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Symptoms after a seizure

Tue, 05/19/2009 - 05:35
Most often I have nocturnal seizures but occasionally they do happen during the day.  Does anyone experience a general muscle achiness from head to toe?  Sometimes it is so bad I cannot go back to sleep even though I am exhausted.  As well as feeling like you have been clenching your teeth. 

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Re: Symptoms after a seizure

Submitted by mattshelley on Tue, 2009-05-19 - 14:04

Yeppers.

I am just getting over the muscle soreness after a seizure the other day. Your OTC painkiller of choice can help.

Matt

Yeppers.

I am just getting over the muscle soreness after a seizure the other day. Your OTC painkiller of choice can help.

Matt

Re: Symptoms after a seizure

Submitted by gspiteri on Tue, 2009-05-19 - 23:30
Hi amy I am currently dealing with my daughter having what I think are abscence seizures.  The other day she told me she felt really fant at school and had to sit dwn as her legs went like jelly. The she said her body from head to toe were really aching and she had a headache.  After reading your thread and seeing that you ached after your seizures I am wondering if that is what is happening to her. I am waiting for her to see the neurologist for the 2nd time as the `1st time they ruled out epilepsy and said it was just daydreaming. Now she isin her teens and I think its happening more. Mind you I have never witnessed her doing this but her teachers have. She just goes into like a stare and then just snaps   out of it. I found out something I never new by reading the threads. Thanks.

Re: Symptoms after a seizure

Submitted by flutterby79 on Fri, 2009-05-22 - 12:20
hi there, my name is melinda, my son, who is now 7 year old, has had epileptic seizures since he was 8 months old, he has had both petit mal and grand mal episodes and his Dr. told me that i could tell the difference between a staring episode and  daydreaming by trying to get his attention by calling his name, tapping his shoulder or moving my hands in front of him and if he doesnt come out of it then it is a siezure but if he does come out of it then he is just daydreaming. This might work for your daughter. he has been on tegretol and now on depakote

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