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Seizures while sleeping? How can I tell if Im having them?
Thu, 04/24/2008 - 14:30Topic: New to Epilepsy.com
Im 18 years old. I was diagnosed with Epilepsy about 2-3 months ago. I have currently had 4 seizures, all of which were awake. Recently I've noticed that when I wake up Im more tired than usual even with the 4-6 hrs of sleep i get. My blankets are throw around, one ends up on the floor completely which has never happened before. I am sometimes in a totally different position, once I awoke and went to turn my body left to get out of bed only to feel my desk after i turned my body left, my desk is at the foot of my bed. I also keep a set of Ipod speakers on my night stand on the left of my bed. On the stand is a lamp, alarm clock, phone and the speakers. Recently the speakers and only the speakers have ended up on the floor. The speakers are the second farthest thing away on the stand when Im in bed. I suspect that Im having seizures while I sleep but how can i be sure. Please Help me.
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Re: Seizures while sleeping? How can I tell if Im having them?
Submitted by bobsteer on Tue, 2008-04-29 - 17:19
I am not rying to scare you, but you really need to be careful if you are having siezures at night. There is a medical term for people who have died from this, it is called SUDEP, you can look this up on the internet. I lost a cousin in January due to this. I had my surgery last June and am doing fine, but never knew anything about SUDEP till he died. I would recomend doing some research on this so you can ask your doctor about it, mine never said a word about it.
Re: Seizures while sleeping? How can I tell if Im having them?
Submitted by aimeecain1 on Sun, 2013-06-16 - 15:57
I am kind of new to this I have only realized I was having seizures about five months ago. I knew something was wrong but I have a lot of health issues and thought my absentee(pedimal, I think is the term) seizures were me just passing out. I am still trying to get a diagnosis from my neuro dr even though my pcp said he is sure it sounds like some form of seizure disorder. I worry alot about sudep, do you think the fact I have sleep apnea and use a bi pap will help my chances of not dying from this or does it matter? Any help is appreciated. I am pretty sure I am having seizures at night, before I got on my meds I was sleep 15 hours a day and waking up feeling like I was hit by a truck, now when my bf sleeps over he says sometimes he gets beat up in his sleep and he wakes up and watches me and it seems Im having them. What can I do?
Re: Seizures while sleeping? How can I tell if Im having them?
Submitted by mamasaw on Thu, 2008-04-24 - 18:51
My daughter had seizures at night, even on 2 meds. She was tired all the time, even after "sleeping" for 10-12 hrs. The best recommendation I have for you is to go in the hospital and have a video EEG. They monitor you 24 hrs. a day till you have them and they can record them to see how your brain reacts.
We found out where her's were originating from, had the surgery, and is sleeping so much better now. No seizures since, and is like her old self again.
My daughter had seizures at night, even on 2 meds. She was tired all the time, even after "sleeping" for 10-12 hrs. The best recommendation I have for you is to go in the hospital and have a video EEG. They monitor you 24 hrs. a day till you have them and they can record them to see how your brain reacts.
We found out where her's were originating from, had the surgery, and is sleeping so much better now. No seizures since, and is like her old self again.