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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Epilepsy / December 2003

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First time seizure caused by fatigue?

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Yuri - 24 Nov 2003 23:23 GMT
Hello,

 I'm here hoping I can find some information.  Last Friday night, I had a
seizure.  I've never had a seizure before, and epilepsy does not run in my
family.  Throughout the evening, I felt a strange dizziness that I usually
feel when I go extended periods of time without adequate sleep.  On Friday,
I felt this most of the night.  I remember feeling my neck muscles tighten,
and I found myself looking over my right shoulder.  The next thing I know, I
am in the back of an ambulance, with a medic crew telling me I had a
seizure.  My CT scan and chest x-ray did not show anything to be concerned
about.  I am going to see a doctor tomorrow for a followup.  My personal
thought is that this is caused by fatigue...any thoughts on this theory?
CyberCafe - 25 Nov 2003 18:47 GMT
> Hello,
>
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> about.  I am going to see a doctor tomorrow for a followup.  My personal
> thought is that this is caused by fatigue...any thoughts on this theory?

Fatigue is a known provocation factor in epilepsy; it can trigger a seizure.
However, let's not jump the gun yet because seizures can be due to things other
than epilepsy.

Barb
Chris Lesurf - 02 Dec 2003 23:04 GMT
Fits can be triggered by many things, stress being one of them and your
fatigue might have been causing stress.

> Hello,

>   I'm here hoping I can find some information.  Last Friday night, I had a
> seizure.  I've never had a seizure before, and epilepsy does not run in my
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> about.  I am going to see a doctor tomorrow for a followup.  My personal
> thought is that this is caused by fatigue...any thoughts on this theory?
TJV - 27 Dec 2003 03:19 GMT
I feel the same way. When I am extremely fatigued I have a strange feeling come over me. I had one grand mal seizure in the past I feel was due to fatigue although doctors told me I had epilepsy. Your message was posted a while back. What did your doctor say? Do you have epilepsy?

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