Seizures

Hi sakura,

Really hard to explain these feelings the best way I can describe these is all of a sudden rush of panic/adrenaline washes over me out of the blue and my vision almost goes a bit hazy. I also get deja vu quite a lot so when I have googles all these things it mentions seizures as a possibility. I dont know why but seizures scare the life out of me and always have so I have now convinced my self it will happen to me.

Jonathan it sounds more like dissociation or derealization which can be symptoms of anxiety, not seizures. Look those up.

Hi Lynda,

Thank you for your message.

I just wanted to know what you feel before, during and after a seizure. The only reason I ask even though I haven't had one that I know of as of yet I am so scared in case I do.

The reason I think I am going to have a seizure is because I have had lots of deja vu and weird feelings in the past like spacey feeling and a bit detached from reality but I have had tests and neurologists do not think its epilepsy.

This condition has feared me the whole of my life and I cannot get over it. I do not know why it fears me it just does.

I am so scared because ive heard it can happen anytime out of the blue to anyone

Please help.

hi Jonathan, I can only give you personal experience....as with most things, everyone is different.

I've only had one in my entire life, and I'm in my 60's.

my daughter and I were laying on my bed talking. all of a sudden, the "web" area btw your thumb and forefinger started pulsating. at first, I didn't pay to much attention to it, but it continued for about 45sec. I mean, I could SEE it beating! within about 3-4sec, I felt kinda like I was being pulled into a vortex.

mind you, NONE of this was painful, just weird. that's it! that's all I remember.

my daughter told me I'd had a seizure for about 30-45sec. I didn't believe her. I'd never had one before or since.

after discussing it with my doc, we came to the conclusion it was most likely due to a medication I'd stopped taking, (too quickly).

the aftermath was very sore calves.

now, my daughter has a seizure disorder. it was really bad for awhile, but I think she's finally on the right medication.

with her, she says she feels like everything's speeding up, ie.....if she's watching tv, all of a sudden she can't keep up with the dialogue, etc. then she seizes for sometimes more than a minute. it's absolutely horrifying to watch, but she doesn't remember a thing when she stops. it takes a good half hour for her to even start getting her bearings back. I start asking her questions like does she know her name, who I am, etc.

she also has very sore muscles and sometimes bites her tongue.

in any case, reading your post doesn't concern me about your proclivity to having seizures. but if you're Really worried, go talk to your doctor and tell him All your concerns.

good luck, my friend.....I'm sure you'll be fine!

btw.....anxiety does REALLY strange things to both your body AND your mind!😕

Hi Lynda,

Gosh it must be awful and really emotional to watch your daughter go through this. I am very to hear and I really hope that things improve for you all.

I really don't know why I have always had this fear of seizures/epilepsy. I would probably say it is the one condition that gives me most panic and worry about and always has done from childhood and I am now 40 years old.

I think the reason why I am scared is because it can happen to anyone at any time out of the blue and has the most weirdest symptoms ever and must be awful for the person going through it.

I have been to doctors and neurologists in the past about the whole deja vu and panic feelings but they have dismissed as not being epilepsy but I am just not convinced. And the more I read about temporal lobe seizures or partial seizures it makes my symptoms match.

The gran mal seizures must be so hard on you watching this and I really do wish things better for you.

hi again Jonathan,

please stop worrying so much about this.

like I said, it's NOT painful. it's confusing, but you aren't in pain, and while it's happening, you have no idea it IS happening!

and, it doesn't happen to anyone without a reason.

like I said, my ONE time was due to stopping a medication too quickly, (it should've been tapered down instead).

and my daughter has a "condition". something is misfireing in her brain. this took almost a year to diagnose.

so, you, my friend, are putting alot of energy into needless worry!