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Panic attack versus seizure
Sat, 02/28/2009 - 06:08What is the difference between a panic attack and a seizure? The seizure I had this evening started with a sheer panic attack and progressed into a complex partial seizure. I felt sheer terror at first working up my spine and then it generalized into a true seizure, where I lost consciousness.
Has anybody else had this happen to them? Any information or response would be grateful.
I've had seizures off and on
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2015-06-05 - 15:42
I've had seizures off and on since I was 5 years old now I'm 26. I hadn't a seizure in 6years since March this year I had one and again in May now I'm on the medication levetiracetam I'm expressing severe panic and anxiety attacks has anyone else expressed this and any suggestions I should do? I'm terrified because I'm a single mother of 4 young children and alone with them everyday what if the anxiety and panic attacks lead to a seizure while I'm alone with them I'm pretty much alone in the world just me and my kids. Any help or advice would be highly appreciated