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nocturnal seizures - how do you know you are having them?

Fri, 02/20/2009 - 17:14

This is perhaps a silly question, but how do you know if you are having nocturnal seizures if you live alone?  I realize that if I wake up on the floor with a bloody nose it would be a good clue, but...  I have TLE with one grand mal 15 years ago.  Sometimes I wake up feeling like I have been in the boxing ring for an hour, and once when I was waking up I felt really weird (technical term) and the right side of my body jerked downwards.

How can I tell if any of this is seizures, or just tension?  Any suggestions?  Thanks.

Comments

please can you tell me more

Submitted by Popsdaddy on Wed, 2017-04-26 - 10:27
please can you tell me more about the lights? the strobing light and dark.... Did this happen in the dark?

FYI... getting myself a

Submitted by Popsdaddy on Wed, 2017-04-26 - 10:27
FYI... getting myself a camcorder as I think that is an awesome idea. aside from that I have also asked my housemate to film me so I can see what the hell I am doing. Still just so strange. Hard to believe.Oh, but not that surprising. scans have revealed 2 large aneurysms, one rubbing the temporal lobe with a 70% chance of bursting within the next 30 years. discuss surgery options mid June.

thank you for this extremely

Submitted by Popsdaddy on Wed, 2017-04-26 - 10:27
thank you for this extremely useful information.

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