Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Posts: 2 Location: Anderson, SC
Please Help, I Really Need Advice!! Posted: 12-10-03 10:37am
I am 21 years old and saturday (12/6) I
had my first seizure ever! I went to the
doctor on monday and she ordered an entire
run of blood work that I have not heard
anything back from yet... I have 2
appointments today for a ct scan and an
eeg. I am really nervous and anxious to
find out what caused this. What i'm
looking to find out is if anyone else out
there didn't have any problems with
seizures until later in life (it seems
that everyone I talk to started having
them as a child) and what the possible
causes are. I would greatly appreciate
any information that anyone could offer.
Thanks - crystal
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jamal
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Nov 2003 Posts: 60 Location: oroville,Ca
Infor On Seizures Posted: 12-10-03 14:22pm
Hi crystal
if you look on further you can read all
the infor about me. The topic is brain
surgery. Did you have a gran mal or a
petit mal? Get back to me and if you have
any more questions about me. I'm here for
you. Take care. Let me know what the
doc. Says. And if you have any of the
same things I had as a kid. Jamie
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ccooke82
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Posts: 2 Location: Anderson, SC
Posted: 12-10-03 15:39pm
I had a grand mal. I was asleep when it
started. My boyfriend was in the kitchen
and he said that he heard me cry out.
When he got back to the bedroom my muscles
were seizing so bad I was flat on my back
holding both arms straight up with both
hands in fists. The spasms themselves
actually lasted about 3.5 minutes.
Afterward I passed out for about 5 minutes
and awoke when the paramedics had already
arrived.
I just got back from having my tests done,
but it will be another day or so before I
hear back from the neurologist. I will
let you know as soon as I hear something
back from them.
Thank you so much and i'll talk to you
again soon
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sami_1982
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Dec 2003 Posts: 200 Location: Australia
Hi Everyone Posted: 12-14-03 05:06am
I am 21 yrs old. My first seizure was 2
months ago. I had 5 grand mal seizures in
a row and I couldnt stop it felt to me
like I was comming in and out of
consiousnes so I knew some of what
happened. Since then I have had them
frequently almost 6 per day(absence and
grand mal). I saw a neurologist and he
said I a normal. That I had normal brain
waves and that it is all in my head he did
mention that my eeg showed severe stress.
I though that he was an fool and I got a
second opinion. The second opinion showed
that there was yet again no abnormalities.
But that I have a rare temporal lobe
epilepsy. I am photosensitive. I am on
tegretol but it isnt working. No one in
my family has a history but I think mine
is all caused from stress and now I just
cant stop.
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Lee159
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Sep 2003 Posts: 86 Location: Canada
Posted: 12-25-03 20:45pm
Ccooke82....Pretty much anything can
trigger a seizure,and you can get it
anytime during your life....It's usually
with younger children and older
people....Massave &/or small head
injuries can cause seizures/epilepsy
