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Adult onset Epilepsy
Sun, 06/30/2013 - 21:29I'm 34 yrs old and had my first seizure two months ago. I had a Gran Mal seizure in my kitchen and don't remember anything until paramedics were standing over me and I was covered in blood from hitting my chin on the tile floor. I'm not sure, but I think I was having seizures before this one. There have been three times when I thought I must have fallen asleep in my car in a parking lot, but I'm starting to wonder if I was really having seizures. I would like to know if anyone had experiences like this before their first known seizure? One time I dropped my son off at preschool and drove to the store and the next thing I know someone was knocking on my car window asking if I was ok. My wife had called several times looking for me and I had no idea that several hours had passed and it was time to pick my son up from school again. There were two other similar instances. I just thought I must be more tired than I realized. People think I'm a drug addict because I have done this like three times and I have gotten in trouble at work.
I'm currently on accommodation due to driving restrictions following my seizure and was at work. I got a formal letter of reprimand saying that I had been sleeping while work twice in one day. I had no idea what they were talking about. I don't remember falling asleep or waking up all day....I just remember feeling a confused in the morning and another time during the day, I was praying and someone firmly tapped me on the shoulder to ask if I was ok. I told them that I was fine, just praying. To me it seemed like it had been seconds, but apparently much more time had passed. I found out that people took pictures and stuck fingers in my ear and I'm not sure what else they may have done. Has anyone had any experiences like this?
Re: Adult onset Epilepsy
Submitted by plutonium on Tue, 2013-07-02 - 23:38
i had my first seizure when i turned 48 i think... and i wrecked me f350 dually in someones yard ... i went to kaiser and they got it under control with tegretol and yes there is no time laspe when you are out. people can do what ever they want and you will not know it..sorry you were around those kind of people... and yes you will feel very weird afterwards maybe for a couple of days or more... just take your meds and stay away from stress..get a good night sleep every day...