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Scary episode in university can anyone offer help/support
Thu, 01/26/2017 - 10:44Topic: My Epilepsy Diary
Current medication:
Keppra 500 mg on a morning
Keppra 1,000 mg on a night
Clonazepam 250g on a night (½ of a 500mg tablet) (started 14/12/2016)
Circadin 2mg on a night (Melatonin)
Hi
I have been diagnosed as having epilepsy but they are calling it generalised epilepsy as I seem to have different kinds of seizures both on a night and during the day but I do not have grand mal.
Recently I have noticed I have been sensitive to loud noises and in particular my friends in the classroom. Today I had an episode which went a little like this:
Started off with a twitching foot which I believed was an aura for a seizure. About 5 minutes afterwards i started to feel displaced and out of it. I was aware of my surroundings but loud noises became amplified, I immediately become stressed and my heart started racing. I could not focus on anything and I had a severe migraine. I was then aware of my head dropping to my chest about twice like it was fighting to stay upright and then i had a small blackout- it was kind of like being sleepy but your not tired. This lasted for about a minute and then I felt fatigued and I was sick.
My seizures have always been on a night before so this was something brand new. I think it may of been a partial motor seizure? but if anyone could shed light on their experiences id be so grateful
thankyou
p.s I'm new to this forum!!!!
Comments
I've had similar experiences.
Submitted by indyfan on Fri, 2017-08-04 - 01:38
I've had similar experiences. I always classified as a simple partial or complex partial seizures. Strong feeling of deja vu, senses heighten, heart races. I hope you feel better, keep us updated.
Wow how helpful. I cant
Submitted by Jomxx on Thu, 2017-01-26 - 16:49
Wow how helpful. I cant thank you enough for that information. I have been an epileptic since childhood but they have always been nocturnal hence the higher dose of tablets. During the night I have what you described as hearing and seeing what is occurring but I feel paralysed and cant move , sometimes I will thrash around the bed and cant stop it.I feel like the twitching foot was a seizure which then gradually turned into a full blown episode. Like I said after my heart started racing, I remember the horrible feeling of panic and then my head flopping loosely like id lost control. After that I was just sick and fatigued I could of laid asleep on the table in my classroom.I am trying to get my neurology appointment pushed forward as normally its a yearly review with a seizure diary inbetween which I keep and update.You have given me bigger hope and a push to see my doctor.Thank you.