After the confusion passed, I asked my daughter if mommy had been lying on the floor in the bathroom for some time, and she said, 'Yes'. I had been sorting the laundry, felt dizzy and quickly just passed out on the floor, with no memory of either falling or getting up.
If you don't have others around, it could be hard. Things like realizing that you are in a different room and don't remember how you got there, or catch yourself doing unusual things (like I had messed up the laundry machines and put the darks on a hot water cycle), those would be clues.
Right after my seizures, I cannot even remember my name, so it can be tricky without a witness. Luckily, there is usually someone around me. One time, though, I noticed that my shirt was a bit wet in the back. After the confusion passed, I asked my daughter if mommy had been lying on the floor in the bathroom for some time, and she said, 'Yes'. I had been sorting the laundry, felt dizzy and quickly just passed out on the floor, with no memory of either falling or getting up.
If you don't have others around, it could be hard. Things like realizing that you are in a different room and don't remember how you got there, or catch yourself doing unusual things (like I had messed up the laundry machines and put the darks on a hot water cycle), those would be clues.
Re: How do you know if you have seizures
Submitted by titch550 on Mon, 2008-06-09 - 19:14