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Seizures and yawning, stretching

Sat, 12/06/2008 - 11:08

I've noticed a coorelation between stretching and yawning with my seizures.  In particular, I do these compulsive strings of half yawns (meaning, they're full yawns, but for the most part I'm not sucking in air, just stretching my mouth or some such) and these extended stretches.  I'm not sure if they're part of my "episodes," an aura to them, or part of the post-ictal, but I've definitely noticed they're there.

Does anyone else have/do something similar? I'd love to hear. :-)

~hams

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Re: Seizures and yawning, stretching

Submitted by rikk on Wed, 2008-12-10 - 11:40
the quick answer is that they are associated with the seizure.  the post ictal things is whether is is before, during or after.  my guess is that you are having a seizure.  i have a similar problem.  i am not one for the idea of auras.  they are seizures.  they don't follow the full path, but are seizures just the same.  doc use the word aura so it can identify the start of the seizure and possibility the source of the seizure.  keep a journal and see the doc.  that is an opinion.  i do follow my own advice. i see the doc neuro twice a year as a routine.  i also see my primary doc twice for check ups.  hope this helps.  rikk

Re: Seizures and yawning, stretching

Submitted by croesus on Sat, 2008-12-13 - 16:58

Hamm

 

Auras, yes, my neuro classifies them as seizures.  But not yawning.    Which I get, and have had FOR HOURS  today.  No,  that's  me trying to pump more oxygen into my  blood stream.   That's obvious.   But why?  Wish I knew.

And isn't it slightly amazing that science put us on the moon 40 years ago but can't tell us why some of us  are serial yawners.

God bless

Mike

 

 

Hamm

 

Auras, yes, my neuro classifies them as seizures.  But not yawning.    Which I get, and have had FOR HOURS  today.  No,  that's  me trying to pump more oxygen into my  blood stream.   That's obvious.   But why?  Wish I knew.

And isn't it slightly amazing that science put us on the moon 40 years ago but can't tell us why some of us  are serial yawners.

God bless

Mike

 

 

Re: Seizures and yawning, stretching

Submitted by sullivanricky76 on Sat, 2008-12-13 - 19:16

I yawn and yawn and yawn after I have seizures. all day maybe longer. it seems like it is just so hard to catch your breathe. I have seizures in my sleep so only notice the yawns after. weird huh?

I yawn and yawn and yawn after I have seizures. all day maybe longer. it seems like it is just so hard to catch your breathe. I have seizures in my sleep so only notice the yawns after. weird huh?

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