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Seizures caused brain damage personality changes
Mon, 11/24/2008 - 12:15Comments
Re: Seizures caused brain damage personality changes
Submitted by Teemoo on Sun, 2009-11-01 - 13:37
Well i am brought to this discussion because i fear i am getting worse with my seizures. ive had them since i was 12 (im 19 now) i am not diagnosed becuz when i went to the hospital only once for it..being rushed there from sleeping at my friends house at age 14 he was scared n i was unconsious so i dont blaim him. But when my father went to the hospital he swore i must of been doing drugs. Plus my docter at that time did not wanna diagnose me till i came into the hospital again after having another one. Well i was pissed off at my fathers acusation i didnt tell him. i after once in a while having my seizures it boosted to having them once or twice a month then would decrease in numbers for a while. NOW these past few weeks ive been having them almost dayly..n also in my sleep. So since i am not on my fathers insurence any more im about to get a medical card in 2 weeks finally to go get what i need done about it. Then soon see a neuro. Im starting to have weird twitches..almost like the feeling in ur head u get when ur getting a coldchill..that instant muffled fog rush in ur head then i twitch. Days when that happends i find it hard to say things right, i stumble over words n i mess up alot on sentences n cant focus like i used to.
can any one tell me if i do have some kind of epileptic kind of seizures? ill explain them..
At first i get this weird feeling usually alittle bit before hand..then suddely i get shakey alittle..then my nerves shoot up and my heart rate increases, next is my eye sight..goes to crap..then hearing after as well. i start feeling faint, hard to focus on things, every thing around my seems slower then usual. As it gets that far my heart is pounding and it gets very hard to breath and n im shaking frantically. usually at this point i fall over n im on the floor..occasionally when it gets to this point my eyes rolled in the back of my head and then i am incoherent for a while.
things ive noticed after the passing years that hav gone by with it being not treated is..
i cant get too happy, to angry or sad, i hav to sleep a decent amount of hours, i cant drink most energy drinks, and strobe lights dont bother me usually..as far as i know n a few other things. BUT most of the time i still dont knw why i have alot of them. N what scares me most is now they all of a sudden hav become frequent the past 3 weeks.
n e idea on this? if so reply to this, or email me.. TylerGerace@aim.com
Well i am brought to this discussion because i fear i am getting worse with my seizures. ive had them since i was 12 (im 19 now) i am not diagnosed becuz when i went to the hospital only once for it..being rushed there from sleeping at my friends house at age 14 he was scared n i was unconsious so i dont blaim him. But when my father went to the hospital he swore i must of been doing drugs. Plus my docter at that time did not wanna diagnose me till i came into the hospital again after having another one. Well i was pissed off at my fathers acusation i didnt tell him. i after once in a while having my seizures it boosted to having them once or twice a month then would decrease in numbers for a while. NOW these past few weeks ive been having them almost dayly..n also in my sleep. So since i am not on my fathers insurence any more im about to get a medical card in 2 weeks finally to go get what i need done about it. Then soon see a neuro. Im starting to have weird twitches..almost like the feeling in ur head u get when ur getting a coldchill..that instant muffled fog rush in ur head then i twitch. Days when that happends i find it hard to say things right, i stumble over words n i mess up alot on sentences n cant focus like i used to.
can any one tell me if i do have some kind of epileptic kind of seizures? ill explain them..
At first i get this weird feeling usually alittle bit before hand..then suddely i get shakey alittle..then my nerves shoot up and my heart rate increases, next is my eye sight..goes to crap..then hearing after as well. i start feeling faint, hard to focus on things, every thing around my seems slower then usual. As it gets that far my heart is pounding and it gets very hard to breath and n im shaking frantically. usually at this point i fall over n im on the floor..occasionally when it gets to this point my eyes rolled in the back of my head and then i am incoherent for a while.
things ive noticed after the passing years that hav gone by with it being not treated is..
i cant get too happy, to angry or sad, i hav to sleep a decent amount of hours, i cant drink most energy drinks, and strobe lights dont bother me usually..as far as i know n a few other things. BUT most of the time i still dont knw why i have alot of them. N what scares me most is now they all of a sudden hav become frequent the past 3 weeks.
n e idea on this? if so reply to this, or email me.. TylerGerace@aim.com
Re: Seizures caused brain damage personality changes
Submitted by diana-gaidheal on Wed, 2008-11-26 - 15:58
I can only tell you about what happened to me. My dr gave me a prescription of Ativan if a sz started. It stopped the szs and also made me fall asleep. One day I was with friends. We were going to a birthday party with a bunch of other friends. I had a sz but didn't take the med. Then I had 3 more. They were small & only for a few min. Then I had a big one. It was a status epilepticus - meaning a seizure that won't stop. It was intersting - I was able to walk like a crab (is what my friend told me), and communicate by action - meaning getting med card, no talking. Before we went to the hospital I gave the BD card to the BD girl. I was out of it for 3-4 days. I only remember being awake a couple of times.
What I'm trying to say is to stay on your meds. I was still on my meds when this happened. The problem was that I didn't take the rescue med after the second sz. I would have slept and the szs would have stopped.
Talk to you dr about possibly changing the med if you still have these side affects after several months. You need to give it a chance. I understand the problems with side affects. I almost lost my job once because of some of my meds, but my new supervisor rescued me. I always thank god for her.
Good luck - Diana :->
I can only tell you about what happened to me. My dr gave me a prescription of Ativan if a sz started. It stopped the szs and also made me fall asleep. One day I was with friends. We were going to a birthday party with a bunch of other friends. I had a sz but didn't take the med. Then I had 3 more. They were small & only for a few min. Then I had a big one. It was a status epilepticus - meaning a seizure that won't stop. It was intersting - I was able to walk like a crab (is what my friend told me), and communicate by action - meaning getting med card, no talking. Before we went to the hospital I gave the BD card to the BD girl. I was out of it for 3-4 days. I only remember being awake a couple of times.
What I'm trying to say is to stay on your meds. I was still on my meds when this happened. The problem was that I didn't take the rescue med after the second sz. I would have slept and the szs would have stopped.
Talk to you dr about possibly changing the med if you still have these side affects after several months. You need to give it a chance. I understand the problems with side affects. I almost lost my job once because of some of my meds, but my new supervisor rescued me. I always thank god for her.
Good luck - Diana :->