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Was this a seizure? Help !

Wed, 06/21/2017 - 12:16
Hello there, last night i had a truly terrifying experience and wanted to gauge whether others think was a seizure and what my next course of action was. For context i am 44 year old father of 2, keep fit, probably drink too much and probably slightly overweight. I also had 2 strokes 10 and 8 years ago, the second of which was an AVM that required radiotherapy and then surgery. This has left me with some weakness on one side of my body but always been manageable I travel a lot for work and was in a hotel last night. I woke in the middle of the night feeling like i had slept on my rightarm and it was numb, i went to shake it (to get feeling back) but as i did it started convulsing, quickly followed by my right leg. This wouldnt stop and it was then i became paralysed completely and unable to talk. I tried like hell to sit up, roll over but i couldnt move, by this point my leg and arm were in agony from the muscle contractions. I was in absolute panic, terrified and wondered i was having another stroke (it felt nothing like the 2 strokes where i could move at least parts of my body). I then felt myself slipping out of consciousness and honestly i thought i was dying. I must have come round at some point afterwards having stopped shaking but my back, arm and leg were in agony. I had no idea how long i was out for So does this sound like a seizure? I have an appointment to see a doctor tomorrow but wanted to get a few views first? Could it be an isolated one-off or more likely something that will re-occur? Do i need to stop driving, give alcohol a miss for a while? Could it happen while im awake? Im actually feeling wary of going back to sleep tonight unless it happens again :-( Thanks for listening

Comments

Dear JoeshmoeAm in UK library

Submitted by mariet_5926de5df37df on Sat, 2017-06-24 - 07:44
Dear JoeshmoeAm in UK library so have to rush as it closing. Not sure if anyone has replied to you. Yes I can understand your concern, especially as you have had strokes in the past. Glad you going to a Dr, if and I hope getting to see a neurologist send detailed account to them. might have been some form of seizure, but you need expert assessment . All best

This sounds a lot like sleep

Submitted by Bethankful7 on Mon, 2017-06-26 - 01:00
This sounds a lot like sleep paralysis. If it were a seizure you wouldn't know that you were convulsing. By that phase you would have no recollection of what happened. Another good indicator of a seizure is bite marks on the sides of your tongue. Please share what the doctor says!

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