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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 vamuse on Wed, 2013-02-06 - 18:38
When I'm out of ideas, I'll get on my knees, but after I've tried everything.  Maybe Jesus didn't know what to provide in medication and felt it was just easier to hope "cast out a demon" would work. Doctor's have not prescribed this action. So, hoping that "deliverance" with a prayer is going to work, just makes us have a little hope and comfort, but I've not seen it heal.

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

Submitted by vamuse on Wed, 2013-02-06 - 18:00
It takes me a little more than a week to recover. My head suffers a lot of pain, and my body feels beaten up.  Totally weak, and wobbly.  No appetite, but mostly because I just don't have much strength or feeling to fix anything.  I hate it.

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

Submitted by Ghebre on Thu, 2013-02-07 - 17:29

www.myspace.com/MySeizures

EXCELLENT QUESTION,,, I've seen in a long time & I have been asking myself,,,
"OH GOD,,, when is this nightmare going to be over",,, again & again, after each grand mal seizure for almost a decade.
The fact is TIMING & KEEPING TRACK seems impossible, when one is totally disoriented, semi-conscious & desperately trying to figure out what is going on.

But, I agree with most people in here, it takes nearly a week to get it all together, back to normal all over again physically & mentally functional, ,,,, UNTIL THE NEXT SEIZURE.

And all this time. I wondered If anyone knew what I'm going through, but GREAT TO SEE, people in my shoes defining my ordeals better than I could.

Thank you for asking the RIGHT QUESTIONS & providing this great service, helping people understand this ordeal.

www.myspace.com/MySeizures

EXCELLENT QUESTION,,, I've seen in a long time & I have been asking myself,,,
"OH GOD,,, when is this nightmare going to be over",,, again & again, after each grand mal seizure for almost a decade.
The fact is TIMING & KEEPING TRACK seems impossible, when one is totally disoriented, semi-conscious & desperately trying to figure out what is going on.

But, I agree with most people in here, it takes nearly a week to get it all together, back to normal all over again physically & mentally functional, ,,,, UNTIL THE NEXT SEIZURE.

And all this time. I wondered If anyone knew what I'm going through, but GREAT TO SEE, people in my shoes defining my ordeals better than I could.

Thank you for asking the RIGHT QUESTIONS & providing this great service, helping people understand this ordeal.

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