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Need advice - does it sound like I'm having seizures?
Mon, 11/11/2013 - 14:13Comments
Re: Need advice - does it sound like I'm having seizures?
Submitted by Bunnybelle on Tue, 2013-11-12 - 02:45
Re: Need advice - does it sound like I'm having seizures?
Submitted by just_joe on Tue, 2013-11-12 - 09:57
Simple partial seizures are that simple and very little happening. Complex partial seizures have more happening. IN some of my seizures I have my hand feeling wierd and I can't move it but it is simple but the complexity is my hand will not do what I want it to. WHenI was a teen my right hand would rise up once shoulder level I went inot a focal motor convulsion which looked like a grande mal but there was a difference.In that convulsion I could see hear and I understood what was going on around me. Understand too that one type of seizure and move into another. Which means my absence seizures and move into simple partial seizures which can move into complex partial which can move into generalized which can morph into tonic clonic whic You may have the picture without me typing the rest.
As for your Momthings like she did do happen but there are many more times they don't happen.
I hope you get the assistance you need nad by all means do come tell us what is going on
Joe
Simple partial seizures are that simple and very little happening. Complex partial seizures have more happening. IN some of my seizures I have my hand feeling wierd and I can't move it but it is simple but the complexity is my hand will not do what I want it to. WHenI was a teen my right hand would rise up once shoulder level I went inot a focal motor convulsion which looked like a grande mal but there was a difference.In that convulsion I could see hear and I understood what was going on around me. Understand too that one type of seizure and move into another. Which means my absence seizures and move into simple partial seizures which can move into complex partial which can move into generalized which can morph into tonic clonic whic You may have the picture without me typing the rest.
As for your Momthings like she did do happen but there are many more times they don't happen.
I hope you get the assistance you need nad by all means do come tell us what is going on
Joe
Re: Need advice - does it sound like I'm having seizures?
Submitted by just_joe on Mon, 2013-11-11 - 21:53
I read your post and thought some.
Simple partials are short lasting a few seconds. what you discribed are more like complex partial and teetering on generalized seizures. I am male so I do not know that much about periods but I have seen ladies in here post that htey do have more episodes during their time of month.
By all means do see a doctor and don't think this might not be serious.
If this was the third time you have had this kind of thing happen then it may very well be epilepsy you have but in order to be sure you will have to see a doc. Some PCP's can deal with it others will generally want a specialist to see you who may or may not run tests. One of the first tests run will probably be an EEG. If the see an abnormality in the EEG it will show where the abnormality is comming from. The area and seizre activity and the information you give him can help in possiable procedure and medications. I know young people today are going to look up the medication and check out the side effects look at them then think to themselves. With all these side effects should I really be taking this. Well all I can say is those side effects do not happen to everybody taking the medication. I have been in drug studies and in those we were to write down anything that was strange that happened that day. Some of those weird or strange things could have come from the food we ate or the weather of geting a cold or flu. But they said write it down and we did. Also know that side effects are written down are in a smal percentage which is generally 5-8%
Also underdtand that the more information the doctors have the better they can help you
Come back and let us know what heppens
Joe
I read your post and thought some.
Simple partials are short lasting a few seconds. what you discribed are more like complex partial and teetering on generalized seizures. I am male so I do not know that much about periods but I have seen ladies in here post that htey do have more episodes during their time of month.
By all means do see a doctor and don't think this might not be serious.
If this was the third time you have had this kind of thing happen then it may very well be epilepsy you have but in order to be sure you will have to see a doc. Some PCP's can deal with it others will generally want a specialist to see you who may or may not run tests. One of the first tests run will probably be an EEG. If the see an abnormality in the EEG it will show where the abnormality is comming from. The area and seizre activity and the information you give him can help in possiable procedure and medications. I know young people today are going to look up the medication and check out the side effects look at them then think to themselves. With all these side effects should I really be taking this. Well all I can say is those side effects do not happen to everybody taking the medication. I have been in drug studies and in those we were to write down anything that was strange that happened that day. Some of those weird or strange things could have come from the food we ate or the weather of geting a cold or flu. But they said write it down and we did. Also know that side effects are written down are in a smal percentage which is generally 5-8%
Also underdtand that the more information the doctors have the better they can help you
Come back and let us know what heppens
Joe