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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 cindywindy on Wed, 2012-04-25 - 14:02
Re: How long do YOU feel strange after a seizure?
Submitted by cmunley86 on Wed, 2012-04-04 - 20:20
I've been on seizure medication for 3 yrs, and relapsed after being 2 years seizure free this past November,and then I had one yesterday after a few months of being seizure-free. I can definitely relate to the suddenly relapsing after 2 yrs of nothing. I still don't feel "right" for a couple days afterwards as well. I feel sore,and my tongue feels sore too (I have the typical tonic-clonic seizures and bite my tongue :/). So, I would say about a week or so for me to feel somewhat "normal."
I've been on seizure medication for 3 yrs, and relapsed after being 2 years seizure free this past November,and then I had one yesterday after a few months of being seizure-free. I can definitely relate to the suddenly relapsing after 2 yrs of nothing. I still don't feel "right" for a couple days afterwards as well. I feel sore,and my tongue feels sore too (I have the typical tonic-clonic seizures and bite my tongue :/). So, I would say about a week or so for me to feel somewhat "normal."
Re: How long do YOU feel strange after a seizure?
Submitted by wd123 on Fri, 2012-03-30 - 20:34
It depends on the seizure. The first one seizure 10 plus years ago was not right for a number of weeks, with stray thoughts that I could attribute to it. It was not a good time in my life. I have had one back late 2011 and that took a couple of months - I had 2 within 2 months which I dont have. I tried to work for 1 week and I did not want to risk another one and quit the workplace. It took a good month to return to normal thought patterns - I am fine now and hoping for no more seizures 6 months out. I mostly get weird thoughts. They are reminicent of what I get within the seizure itself and extremely distinctive. Thanks