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Absence Seizures for Adults?
Tue, 09/25/2007 - 01:20Hello, I'm new
I'm a 21 year old and I started noticing that I was "blanking out" oddly a couple of years ago
Finally after 2 years, I see a doctor, he tells me I might have "Absence Seizures"
and he referred me a Nuerologist tells me I have Complex Partial Seizures (without testing me or anything at all)
but my Seizures are not Several minutes long, they are only about 10 seconds
and I keep telling myself I have Absence Seizures, but Im an adult
Here's how seizure is:
A sudden vertigo/dizziness like trance, only lasting about 5-10 seconds, I forget my surroundings for a second, they happen one or two days a week, up to 12 times a day
and some weeks they don't happen at all
and only a few times I've had a bad headache afterwards
Anyone had this same problem as an Adult, can Adults get Absence Seizures?
Comments
Hi Haley, I'm glad you were
Submitted by JennieB63 on Fri, 2018-03-09 - 01:14
Hi Haley, I'm glad you were finally diagnosed. Having Absence Seizures (petit mal) is no fun & it can be scary especially if you live alone like I do. I too was diagnosed as a child & on meds after my 1 & only gran mal (tonic-clonic) at age 5. I was on 2 different meds for maybe 3 yrs & then taken off. I wasn't cured though & continued to have several types of what I now know have been Absence Seizures. They continue to this day. I will be 55 this yr. Over the last year or 2 I've been having increasing neurological problems effecting more & more of my systems more & more frequently & I've noticed many types of Absence Seizures that vary from a few minutes to an hour or so to days. Now I just need my neurologist to order the tests to confirm. Having a baby is a big responsibility. I hope you remain well enough to care for a baby. My Mom had petit mal (Absence Seizures) as a child too. I never had children, but you may want to speak with a geneticist to see what the odds are that your child could inherit the trait. I wish you Peace. Jennie
Re: Looking for Some Advice
Submitted by indyfan on Tue, 2011-07-26 - 01:27
Go see a neurologist right away. It turns out I was having Simple Partial seizures and they were caused by a tumor in my brain.
You can either have your primary doctor suggest you a neurologist or look for one in the yellow pages.
Best of luck
-Michael
Hi my name is Christina Kelly
Submitted by Christina k1989 on Mon, 2018-02-12 - 04:57
Hi my name is Christina Kelly and from the sounds of what ur saying that is exactly what happens to me but sometime is can go hrs in a trance but still do my job witch is a bit scary as I work as a carer I've been diagnosed since 16 years xx