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How's your consciousness?

Fri, 02/09/2007 - 18:25
During your seizures? The majority of my seizures I'm in a semi state of awareness, even if I can't respond. I see some things, hear quite a bit. I'm not really thinking though, more like observing. And the only time I can make any noise is when the muscles of my chest stop my breathing and all the air is pushed out of my lungs. Ever had a seizure and be aware that you're not breathing and can't do a thing about it? freaky situation. It's rare for me to lose all consciousness, and what is interesting to me is during those seizures people have told me my eyes remain open, I would have thought they'd close. I was telling that to the epileptologist neuro doc and he looked perplexed, but didn't say why...maybe because i'm only suppose to have TLE. But it made me curious, how is your consciousness during your seizures?

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Re: How's your consciousness?

Submitted by lisaltstheresa on Sat, 2007-02-10 - 11:12
Gina Marie Are you saying you had a generalized seizure(grand mal)? I am curious, can you explain what happened during this seizure? I had something similar but not the breathing part. Lisa http://www.sleep-safe.co.uk/id90.htm http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsyapproach1/

Re: Re: How's your consciousness?

Submitted by Gina Marie on Sat, 2007-02-10 - 11:25
Lisa, I honestly don't know if they're actual grand mal seizures. While my muscles do go rigid and then convulse they don't have that complete loss of muscle control that I hear grand mals have, ie I've never lost control of my bowels or bladder. Some of them I do lose consciousness, fall and hit things and have no memory of it happening, but have been told about it by others who witnessed it, one particular one they told me I fell and then my body just went completely rigid and my complexion got tinged with blue, they thought I was dead because I wasn't breathing. But it only lasted about 45 seconds before I became conscious again. I say bigger seizures because I get alot of auras, and alot of muscle twitching and jerking. So when I have ones that effect my consciousness, or make me lose control of my body or I convulse, I consider those bigger than the auras and twitches. I don't know, did I answer your question?

Re: Re: Re: How's your consciousness?

Submitted by lisaltstheresa on Sat, 2007-02-10 - 12:07
Gina Marie, I guess I am confused. SO it is not a generalized seizure you are saying? So you do have them but you dont always lose consciousness? I think you and I have talked about this before. FOr I had some weird grand mals caused by low sodium. I dont have the low sodium so I would not expect to have gm anymore. When I had them I fell, jerked my body a bit, dont loose bowel(never do I). But I can see, hear, understand and remember at the end. It is like I am in the TV watching the whole damn thing happen. Horrible to see everyone going crazy figuring out what to do. I just want to say I am fine, knock it off and cool it. BUt I cant speak. It is possible these were psuedoseizures, but not really sure. We never caught them when I had the VEEG and I dont have those kind anymore. I just have my regular seizures. Now did you ever go in for a VEEG to really see what they are and so your doc can see too? take care Lisa http://www.sleep-safe.co.uk/id90.htm http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsyapproach1/

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