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How long do YOU feel strange after a seizure?
Tue, 03/27/2012 - 23:32Comments
Re: How long do YOU feel strange after a seizure?
Submitted by jessicagrady2@gmail.com on Wed, 2012-03-28 - 14:13
After I have my seizures it takes me about three days to a week to feel "normal", but to be honest I don't know what normal feels like anymore. I too have many memories from the past that pop into my head. I will remember the smallest details about my childhood that I didn't even know existed. It is very strange. But my short-term memory is gone. I never remember my seizures and I usually lose my memory for a couple days. My senses also seem heightened, which seems very weird to me. After my incident with Status Epilepticus it took me about five days to be able to hold a normal conversation with people, and to feel familiar with places, people, and my old thoughts, if that makes any sense. It took me about a month to say to myself, "ok, I'm thinking more clearly and I don't feel like my head is in the clouds." I'm not sure if this helps, but I hope it does.
Jessica
After I have my seizures it takes me about three days to a week to feel "normal", but to be honest I don't know what normal feels like anymore. I too have many memories from the past that pop into my head. I will remember the smallest details about my childhood that I didn't even know existed. It is very strange. But my short-term memory is gone. I never remember my seizures and I usually lose my memory for a couple days. My senses also seem heightened, which seems very weird to me. After my incident with Status Epilepticus it took me about five days to be able to hold a normal conversation with people, and to feel familiar with places, people, and my old thoughts, if that makes any sense. It took me about a month to say to myself, "ok, I'm thinking more clearly and I don't feel like my head is in the clouds." I'm not sure if this helps, but I hope it does.
Jessica
Re: How long do YOU feel strange after a seizure?
Submitted by breezie68 on Wed, 2012-03-28 - 13:08
I too go thru that. Sometimes it takes 7-8 days to become fully 'functional'. Usually in stages: first day i cant talk at all, next day i can say 'yes' 'no' but mostly 'i dont know' repeatedly. One second day i remember i was in the hosp and tried to change the channel. Nurse came in and we picked one out but the second a commercial came on i tried to change it but every time i would hit "127". It also didnt occur to me to be hungry so they brought up some food and the only thing that didnt taste like chewing pennies was plain old grapes.then its just a gradual process. The one thing that sticks out in my mind was when i was not yet diagnosed my fiance took me to the er and they refused to take me cause i didnt know my name or address or anything. They told security to get me out of there so people that really needed help could be seen.....few hours later i could sort of talk and they said they wouldnt help me cause there was nothing wrong with me, i was just a closet alcoholic. sorry to rap on your ear, but it just sounds good to hear it from someone else! Blessings!