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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Epilepsy / July 2005Question
At home or at work--where has most of your seizure activity occurred. And what factors may have caused seizure activity--stress, sickness, etc.... Any replies appreciated!! > At home or at work--where has most of your seizure activity occurred. And > what factors may have caused seizure activity--stress, sickness, etc.... > Any replies appreciated!! That's a bit terse -we're a friendly bunch, why do yu want to know? May Mary, I didn't mean for the question to be terse, just a simple inquiry. I have had seizures for 31 years--and 95% of any seizure activity I've had has occurred in the workplace. In fact, my first seizure in July 1974 was at work-- I just wanted to hear from anyone whose seizure activity was more in one area than another. Thanks for any replies!! >> At home or at work--where has most of your seizure activity occurred. >> And what factors may have caused seizure activity--stress, sickness, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > May > Mary, I didn't mean for the question to be terse, just a simple inquiry. > I have had seizures for 31 years--and 95% of any seizure activity I've > had has occurred in the workplace. In fact, my first seizure in July 1974 > was at work-- I just wanted to hear from anyone whose seizure activity was > more in one area than another. Thanks for any replies!! Ok, that's fair enough. I've only had one MAJOR ('grandmal') seizure - it was while I was asleep in 1993, witnessed by my husband who knew exactly what was happening. I have approximately monthly 'deja' episodes. Mary >> Mary, I didn't mean for the question to be terse, just a simple inquiry. >> I have had seizures for 31 years--and 95% of any seizure activity I've [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Mary Forgot to add that they seem to be the result of a large meningioma causing pressure on my brain, when it was removed surgically I was almost back to normal. > At home or at work--where has most of your seizure activity occurred. And > what factors may have caused seizure activity--stress, sickness, etc.... > Any replies appreciated!! All my seizure activity (one grandmal at 17 years and numerous partials since 12?) seems to have accompanied a period of sleep deprivation. Stress may have been a factor too. The grand mal was brought on by a strobe. Other things like alcohol, illness, etc. can lower your threshold. Medication can raise the threshold. I just had an EEG on Monday and unfortunately it actually caused some mild partials (my arms kept twitching during the strobe), I can definitely attribute that to lack of sleep and stress (just finished a major certification exam). And that was on medication... first seizure activity I can remember since 97... :( -- gorf >> At home or at work--where has most of your seizure activity occurred. >> And what factors may have caused seizure activity--stress, sickness, [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > -- > gorf It's not unusual for the Flashing lights during the EEG to trigger a seizure, whether we react to it and are aware of it (like you were), or whether it just shows up on the Ink Scrolls during the test. The advantage though of it happening (like you describe above) is that they'll have a reliable set of results with respect to the types of waves they are looking at, that determine the types of szrs. you might be having. They might use result to determine if any Med. changes might help, or to tell if you're having better control than you were on earlier tests. G./ > It's not unusual for the Flashing lights during the EEG to trigger a > seizure, I thought that was one of the aims? Mary >> It's not unusual for the Flashing lights during the EEG to trigger a >> seizure, > > I thought that was one of the aims? > Mary I suppose it would be if the subject were prone to having seizures. If they weren't, an EEG wouldn't? usually. G./ Lack of sleep and emotional stress are the 2 major factors for me. I think I've had more at home overall (especially early in the morning), but I've had plenty at work as well. Eating foods with MSG or hydrolized protein is another trigger - I have to read every label (and ask the servers when I go out to eat). I had surgery 4 months ago and haven't had a seizure since! :) I was getting them once or twice a week before. I have had a couple of "weird feelings" as someone was mentioning in another thread, but they've been so fleeting that I can't even be sure whether they were auras. > At home or at work--where has most of your seizure activity occurred. And > what factors may have caused seizure activity--stress, sickness, etc.... > Any replies appreciated!!
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