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Seizures and yawning, stretching

Sat, 12/06/2008 - 11:08

I've noticed a coorelation between stretching and yawning with my seizures.  In particular, I do these compulsive strings of half yawns (meaning, they're full yawns, but for the most part I'm not sucking in air, just stretching my mouth or some such) and these extended stretches.  I'm not sure if they're part of my "episodes," an aura to them, or part of the post-ictal, but I've definitely noticed they're there.

Does anyone else have/do something similar? I'd love to hear. :-)

~hams

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Re: Seizures and yawning, stretching

Submitted by cindyr38 on Thu, 2013-03-07 - 23:40
I am also on the hunt for answers as to what is happening to me. I am reacting to food, after eating or now breathing in a offending food, about 10 minutes later the reaction will start. It start with excessive yawning, my eyes will swell, after a while it starts to affect my brain. this come on in waves for up to 6 to 24 hours depending I guess on the food going thru my body. waves of yawning and waves of my brain not working right. I am aware when my brain is affected, on what is going on but I just can't funtion. I also have to go to bed, my body is too weak. I get so very cold and will use a heating pad to warm my body. Feels like cold adrenalin flowing thought my lower body. I am now 49 and around 42 I could tell that there was something going wrong, I was getting tired more and sometimes not functioning well at work. The family doctor didn't take me seriously and I got sicker. Around 44 found out there was a parathyroid tumor and at 45 it came out. I felt better but still something was wrong. So here I am now affected by so much food, I am down to about 12 food and food groups that won't affect me. I am dealing with a immunolgist who thinks I may be suffering from a possible seizure. The neuroligist doesn't believe that this is a seizure problem but is willing to at least let me have a EEG so hopefully I can capture what is happen. I haven't noticed if I need to stretch just that I just need to get warm. Thanks for listening. Cindy

Re: Seizures and yawning, stretching

Submitted by cannvan on Fri, 2009-05-15 - 17:12

Hi rikk,or anyone,  I read the post made on "seizures yawning and strething",  post.  And am pretty interested in talking to someone about these "spells" I am having.  I noticed them after having had a severe bout with thyroiditits.  Using both meds and diet, I am doing pretty well now, it took almost 3 years!  What I am noticing more and more is that I have these spells with extreme wave of exhaustion come over me, I cant stop yawning, it seems very urgent that I go to bed immediately, like I have no choice.  Luckily I have mostly been close to home.  My husband can see on my face...little to no animation, I just say I HAVE to lay down.  The most important thing is that, I feel sooooooo good when I awake, it can be a half hour, or 2 hours.  Oh yeah, and I get very very cold.  Only thing I can say is that I am glad it is over, as it slows me down.  I had a sleep study done and it showed no sleep disorder, I sleep a full 7-8 hrs a night.  It can happen any time, first thing in morning, afternoon, evening.........I just kinda wondered if that could be a seizure and what's the first thing to do? Tell my dr?  I never told her, because I thought it was my illness doing that, but as time goes on, I feel soooo good otherwise, I am having to wonder.  Thanks,

Cannvan

Hi rikk,or anyone,  I read the post made on "seizures yawning and strething",  post.  And am pretty interested in talking to someone about these "spells" I am having.  I noticed them after having had a severe bout with thyroiditits.  Using both meds and diet, I am doing pretty well now, it took almost 3 years!  What I am noticing more and more is that I have these spells with extreme wave of exhaustion come over me, I cant stop yawning, it seems very urgent that I go to bed immediately, like I have no choice.  Luckily I have mostly been close to home.  My husband can see on my face...little to no animation, I just say I HAVE to lay down.  The most important thing is that, I feel sooooooo good when I awake, it can be a half hour, or 2 hours.  Oh yeah, and I get very very cold.  Only thing I can say is that I am glad it is over, as it slows me down.  I had a sleep study done and it showed no sleep disorder, I sleep a full 7-8 hrs a night.  It can happen any time, first thing in morning, afternoon, evening.........I just kinda wondered if that could be a seizure and what's the first thing to do? Tell my dr?  I never told her, because I thought it was my illness doing that, but as time goes on, I feel soooo good otherwise, I am having to wonder.  Thanks,

Cannvan

Re: Seizures and yawning, stretching

Submitted by laneyta on Sat, 2009-02-07 - 15:39
my seizures ALWAYS happen in the morning.ive noticed that i do alot of stretching for some reason.its nice knowing others experience tha same thing i do

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