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dan_leeds
dan_leeds

If I know Im going to have a fit, should I call 999?

Hi

 Im new to this site but had epilepsy for about 7-8 years, it started out of the blue following a 'heavy night out'

I always get an aura which is a bit like a 'hang over' and palputations, a funny taste in my mouth and my vision going a bit funny (similar to a migrane)

 The reason I joined tonight is becasue I havent been too good over the last few days... I had a couple of fits lastnight (one was whilst asleep) today ive felt a bit 'funny' but mainly tired.

I didnt tell my fiance that I felt unwell still this evening as she was going out for her hen do and if I had told her she wouldnt have gone and I would have ruined her night.

 I now feel quite rough, and feel like im going to have a seizure - this is the feelings i get each time. Usually I feel 'off it' for hours before I have a fitso im not panicking (too much) yet.

Should I call the ambulance if the feeling gets much worse? I cant get hold of my fiance as she lost her phone on Friday so im pretty stuck!

Glad for advice.

By dan_leeds at Sat, 11/21/2009 - 1:10pm | 54 views | 3 comments
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TELL NEIGHBORS--GOOD ADVICE

No, I wouldn't phone your emergency number. Here in the USA, it's number "911" -- but I've never dialed it. I keep those around me aware that I have epilepsy, and that now and then I can act in an odd manner, even black out entirely. However, in most cases I am awake, though confused, in about 1 to 3 minutes. The times I have been "rushed" to a hospital's emergency room, I've been perfectly fine by the time I've gotten there. Oh yes, I might not know precisely what happened or who's around me! However, unless I've seriously hurt myself (and that has happened only two times in my 35 years with epilepsy), I see no need for a run to the hospital. What is important, however, is wearing one of those "MedicAlert" bracelets AND carrying in your wallet an easily-readable ID card that says you have epilepsy, lists your name, who your doctor is, and what you take. But do relax. There are over 55-million people in this world of ours with Epilepsy.

 

 

George R

Hi Dan,

          sorry to hear about your seizures recently,i'm also in the uk.My wife is the one that has uncontrolled complex partial epilepsy.She has regular seizures every few days unfortunatley.As George said i wouldn't ring for an ambulance unless you really have to.We've had the paramedics out but only on odd occasions when she doesn't come out of the seizures having administering madazolam or rectal diazepam.Do you have any friends or family close by?

Paul

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