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Absence Seizures for Adults?

Tue, 09/25/2007 - 01:20
Hello, 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?

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Re: Absence Seizures for Adults?

Submitted by gabriellaz on Wed, 2010-06-09 - 03:45
I remember having absence seizures when I was about 8 years old. At that time I was taking 3 seizure medications one of which made me gain ALOT of weight My mom stopped giving me the meds at about 11 years old cause she thought I had outgrown the seizures.  I am 33 years old now and married with 2 children and I know for a fact that I still have the seizures. In the beginning of my marriage my husband would get very frustrated with me because he thought I would ignore him alot, he would tell me that he or the kids where calling me and he didnt believe me when I would say that I didnt hear them. I am sooo tired of feeling spaced out and forgetting things. For example, I left my house keys, alarm keys,car keys on the outside part of the door when I was getting home from work!!! I did this 3 times. My husband is starting to get annoyed by this, even though he knows that sometimes its out of my control :-(  I havent taken any seizure meds for 22 years now and I didnt like the side effects they had on me as a child so can anyone reccomend any natural remedies???

You need to have a

Submitted by iwunder on Sun, 2018-03-25 - 21:57
You need to have a neurological workup to make sure that is what is happening.  Vomiting in your sleep is dangerous especially is you are seizing.  I am not familiar with any of this but I would not let this go without seeking expert opinion and testing.

Could it be?

Submitted by awd_DMa on Fri, 2007-12-28 - 13:33

I am 24 years old. Everyone thinks I am nuts, but I believe that I am having "Complex Partial Seizures" and have the same symptoms as described above. Now mine may last a little longer than that, but typically they last about 30 seconds to 1-1.5 minutes. All of my EEG/CAT Scans have come back clean, they are lost. I also wil sometimes have a right-hand temor lasting anywhere from 2 minutes to 30 minutes after having "one". usually happens when not involved in something, albiet had one walking yesterday and noticed my walk slowed down to a very slow "shuffle" and had to sit down for fear that I would colapse. The thing that is throwing me off is the fact that when i have one, I know that I have had one and I do not nessesarly have any of the automitisms that are described, that i know of. If anyone can realate and finds out anything to help me fiqure this out, your help would be greatly appreciated. Also I did forget, I did suffer from severe head trama as a child as that does add to it. Thanx in advance

I am 24 years old. Everyone thinks I am nuts, but I believe that I am having "Complex Partial Seizures" and have the same symptoms as described above. Now mine may last a little longer than that, but typically they last about 30 seconds to 1-1.5 minutes. All of my EEG/CAT Scans have come back clean, they are lost. I also wil sometimes have a right-hand temor lasting anywhere from 2 minutes to 30 minutes after having "one". usually happens when not involved in something, albiet had one walking yesterday and noticed my walk slowed down to a very slow "shuffle" and had to sit down for fear that I would colapse. The thing that is throwing me off is the fact that when i have one, I know that I have had one and I do not nessesarly have any of the automitisms that are described, that i know of. If anyone can realate and finds out anything to help me fiqure this out, your help would be greatly appreciated. Also I did forget, I did suffer from severe head trama as a child as that does add to it. Thanx in advance

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