Epilepsy & Seizures Support Group

Epilepsy (often referred to as a seizure disorder) is a chronic neurological condition characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. It is commonly controlled with medication, although surgical methods are used as well. Seizures (or convulsions) are temporary abnormal electrophysiologic phenomena of the brain, resulting in abnormal synchronization of electrical neuronal...

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are these seizures as well?

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I was diagnosed with a seizure disorder many many years ago and was on medication but got to a point where I kept forgetting to take my evening dose so my doctor said I may be able to not take it at all, so I stopped. I went 9 months with out any problems until last Thursday. I had a petite mal during the day then later that night had a severe grand-mal and was taken to the hospital where I had another one. They put me back on Dilatin and I haven't had any more grand-mal but I have a new experience, I will all the sudden not feel right and a numbing storm will start in my stomach and spread through my body usually down my feet then up my arms and my mouth where I taste a metallic taste. Unlike my prevoius petite-mals I'm usually coherent right away but tired and stutter a bit. I've had a couple of these every day since the last major seizure and it's keeping me from going to work. Has anyone else experienced this?
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I have not but if it is this severe and you have never experianced before you should go to your doctor immediately-could be your body is reacting to the meds or the fact that you went for so long without seizures that once you had another big slam all of a sudden on your body it might have triggered something else too-who knows-but I think you should go to the doctor as soon as possible in case it is something that needs to be taken care of.

Dante~
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I agree, call your doctor. It sounds like a seizure!
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There are so many different actions/reactions to having a nerve disorder with a high percentage of the time, I am not even conscious and black out. There are auras where the mind and body does a change of sight, smell, awareness, and the like. Question the doctor about Dilantin because it made my bones weak and both of my arms have been broken as a result of two different situations. Once with a sports injury and the second from having a seizures while working in the yard. Be careful what you put in your system because medications can do as much damage as good.
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actually i have been experencing that as well. i too was diagnosed with petit mal seizures a few years ago and they were getting worse until about a month ago or so and they started disappearing more and more! lately i have been having wierd feelings like you described along with random twitches of my feet, hands, arm, or eyes or whatever. thye actually feel like small jolts of electricity but they only last about 5 to 30 seconds. nothing anyone really notices. so monday im going to be in the hospital for 2 to 3 days getting a ltm test done! this is supposed to be the end of my testing but i dont know what to do know. my advice to you is to call and ask your doctor about it and figure out what you should do about it!
wishing you lots of luck,
-brad
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You may be experiencing a aurora, a warning sign that a seizure is forth coming, I get a very sick felling in my stomach to the point I feel like I'm about to throw up, then lights and sounds and then a full blown grand mal
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Hi there. I only joined a couple of minutes ago, so please excuse any ignorance. What you describe is pretty much what I've always considered as an "aura" (petite-mal?) and have had many. Try not to worry, but it is obviously always best to check with your doctor. Take care.
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