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does anyone else suffer with epilepsy caused by pain? ....or is it just me?

Wed, 02/18/2009 - 20:51
I'm 24 and I have had epilepsy for about 5 years now. All my seizures have been pain related but ive never heard anybody else having them through pain! My 1st seizure happened after getting really bad stomach cramps and the 2nd was because i fell and banged my elbow. When i went to hospital for tests and explained to the doctor what caused the seizures he just looked at me funny as if i had made it all up. I have tried to research this but to no avail and i am starting to think i'm the only one. Everyone who asks me what causes my seizures always looks at me oddly when i say pain. I only have to stump my toe or trap my finger in something and im out cold. I just want to know if anyone else has the same pain related seizures so i can relate to them and not feel like an odd ball. I am on medication for this!!!

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I'm 16 and I get the same

Submitted by californiacannabis2017@yahoo.com on Tue, 2015-05-05 - 14:13
I'm 16 and I get the same thing. I have had 3 seizures in the past probably like 4 years now and each was pain related. My first was soon after I stuck a screwdriver through my hand. As soon as I washed it off I was our. My second happened hours after I did yard work for my grandma. I had a huge blister on my thumb and my mom was putting a cotton ball with some cream over it and as soon as she finished wrapping the tape I was out and I hut my head on the fridge and my back all the way down the drawers on the counter. My third occurred last night. I was fixing a char for my mom and while she was outside with my girlfriend talking to her mom I spring let lose and caught my elbow. It hurt but I wasn't bad so I went on with fixing it  after I finished and they came inside I was showing my mom in the bathroom because it had a huge bulge and it looked like it was dislocated. She told me to go to the kitchen because she couldn't see so as soon as I left the bathroom I started getting all numb and I said I need to sit down real quick. I then just passed out and I remember everything about 3 seconds after it happened and everything after that. All three caused by pain but I didnt go to the hospital for this one. I'm always immediately coherent and I know the whole situation but I can't live my life knowing I may have a seizure for getting the smallest of amount of pain. I'm going in on Thursday to talk about it to a doctor. I'll bookmark this page and respond with results. 

I really hope they wouldn't.

Submitted by californiacannabis2017@yahoo.com on Tue, 2015-05-05 - 14:18
I really hope they wouldn't. Not being able to drive or shoot a gun (I like to hunt) would kill me and I have the same condition. I'm going in on Thursday and I'm really hoping it's nothing big. 

I'm 16 and I get the same

Submitted by californiacannabis2017@yahoo.com on Tue, 2015-05-05 - 14:18
I'm 16 and I get the same thing. I have had 3 seizures in the past probably like 4 years now and each was pain related. My first was soon after I stuck a screwdriver through my hand. As soon as I washed it off I was our. My second happened hours after I did yard work for my grandma. I had a huge blister on my thumb and my mom was putting a cotton ball with some cream over it and as soon as she finished wrapping the tape I was out and I hut my head on the fridge and my back all the way down the drawers on the counter. My third occurred last night. I was fixing a char for my mom and while she was outside with my girlfriend talking to her mom I spring let lose and caught my elbow. It hurt but I wasn't bad so I went on with fixing it  after I finished and they came inside I was showing my mom in the bathroom because it had a huge bulge and it looked like it was dislocated. She told me to go to the kitchen because she couldn't see so as soon as I left the bathroom I started getting all numb and I said I need to sit down real quick. I then just passed out and I remember everything about 3 seconds after it happened and everything after that. All three caused by pain but I didnt go to the hospital for this one. I'm always immediately coherent and I know the whole situation but I can't live my life knowing I may have a seizure for getting the smallest of amount of pain. I'm going in on Thursday to talk about it to a doctor. I'll bookmark this page and respond with results. 

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