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How long do YOU feel strange after a seizure?

Tue, 03/27/2012 - 23:32
I figured I would share my situation and how I am feeling with people who hopefully can relate, because I am a bit scared currently. I had my first seizure some 8 years ago and have been dealing with them ever since. I always have felt slightly strange after a seizure maybe 3 or 4 days after as though my head has released all kinds of memories and I am just sifting through them all and regaining my present self. I went seizure free for two years and thought maybe I had tamed this beast. Of course epilepsy wont go away that easily and I recently had two seizures over the course of 3 weeks. It has been about a week since the last one, and that feeling of released memories and vibes from the past has become overwhelming and I cannot seem to get back to feeling normal. I am very anxious, bouts of depression have been frequent, and nothing seems to make me feel normal, and I am getting scared that I never will feel so again. I am not sure what has happened, I just want to share this with you all and hope that somebody else can relate and let me know they have gone through this and come out ok in the end. Or maybe it is a personal demon I must combat. The question is posed for everybody, how long does it take you personally to start feeling normal again? Thank you.

Comments

Re: How long do YOU feel strange after a seizure?

Submitted by wd123 on Fri, 2012-03-30 - 20:34
It depends on the seizure. The first one seizure 10 plus years ago was not right for a number of weeks, with stray thoughts that I could attribute to it. It was not a good time in my life. I have had one back late 2011 and that took a couple of months - I had 2 within 2 months which I dont have. I tried to work for 1 week and I did not want to risk another one and quit the workplace. It took a good month to return to normal thought patterns - I am fine now and hoping for no more seizures 6 months out. I mostly get weird thoughts. They are reminicent of what I get within the seizure itself and extremely distinctive. Thanks

Re: How long do YOU feel strange after a seizure?

Submitted by cindywindy on Wed, 2012-04-25 - 14:02
This is very similar to my condition. Sometimes, the "aftershocks" go away with the day (if I'm lucky!) while other times my head still feels muddled for up to 4 or 5 days afterwards (in the really bad cases!). But yes, I completely resonate with the "weird thoughts." It's almost like my mind is skipping tracks in a CD and can't focus on the present at all!

Re: How long do YOU feel strange after a seizure?

Submitted by cmunley86 on Wed, 2012-04-04 - 20:20

I've been on seizure medication for 3 yrs, and relapsed after being 2 years seizure free this past November,and then I had one yesterday after a few months of being seizure-free. I can definitely relate to the suddenly relapsing after 2 yrs of nothing. I still don't feel "right" for a couple days afterwards as well. I feel sore,and my tongue feels sore too (I have the typical tonic-clonic seizures and bite my tongue :/). So, I would say about a week or so for me to feel somewhat "normal."

I've been on seizure medication for 3 yrs, and relapsed after being 2 years seizure free this past November,and then I had one yesterday after a few months of being seizure-free. I can definitely relate to the suddenly relapsing after 2 yrs of nothing. I still don't feel "right" for a couple days afterwards as well. I feel sore,and my tongue feels sore too (I have the typical tonic-clonic seizures and bite my tongue :/). So, I would say about a week or so for me to feel somewhat "normal."

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