i get cold after a seizure

[morgan86]

i noticed something the other day. i get cold right after i have a seizure. my arms and hands especially. emt's or anybody that was helping always remark that my arms and hands are like ice. but before i have one i've noticed i'll sometimes get overheated. like a hot flash. anybody else notice the same thing??

[Brent]

Yup, exactly the same. I keep a blanket in my office just for this reason. When I have a seizure at home I always wake up in a blanket because my family knows I'll be freezing.

I also get a big of a heat rush before. My right ear and the right side of my neck burn a little bit like they are flushed with blood. This doesn't always happened, but I have noticed it.

-B

[Crystal11]

I have noticed this as well. I have complex partial seizures and have noticed this. My twin and friend can tell I'm about to have a seizure because I get cold in my hands. I don't get hot first though unless no one has noticed it. I tend to only get a min warning and a lot of times I'm not thinking about small things or able to talk much or move much.
I was told that the blood rushes up to the brain quickly to protect the brain when a seizure happens. A lot of people get clamy or cold since the brain/body uses up that blood to protect the brain. Your blood in your arms and legs don't really have to have full circulation or amount of blood for you to remain alive or healthy or what not. I'm not good at explaining this I don't think LOL sorry.

Both me and my twin get cold. My friend who has grand-mal seizures becomes very clamy and shivers after it when she wakes up and seems like she is freezing- but she often says she is fine- but we cover her up with a blanket anyways. Hehe. Stubborn she is!

You might bring this up to your neurologist and see what they say too, if you want to know more. They would be able to explain it very well I'm sure.

Take care,
Crystal

[Meetz1064]

did a great job of explaining it. The body does send blood up to the brain to protect the area........and though it may not be that much that goes up there, it does draw away from other areas, and those other areas do feel cooler.

[Nakamova]

Yes some people's extremities appear blue during and just after a t-c, what with the blood rushing north.

[mglynn2]

I had never known that other people experienced this as well, but the other day I wasn't feeling well (aura) so I went upstairs and took medicine and all of a sudden I was freezing cold even though my house was warm.

[Brent]

Well, seizures tend to consume large amounts of blood glucose and blood oxygen. When these are low the body tends to divert blood from the extremities though vasoconstriction (constricting of the blood vessels).

[morgan86]

wow! im glad other people have experienced this as well. now im wondering if i pay attention to my body temp (like when i get a hot flash) maybe i'll be able to recognize an aura. i seem to be terrible at paying attention to myself. actually one of the reasons i was wondering this is because this girl i know "passed out" or.. something during work. i didnt see her go down but as soon as i saw the group crowding around i knew somethin was up and ran over. but... something seemed off. and now im wondering if she was faking!... i noticed her shiver (which i do afterwards) but.. something about it didnt add up. but i dont think theres a way for an onlooker to tell if someones faking.. unless i asked if she peed or crapped herself lol.. but i used to lie when emt's would ask cuz i didnt want other people knowing i lost control of my bowels

[mglynn2]

This is good information to know, I like you morgan should pay attention to my body temp. now too in addition to auras and seizures.

[drummerchica02]

I have the same issue! I am always cold afterward, and now that I think about it, feel really warm right before. In fact, afterwards, people who know me know to get some tylenol (for the headache) and a blanket without my having to ask.

[BuckeyeFan]

Yes I often get cold, though never hot before. Usually takes hours to really warm back up. Luckily, it has been awhile.

The time I almost drowned while canoeing, I was slightly hypothermic in the middle of the summer. I think the seizure lowered my ability to keep warm.

[Endless]

Hey, I just found this thread! I always thought it was because I needed to eat or something. Sometimes my feet suddenly get so cold, it's like they have literally been plunged in ice. And then I get a massive headache. But food doesn't help, and I'd get kind of confused. Until recently I didn't know I have epilepsy. Thanks for the additional piece of the puzzle.