Back-to-back seizures

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I started a thread about myoclonic jerks a few minutes ago as well; perhaps it is related to what I am saying in this next post: Today I had 3 back-to-back seizures inside of an hour. My sz are partials that can secondarily generalize, and when they generalize I don't lose consciousness, but will feel out-of-it along with varying degrees of fatigue for anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours. So during today's sz I'd barely recovered from one, then another would hit. I was scared, because shortly after my seizures first started 4 months ago (and before I was medicated) I was in status E. and ended up in the hospital for 2 weeks and on IV dilantin for 5 or so days. Except for lingering fatigue and tension/electricity in my lower back. butt and head/neck, this current "event" has long since stopped. Is this back-to-back "event" a form of status E.? Has anyone else had back-to-back seizures? If so, what was the explanation you were given for what was going on?? Thanks for any help.

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Re: Back-to-back seizures

Submitted by stanrainbolt@live.com on Thu, 2010-09-30 - 12:57

Mastergen,

Sorry to hear your dilemma. I am sitting here recovering from a series of seizures that occurred Monday and

Teusday. Every waking moment those two days I was either in a myclonic or partial complex or "walking on

eggshells" waiting for the next one to start. Have had seizures(the whole array) most of my life(I'm 57). For

most of my adult life the seizures have been almost non-existant(by God's grace) through different theraputic

anti-convulsants. This series of non-stop "baby" seizures I experienced Mon&Tues was very frightening. About

two weeks ago I had 3 tonic clonic seizures in a 24-hour period. That prompted a Dr. visit and he added Pheno-

barbitol to my Lamictal. All this activity has followed a period of 10 years or so of averaging one or two nocturnal

seizures-a-year. Never had a daytime seizure in that 10-year period. When I got ahold of my doctor yesterday

(Wed) following those two days of repetitive, non-stop seizures, he instructed me if this ever happens again I am to go to the ER and they have been instructed to give me an IV of Ativan to stop the series. He also upped my phenobarbs. I am feeling much better today(Thurs). Just a little spacey-headed.

Hang in there. Don't push yourself. And keep communicating with your doctor. Both of us hit a pothole and it scared the you-know-what out of me. Hopefully, both of us are on the other side of this rough spot and pretty soon this will be a distant memory/nightmare.

One more note. My trigger for seizures is and has always been stress. Probably no coincidence a messy job/financial situation has had me stressing out the past several weeks. Ya think? Find your "trigger" and avoid it.

I will pray to God for you. Please do the same for me.

Thanks for being there. stanrainbolt@live.com anytime you need to write.

Mastergen, Sorry to hear your dilemma.  I am sitting here recovering from a series of seizures that occurred Monday and Teusday.  Every waking moment those two days I was either in a myclonic or partial complex or "walking on eggshells" waiting for the next one to start.  Have had seizures(the whole array) most of my life(I'm 57).  For most of my adult life the seizures have been almost non-existant(by God's grace) through different theraputic anti-convulsants.  This series of non-stop "baby" seizures I experienced Mon&Tues was very frightening.  About two weeks ago I had 3 tonic clonic seizures in a 24-hour period.  That prompted a Dr. visit and he added Pheno- barbitol to my Lamictal. All this activity has followed a period of 10 years or so of averaging one or two nocturnal seizures-a-year.  Never had a daytime seizure in that 10-year period.  When I got ahold of my doctor yesterday (Wed) following those two days of repetitive, non-stop seizures, he instructed me if this ever happens again I am to go to the ER and they have been instructed to give me an IV of Ativan to stop the series.  He also upped my phenobarbs.  I am feeling much better today(Thurs).  Just a little spacey-headed. Hang in there.  Don't push yourself.  And keep communicating with your doctor.  Both of us hit a pothole and it scared the you-know-what out of me.  Hopefully, both of us are on the other side of this rough spot and pretty soon this will be a distant memory/nightmare. One more note.  My trigger for seizures is and has always been stress.  Probably no coincidence a messy job/financial situation has had me stressing out the past several weeks.  Ya think?  Find your "trigger" and avoid it. I will pray to God for you.  Please do the same for me. Thanks for being there.  <a href="mailto:stanrainbolt@live.com">stanrainbolt@live.com</a> anytime you need to write.   