Seizure?? During Night Time Posted: 06-23-04 12:09pm
I wake up during night after sleeping for
a while
dizzy and afraid
usually get up to get help
usually faint (not always) hurt myself
during the fall frequently
i do remember these and I can't stop it
1. Are these seizures?
2. Would I remember them?
My middle child has epilepsy (sleep
seizures usually)
my youngest child just had a seizure
during his sleep.
Thanks!
Hopefully
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Kathyalison
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Posts: 64
Sounds Like It Posted: 06-23-04 14:54pm
Hi,
it sounds to me that what you are
experiencing may be seizure related,
especially since seizures are in your
family. Have you talked to your doctor?
If not, you should as soon as possible.
Good luck!
Kathy
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hopefully
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 3
Night Seizures Posted: 06-23-04 15:04pm
The first neurology appt I could get is
the end of july. I just don't know if I
would be remembering the fear and
dizziness if they were really seizures.
Of course the fainting part I don't
remember....
I can see what probably are seizure
phenomina from my whole life - looking
back - after I have learned more about my
own kids issues.
Also, I have fibro and chronic fatigue and
Dr. Cheney, the world renowned fibro
expert, does believe that fibro and cfs
patients suffer from night seizures. My
gp is very up on fibro and cfs so he keeps
up with the new info.
I also have learned that anxiety issues
can be symptoms of seizures and they run
in my family....Apparently they come from
the same part of the brain that my sons
seizures come from. Knowing this I can
see that maybe my mom and her dad actually
were having seizures because we all have
so many similarities, just different
diagnosis.
Would I remember these things????
Thanks,
hope
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denenne
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Jun 2004 Posts: 5 Location: portland or
Seizures In Sleep Posted: 06-26-04 15:29pm
I am a 31 yr old women. I have had
seizures in my sleep starting at 7 yrs
old. It seemed to control the seizuers
in my sleep, but I would still break
through the med. From time to time it
wakeing hrs. To have small peds. From
the age of 12 to 15 I was off of meds.
And had no seizures at all. Then at the
age of 15 almost 16 I started having them
again in grandmals in my sleep and peds in
the day. I was on tegratal until the age
of 30. Then the peds in the day where
getting more frequent and they start the
scare me having kids I didnt want to drive
them anywhere. I went to my nuro. And
he changed my meds. To trileptal, but it
seemed to get wores now I can feel them
coming on in the day where as before I
could not. I have always been one to
need a lot of sleep, but the fatigue I was
feeling was crazy. I went to my family
doc. She made an appt. At the sleep lab
to have a sleep study done. It seem I
only have seizure in the first few hrs.
Of my sleep. And the peds are more often
when I am tired, so at this point the are
trying to find out what it is in my body
that is lacking to bring down my energy
level so low that as I get older an
becoming more and more tired. Now that I
think about it my grandmother used to fall
asleep sitting up watching tv and it go
worse as she got older also. I feel that
I may have been getting the sleep that I
needed between the ages of 12-15 but
12-14 hrs a night is crazy for anyone over
the age of 16. I hope this will help
someone out there and you can get your
doc. To help you and find out what is
causing you night seizures. It only took
my docs. 25 yrs.
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Ellalouise
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Nov 2004 Posts: 2 Location: Uk
Narcolepsy Posted: 11-12-04 08:59am
Denenne,hopefully.
This information may be of use to you!
Narcolepsy is not a rare disorder nut
doctors are terrbile at misdiagnoseing it!
It is a sleep disorder!!!!!!
It comprises of collapses with paralysis
usually on waking or at the onset of
sleep.
Collapses can occur without a trigger but
usualy happens with strong emotion.
Laughter is the most common trigger.
Halucinations may be seen or heard around
this time.
Daytime sleepiness is excessive thus the
collapsing (sleep attacks).
Absence spells, memory loss, automatic
behaviour,blurred eyesight,slurred speech
and the feeling that you are about to
vomit are reported by some sufferers.
Not all symptoms are felt!!!!!
The main symptoms are collapsing and being
paralysed while retaining conciousness.
