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Need Answers Please
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 22:48Hello to everyone. I am looking for some answers.
Let me start out by giving some background details.
The person in my house (Amy) is a 28 yr old female. She was diagnosed with Epilepsy when she was 9 months old after a tumble down a flight of stairs.
From the age of 9mnths to 26 yrs old she lived with her Mother, Step-Father and brother. At the age of 27 her mother (my aunt) passed away. 1 month after we also lost our grandmother. 1 month after that it was decided from several members of my family that she shouldn't be living with her step-father no longer, let me tell you why. From as far back as I can remember he was never really nice to her, both him and her mother were alcoholics and we all suspected abuse but could never prove it.
Ok thats enough background, I'm sure ya'll get the picture.
My questions are as follows............
1. Can a siezure be caused from nitemares?
2. Has anyone ever witnessed someone in a seizure that seems as if they regress in age?
I say regress because Amy says things while in a seizure that i vividly remember her saying as a child.
Amy cannot be controled while in these seizures. She wants to get up and walk around, she reaches for things that are not there. She says Momma over and over again. She screams, coughs, whistles, snaps her fingers and claps her hands, Are these typical?
3. Can a seizure be caused from thinking about things too much? Amy thinks about some of the littlest things way too much and over analyzes things.
If anyone here would be so kind to respond to my questions or have any insight as to how to deal with some these issues I would greatly appreciate it.
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Re: Need Answers Please
Submitted by souldoubt7 on Wed, 2010-12-08 - 17:29
"2. Has anyone ever witnessed someone in a seizure that seems as if they regress in age?
I say regress because Amy says things while in a seizure that i vividly remember her saying as a child.
Amy cannot be controled while in these seizures. She wants to get up and walk around, she reaches for things that are not there. She says Momma over and over again. She screams, coughs, whistles, snaps her fingers and claps her hands, Are these typical?"
My husband used to do this when he first started having grand mal's, not so much baby talk, but wanting to get up and walk around, he has tried walking out the door to the outside, he will walk to a room, open the door and stand there. he tries talking and slurs, once he comes a little more out of it he will mix up words and talk jibberish, and this whole time he has no idea what he's doing. It will last about a 15-30 min. or as soon as i can get him to lay in bed.
"3. Can a seizure be caused from thinking about things too much? Amy thinks about some of the littlest things way too much and over analyzes things. "
My husband over analyzes things which bring him stress which triggers seizures, he is a lot more secretive about the things that he thinks about, so I don't know what it is that bothers him and can't comprehend why you would want to torture yourself like that, but whatever happens as long as i am there and can help him through it i will be.
"2. Has anyone ever witnessed someone in a seizure that seems as if they regress in age?
I say regress because Amy says things while in a seizure that i vividly remember her saying as a child.
Amy cannot be controled while in these seizures. She wants to get up and walk around, she reaches for things that are not there. She says Momma over and over again. She screams, coughs, whistles, snaps her fingers and claps her hands, Are these typical?"
My husband used to do this when he first started having grand mal's, not so much baby talk, but wanting to get up and walk around, he has tried walking out the door to the outside, he will walk to a room, open the door and stand there. he tries talking and slurs, once he comes a little more out of it he will mix up words and talk jibberish, and this whole time he has no idea what he's doing. It will last about a 15-30 min. or as soon as i can get him to lay in bed.
"3. Can a seizure be caused from thinking about things too much? Amy thinks about some of the littlest things way too much and over analyzes things. "
My husband over analyzes things which bring him stress which triggers seizures, he is a lot more secretive about the things that he thinks about, so I don't know what it is that bothers him and can't comprehend why you would want to torture yourself like that, but whatever happens as long as i am there and can help him through it i will be.
Re: Need Answers Please
Submitted by catfish4 on Tue, 2010-07-27 - 10:52
Hi! Seizures are a thing from our brain and they most likely happen when someone thinks of something from past they liked or are memories and could be something spur of moment. I did notice that when younger but now medication is controlled the seizures, I wish you the best of luck with the info godbless John Wagner