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...
i'm wondering if maybe i'm having some sort of epilepsy relapse or something? i've had some weird stuff going on. a couple times this happened (on seperate occasions though) i would ask my mom a question, then a few minutes later i couldn't remember what i had asked her or if i had actually asked her a question. and lately there have been a few times where when i'm iming with someone i'll write something, then when i send it it's total gibberish. like i think i wrote something like how are you, then it came out as like dh34 a53 y8u, but i didn't press any numbers! but that could just be my computer. and also, i called for a pizza and i asked for bacon and pineapple on it, and i got ham and bacon on it. so i called and the guy said that i said bacon and ham not bacon and pineapple! and i'm positive i said pineapple! but the real doozy is that i've been forgetting what things are, or the words for them. like tonight, it snowed a bunch and i heard a snowplow go by, i could picture the snowplow in my mind but it took me a good 30 seconds to remember what it was called! i'm really starting to get freaked out! is there something wrong with me?
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
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I'm trying to exercise daily. I was doing fairly well until I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago but now I'm getting back on the horse. Today I walked over a mile with my arm weights that are about 22lbs total. I was out of shape and it was hard on my arms. I also did my 30 situps. I'm also going to drink a lot of water and try to eat healthy. I do tend to have a sweet tooth but I'm cutting...
Could you be filled with alot of anxieties
now? When I get alot on my mind I
get forgetful.
BRAVE
Have it checked.
There have been three jobs where once the building of my career; the "gibberish" occurred with a salary position and twice when seizures happened with educational ones. Was fired from all three and this was after finishing my degree. None of these were until after a TBI from a horsing accident and went a bad direction. You are very lucky that to have control by growing out of the complications. Happy Holidays!
Best regards,
Beth
When I was younger, when I didn't know I had epilepsy, I would do this thing where I would like be talking right...then all of a sudden, I'd just forget what I was saying. Then, sometimes, I'd try to fool myself, and others, and I'd say, What was I saying again? It turns out that I was having conscious seizures. My mind was blanking out for just about 5-10 seconds. It was hard to concentrate...and that went on for years. Then finally one day I had an actual, seizure while playing nintendo. The doctor revealed that the frequent memory loss, for 5-10 seconds at a time, and the fluttering of the eyes (that I used to do), were all seizures. Talk to your neurologist asap!
P.S. As for the pizza thing, they probably screwed up your order and just didn't want to admit to it. Man, what those pizza people can do, to name others as the scape goat. :) Yes, I'm trying to make light of the situation...because you seem to be worried about the normal things that do happen in life. I wish you the best. Take care of yourself Mel.
As for not being able to remember things for longer periods of time - that happened to me after my first grand mal. I wrecked my car, and needed to give the ER staff my dh's work number. I gave them the wrong number, and they left a long, detailed message about my car accident and being in the ER to the wrong guy. Poor guy - he probably flipped out!