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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Epilepsy / December 2006First seizure ever
34 yrs old . Had my first seizure ever last week. 9 months ago I hit my head on concrete steps and had a laceration, and a scar on the speech portion above my left molar. This seizure was strange, was sitting in bed at 530 in the morning talking to my GF, getting ready for work when she says (I dont remember any of this) that i got up on my knees and pointed out the window like I was seeing the lord or devil or something... then i fell backwards my feet got locked up in the bed when part of my body hit the tv.Every muscle in my body tensed up and I started foaming at the mouth and running out the nose. This lasted OVER 5 MINUTES! went to the hospital, it felt like I ran a marathon and then ran up 100's of flights of steps. Seems like a long time have a seizure. They shot me up with Ativan at the hospital, which I had been taking previously for panic attacks but was off of them for 3 months.Now they have me on 600 mg of carbamol and hydros for my headaches. I did not get 1 hour of sleep the night before this happened and always have headaches, doctor thinks this might be the cause..... AC/DE ~! drunkenempe...@yahoo.com wrote: > 34 yrs old . Had my first seizure ever last week. ********** Welcome to the group. Sorry to hear about your seizure, but it might help to know that there are many people coping with seizures. There are many different kinds of seizures. I don't know where you live, but most countries have an epilepsy support group, such as the Epilepsy Foundation http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/. ********** 9 months ago I hit my > head on concrete steps and had a laceration, and a scar on the speech > portion above my left molar. This seizure was strange, was sitting in [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > something... then i fell backwards my feet got locked up in the bed > when part of my body hit the tv. ********** Sounds like a seizure to me, but there are different reasons for people to have seizure events. In your case the reason appears to be the bump on your head. ********** Every muscle in my body tensed up and I > started foaming at the mouth and running out the nose. This lasted > OVER 5 MINUTES! went to the hospital, it felt like I ran a marathon and > then ran up 100's of flights of steps. ********** I call this "been run over by a mac truck feeling". I haven't had a tonic clonic seizure for 11 years now, but I remember the feeling. I think it takes me about 1 to 2 weeks to start feeling like I have strength and energy. ********** Seems like a long time have a > seizure. They shot me up with Ativan at the hospital, which I had been > taking previously for panic attacks but was off of them for 3 > months.Now they have me on 600 mg of carbamol and hydros for my > headaches. I did not get 1 hour of sleep the night before this happened > and always have headaches, doctor thinks this might be the cause..... ********** Yes, lack of sleep, stress are big time triggers for seizures. Also some panic attacks are actually types of seizures. We have info. on the Epilepsy Foundation of Idaho website regarding seizure types and seizure safety. http://www.epilepsyidaho.org/seizure.htm http://www.epilepsyidaho.org/seizure2.htm http://www.epilepsyidaho.org/safety/ http://www.epilepsyidaho.org/experience.htm Take care, Julie, Volunteer Webmaster Epilepsy Foundation of Idaho ********** >Sounds like a seizure to me, but there are different reasons for people >to have seizure events. In your case the reason appears to be the bump >on your head. The above could be correct; or you could have had a seizure due to rapid withdrawal of the Ativan which you had been taking. It is important to go to a neurologist or neurosurgeon and have some studies done to make sure that the seizure was not caused by a tumor or some other structural problem which might need attention. Best, Bob Robert A. Fink, M. D., FACS, PC Neurological Surgery 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 *********************************** NOTE: The material contained in this message is not "medical advice". Medical advice can only be given after a face-to-face, "hands on" session between doctor and patient. *********************************** "Ex Tristitia Virtus"
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