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Absence Seizure...What does it feel like?
Thu, 08/17/2006 - 13:53Topic: Parents & Caregivers
Hi all,
My 3-1/2 year old has frequent absence seizures a day. However, she is too young to tell me what she is feeling before (and if possible during) the seizure. That is if she feels anything, or maybe it's the "memory loss" part of it.
I'm sure everyone has different experiences, but I'd really like to know what she is going through.
Anyone have experiences they can share?
Comments
Thank you! I've been having
Submitted by CuLocks on Wed, 2020-01-22 - 02:13
Thank you! I've been having episodes that I describe EXACTLY LIKE THIS after a car accident.... My doctor said they mint be absence seizures but I wasn't sure.... Thank you for sharing your experience....Is such a weird intimidating feeling....
I think i had one i couldnt
Submitted by Will02 on Fri, 2018-05-04 - 03:16
I think i had one i couldnt feel anything but the wind and my hearing was gone in that time and it looked like the earth was going up diaginaly like i was dizzy after spinning around alot and it felt like a dream
things get dark halos around
Submitted by gabrielle232 on Wed, 2018-11-21 - 18:23
things get dark halos around them and leave an after image. i feel foggy and floating and confused after it, like my mind and body go blank for up to a minute and i cant move or talk or think but i am aware im still conscious I know whats going on but cant react to it in any way, but im not scared. it makes it hard to remember things and learn new jobs and focus too. sometimes voices will echo for a little vision will go blurry unless I put alll of my concentration into focusing my eyes and the moment i stop making my eyes focus they blur again.