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strange behaviour

Sat, 02/09/2013 - 07:46
I have suffered from epilepsy since i was in my late teens
Im now mid 40's
Usually quite well controlled
Last weekend... had been a normal weekend
nothing unusual
normal day, had a bath in the evening
was sat on sofa. i remember having this excruciating back pain all of a sudden
i remember feeling hot....
Thats it...

now. im not sure where this next bit happened
but was quite aware i had this feeling i had lost something under the sofa
was fully aware i was pulling the sofa out, to get whatever it was...
next thing im on the floor. out of breath and sweating like mad
I knew from this feeling i had suffered a seizure
I looked up and had INDEED pulled the sofa out, and pushed it half way down the room
im not sure when, how, why i did this... in the middle, during , after the seizure?
but was aware i was doing so at the time. in a panic pulling the sofa out
After i recovered, i had an early night

felt awful the following day
but dragged myself into work
only to be sent home. my boss said i looked dreadful
speech was slow, eyes funny
if she didn't know better she would have thought i had smoked something
sent home and slept for the day
i really did feel quite terrible

years ago it used to take it out of me and knock me out the next day
but hasn't done that for some time
but on this occasion it really did take it out of me
with that and the sofa thing
im not sure what is going on and am quite apprehensive ?

Comments

Re: strange behaviour

Submitted by Nerak95 on Sat, 2013-02-09 - 23:58

Sounds like it could be a complex partial seizure. I certainly would contact your neurologist and explain the episode you had.

Karen

Sounds like it could be a complex partial seizure. I certainly would contact your neurologist and explain the episode you had.

Karen

Re: strange behaviour

Submitted by jane66 on Sun, 2013-02-10 - 05:36

yeah may well mention to my doc

Thanks Karen 

yeah may well mention to my doc

Thanks Karen 

I have a strange seizure also

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2014-04-19 - 22:40
I have a strange seizure also. It seems like sometimes I could be doing something normal like a walk, cleaning house. Sitting ready the paper or just relaxing in or. Outside. ***It seems like my Eyes kind of play tricks(double vision) on and off. *** I then seem unsteady and have to sit down for awhile. If I don't, I seem to stumble and loose my balance. This feeling lasts for about 20 minutes then I feel almost normal. If I do lay down for a good hour It seems to be gone. One thing I have noticed is that the the 1 brand of (50mg. Phenytoin) that I was taking(Pink Pill) causes me to have many side effects during the day. I have very shaky hands, I don't sleep good at night, I have twitchy eyes, and I feel very unsteady a lot. I think ever though my Phenetek blood level is low on a blood test drawn from neurologist prescription at hospital, I sense that I have a toxic feeling. The eye side effect which happens I feels like I have a "big bright staring sensation, then double Visio that comes and goes for several minutes. ***just wondering if anyone has a Seizue which they thinks feels similar. **^ one note I did have a Craniotomy 12/19/13, and feel more steady, less seizures, but sometimes feel like I might be having some signs of being over medicated. I see my Neurologist 4/30/14 for a 3 day monitoring. Evaluation which should help with this feeling. Any help or input I can add I feel good about. Rob Leverenz rjleverenz@gmail.com

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