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I am dating a man who has epilepsy and seizures.
Mon, 03/12/2018 - 17:54Topic: New to Epilepsy.com
I have been dating a man for almost six months now who has epilepsy and has seizures and this weekend was the first time I was with him when he had a seizure. It scared the heck out of me but he had warned me and told me how to handle it when it happened. The total episode lasted about 30 minutes from when he first locked up and started to seize to when the delusions, I guess is what it was, stopped and he came back to himself. I did the best I could to keep him from hurting himself but I honestly had no idea what I was doing. I guess I am just looking for advice on how to handle him when he has his seizures. He couldn't remember what kind he has but from what I have read and what I saw it looks like what they used to call a grand mal seizure.
grand mal seizures is still a
Submitted by just_joe on Tue, 2018-03-13 - 11:40
grand mal seizures is still a old term used today. The seizure is a generalized tonic clonic seizure. In one the person loses consciousness which is why he will not remember what happened. In the learn section there is a Seizure Frist Aid and Safety section. Research that. I guess you wanted to say convulsion instead of delusions. I have had them and yes the seizure itself may last a few minutes but it takes time for the brain to get back to normal. Research the Postictal state in Wikipedia. If he has one then try to keep him from hurting himself. Do not try and hold him down. But try and put something between his head and the ground to protect it. In one his muscles are jerking with all their strength. You really don't know the amount of strength you have until something like this happens. Ever hear of someone picking up a car to get someone out from under it? That is what is happening. I threw my step father across my body with one hand when I was a weakling. He grabed my wrist and tried to hold it down rather then move the coffee table. He weighed 235 lbs. I weighed 85 lbs.This site have a lot of information on it and you do need to research it. If he hasn't had his dosages changed in some time then he might want to discuss this issue with his neurologist. If he has a good relationship with them then most of this can be done in a phone call.I hope this helpsJoe