We are just now becoming aware of the
dangers of seizures. Not only can they
kill you, they can cause permanent brain
injury. We are an organization
dedicated to bringing these facts to
light. We are just starting to get our
website up and running, but please check
this out. If you are interested in
becoming involved, don't hesititate to
contact us.
I understand that their is such things
that are known as silent seizures that can
kill you. If while having a seizure you
fall and hit your head and have some
possible internal bleeding it can kill
you. If you drink while taking meds it
can kill you. Some dr's change patients
meds and the patient or the dr forgets to
cancel the other meds out and the patient
might have an overdose or the patient may
forget about when he/she took the other
meds and may take extra and may end up in
a possible coma leading to death or the
patient may become tired of taking the
meds, give up and overdose instead of
getting the professional help he or she
needs as some epileptics become depressed,
unfortunately.
|
kryssmale23
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Nov 2006 Posts: 4 Location: melbourne,fl
Epilipsy Killed Me But I Was Revived Posted: 11-19-06 00:40am
I died recently on 10/28/06 when I went to
a outpatient services place. I am only 26
I was found dead and had only a 6 minute
siezure they revived me. Dont let them
tell you any differnent ok. I have been
on alot of meds some help some dont hehe.
But I am also a bipolar, schizphrenic as
well that sucks.
Chris
|
beastman
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Posts: 1
Posted: 03-06-08 22:10pm
I was born with tuberous sclerosis and
have been dealing with anxiety,
depression, and hallucinations. I had
gotten rushed to the emergency room 2
weeks ago for having 23 seizures. I had
blood coming out of my nose and eyes and
they said they were really suprised my
brain didn't explode. After 3 days they
made me stay in the pysch ward for a month
and they put me on
depakote,famotodine,klonopin,sertraline,
and risperdal.
|
littlemis
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Apr 2008 Posts: 1
Death from Epilepsy Posted: 04-16-08 16:18pm
To all on the board ( especially those who
lost someone to seizures):
I was only 25 years old when my mother
died of cancer. A short ten months later
my ONLY sibling, my brother Jimmy, died as
a result of his having a grand-mal
seizure. The doctors never told my family
that my brother could possibly die from
this disorder. I hold my brother's
physicians to blame for not communicating
ALL of the effects epilepsy can have a
person. There was another factor in my
brothers death that I really want to get
out there to anyone who suffers from
seizures......
My brother died because of a combination
of a grand-mal seizure and his obesity!!!!
According to the coroner, because my
brother was carrying around so much
weight, his heart was too weak to handle
that last severe seizure. His heart
simply gave out. Luckily, again according
to the coroner, he did not suffer, he was
dead before the seizure was over. That is
my one true peace.
Anyhow, I just wanted to tell all of you
with a seizure disorder, especially if you
have the seizures that make you convulse,
please watch your weight. You have to make
sure your heart is strong enough to handle
a grand-mal, or any other major seizure.
God Bless to All!!!!
|
wavyhaired
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 40
Posted: 04-16-08 16:38pm
I have done some research on epilepsy
because a family member has sadly dealt
with it over the years. I looked it up at
Healia.com, this great online health
community and they have a group dedicated
to people who deal with epilepsy. You
should really consider joining since they
have such an open dialogue.
|
skinnybob
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 1
siezures are dangerous! Posted: 06-29-08 00:36am
Hello everyone,
First I will give you a brief
introduction of me. During a cold night in
2004 I was in Iraq patrolling the usually
quiet city streets of baghdad. I got out
of my truck with about three other people
and lit up a cigarette. No more than two
minutes later I was blown on my back by a
bomb which contained lethal levels of
chlorine gas. There were nine of us at the
bombing that day, only three of us walked
away.
Flash forward to april 20th 2007. Yes I
know a big marijuana day, but I am not a
smoker in any fashion. I was walking to an
appointment before being cleared out of
the army and I suddenly fell into a grand
mal siezure breaking my nose and three of
my front teeth. I was taken in, given meds
and released. The next day I had five
siezures resulting in an ambulance ride to
the hospital. I was put on depakote 500mg
three times a day. two pills in the
morning and one at night. In the next
three months I had 29 siezures. I was sent
to the hospital many times, and my
perscription was amped each month. I now
take 2500 miligrams of depakote during the
day and 50 miligrams of topamax during the
night. I take two 500mg pills in the
morning, one in the afternoon and two at
night. I then take one 50 mg pill of
topamax before going to bed followed by a
20 miligram pill of klonopin. I am
seriously messed up and I hate siezures. I
never remember much about them, except how
much pain I awake to. It hurts having a
siezure, not from falling but rather from
having your brain stopping. To all the
people who have epilepsy or deal with
family members who have it, bless your
heart and I hope they find a cure for us.
The site is not a replacement for professional medical opinion, examination, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your medical doctor or other qualified health professional before starting any new treatment or making any changes to existing treatment. Do not delay seeking or disregard medical advice based on information written by any author on this site. No health questions and information on eHealth Forum is regulated or evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and therefore the information should not be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease without the supervision of a medical doctor. Posts made to these forums express the views and opinions of the author, and not the administrators, moderators, or editorial staff and hence eHealth Forum and its principals will accept no liabilities or responsibilities for the statements made.
Schizophreniahealth
This page was last updated on June 11, 2008
