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Help me PLEASE~
Thu, 06/01/2006 - 08:52I normally have tonic clonic's in my sleep. I had a horrible day at work yesterday, really stressful. Around 7 last night I was talking on the phone to my mom. The nxt thing I knew I was about to sort a load of clothes at the laundry hamper. I did not remember finishing the conversation with my mom, if I just hung up on her or what...Then I felt so weird. My husband asked if I was ok. I said no and then my left hand just locked or froze up and my left foot, too. My back muscles were so tight it felt like concrete......Is this is seizure? Please, I need some info...thank you.
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Re: Help me PLEASE~
Submitted by lilseizures on Fri, 2006-06-02 - 18:57
HEY WENDY, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN HELP BUT I THINK YOU HAD A SEIZURE. TOPAMAX HAS A GREAT, SIMPLE GLOSSARY THAT MAY BE OF SOME HELP TO YOU. GO TO THEIR SITE @ www.topamax-epilepsy.com/index.jsp. CLICK ON "ALL ABOUT EPILEPSY AND IT'S TREATMENT" AND THEN CLICK ON "GLOSSARY." MAYBE YOU HAD A FORM OF MYOCLONIC SEIZURE. JUST LOOK AT THE GLOSSARY AND SEE IF ANY ONE OF THEM WERE CLOSE. I TRULY HOPE YOU ARE FEELING BETTER. LAY LOW ON THE STRESS; IN FACT I AM WRITING YOU A PERSCRIPTION FOR CHILLPILLS 500MG TWICE DAILY. LOL. PLEASE LET ME AND EVERYONE KNOW THAT YOU ARE OK.....BRENDA...."BEING DISABLED IS IN YOUR MIND.... IF YOU DON'T MIND, YOU'RE NOT DISABLED!"
Re: Help me PLEASE~
Submitted by Spiz on Fri, 2006-06-02 - 21:54
Wendy,
What you described sounds to me to be partial seizures (simple to complex). Here are the links:
http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/seizure_simplepartial.html
http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/seizure_complexpartial.html
I have the same type of seizures, losing time and the stiffening of a hand and/or/both foot. Hope this helps!
-Spiz
Re: Help me PLEASE~
Submitted by heidi on Thu, 2006-06-01 - 10:45
From what (very) little I know, this does sound like seizure activity. I have not had "lost time" lately, but it has happened to me in the past. I have also read some posts/articles, etc. that indicate that stress lowers your seizure threshold, and I would be interested in hearing more about this, too, because I think that's what happened to me. I'm sorry I don't have more specific information to offer--I have not had the motor symptoms you describe, but the other stuff--lost time and feeling "weird"-- definitely sounds like some sort of seizure activity to me. I hope you figure this out and feel better soon! --heidi