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Nocturnal Seizures / Night seizures
Wed, 09/30/2009 - 19:45Hello, My name is Danny I am 27 and have been dealing with seizures since 2004. Never before that date have i had one sigh of seizures. it has been one of the worst and hardest battles i have been dealing with also. one questions i have is that the seizures i have are weird, starting like this all the seizures i have had to this day were at night after i had woken up from sleeping, i would wake up have to pee and in a sweat which is weird. also i have never had any during the day but i have had several grand mal seizures at night like i said. so if anyones has any ideas why this happens please let me know and hope all of you are doing better with your epilepsy.
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Re: Nocturnal Seizures / Night seizures
Submitted by Sarae on Thu, 2012-03-15 - 03:46
Hello - I'm a 37 year old mom of two boys, new to this site. I just signed up tonight because I've been in the hospital all day after having an apparent seizure in my sleep around 4am this morning. I "woke up" (sort of) to my husband being very concerned and telling me I was having a seizure. This is the first occurrence we've been aware of. At the time of it, he tried to talk to me but said I was pretty incoherent (to me, I just felt tired, partly I think from being awakened), and he said my eyes rolled back and that I was thrashing or something. Next thing I knew, EMTs were taking me to the hospital, where I still felt a bit foggy on arrival. As I gained more awareness of what had gone on, I realized from some of the after-effects that this had happened at least twice before, and only at night, but no one else had been there to witness it on those occasions.
I went through an MRI and EEG today, and hopefully will hear about results, prognosis, treatment, etc. tomorrow. I wonder about what all this means, and am worried about the possibility of not being allowed to drive a car, but I am hopeful for the best, for myself and everyone suffering from seizures.
Re: Nocturnal Seizures / Night seizures
Submitted by John Gee on Wed, 2012-07-25 - 01:23
My seizures had a similar beginning. My first seizure was identical to yours and it seemed to start a chain of deja-vu-type sensations which were almost always followed by a seizure. My doctor inquired about "triggers" and at the time I had no knowledge at all of anything I may have done or experienced that would "trigger" a seizure. A brain scan was also ordered to rule out a tumor. I was new to the "game" and this was 8 years ago. I do not have nocturnal seizures any longer but only doing the day, and when I do have a seizure, I receive the deja-vu sensation as a trigger. I am blessed in that so far, I have always received this sensation as a warning. Initially, after the first (night) seizure, they suspected "excessive fatigue" which I NOW know in itself IS a trigger. I'm also told that most seizures, unless it's caused by brain injury or tumor, are triggered by fatigue, high stress levels, tension, or even hunger. It's very scary at first because we tend to think that any problem involving the brain is serious, but in my case, and so far, after the tumor thing was ruled out, I simply made it a game to minimize the stress of a condition (epilepsy)I knew little about. No one even mentioned driving. I think "control" is a key factor, and if you find you are prone to seizures, they can be controlled by medication. I have concluded that for me, epilepsy is only a term for which there are little conclusions as to cause.
Re: Nocturnal Seizures / Night seizures
Submitted by Keitilen on Thu, 2012-02-23 - 23:57
Hello - My name is Kaitlin and I am 22-years. My seizures started out as absent seizures, and when I was 16 I started having partial and grand mal seizures in my sleep. My first was falling asleep getting my hair done for prom - what a day that was. Anyways, when the nocturnal seizures started I wouldn't know until I woke up at a usual time and felt I had two deep gashes on the sides of my tongue from where I had bitten down (on top of being swollen), my face and neck being covered in broken-blood vessels, and feeling very shaken and sweaty. I do know, during a few more recent ones, I became somewhat conscious during the seizure - it was truly like being frozen and watching yourself have a seizure. After that, it took me about 30 minutes to crawl across the floor and up the stairs to alert my Mom or Step-Dad.