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clueless when im going have a seizure

Sat, 01/05/2008 - 12:43
I was talking to this lady online whos turns out to be a nurse and I was telling here that i have epilepsy and  I cant tell when im going have a seizure and she told me im the first person she ever knew that cant tell when he or she going have a seizure so I was wondering is it normal for a person not to know when he or she going have a seizure

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re: clueless when i'm going to have a seizure

Submitted by shakes123 on Mon, 2008-01-14 - 19:18

howdy -

 i'm new to the site, and relatively new to having seizures.  i'm 32, male, and have only been having them for 7 years.  like you, i don't have any indication (or aura) when i'm going to have a seizure.  5 seconds before i fall down (i always have grand-mal) i can tell i'm having one but it's too late to do a thing about it.

 best i can do is not drive and let everyone in my world know about it.  luckily i only have about 4 - 6 per year; however i'd like to have that number drop to zero.  meeting with my doctor at the end of this month to look at other medications.  i currently on depakote, and i'm tired...

i don't think it's abnormal to not have an aura...

howdy -

 i'm new to the site, and relatively new to having seizures.  i'm 32, male, and have only been having them for 7 years.  like you, i don't have any indication (or aura) when i'm going to have a seizure.  5 seconds before i fall down (i always have grand-mal) i can tell i'm having one but it's too late to do a thing about it.

 best i can do is not drive and let everyone in my world know about it.  luckily i only have about 4 - 6 per year; however i'd like to have that number drop to zero.  meeting with my doctor at the end of this month to look at other medications.  i currently on depakote, and i'm tired...

i don't think it's abnormal to not have an aura...

Can't Remember !!!

Submitted by BikerJoe on Tue, 2008-01-15 - 12:03

There have been a few times that I remember that I "felt funny" before having my Seizures, esp when they first started.  However, most of the time now , I need someone to tell me I had one, cause I never know.  All I know is that time flies

There have been a few times that I remember that I "felt funny" before having my Seizures, esp when they first started.  However, most of the time now , I need someone to tell me I had one, cause I never know.  All I know is that time flies

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