not sure if i had a seizure?

[wants2know]

I've been on keppra1000mg for about two months, since my last seizure. Both tonic clonics have happened while asleep. Last night I fell asleep and my husband,was out (he's always been awake in bed to witness events). He says he came in, we exchanged a few words, he was tired and fell right asleep. I had taken an ambien because the keppra keeps me up. I woke up earlier than usual, felt ok, but my muscles in my legs are really sore and there's no reason. It reminds me how I feel after a seizure but not AS intense and not all over. I did not wake up to vomit or loose control of my bladder, both sometimes happen. I'm not sure what to think and I don't really want to call the Neuro and have to go in for an expensive consult.

 

[denverboz]

Your husband must be a very sound sleeper if you could have a tonic colonic right next to him and not wake him up IMHO. Don't think it would be worth it to go see your neurologist, seeing as u don't even know that you had one. Just not sure what they would do in such a case. Except take your money. I guess they could take an MRI, but if this is all out of pocket it could get expensive. It sucks. I know how stressful all this can be. Which can only make it worse for some. So just relax, not much you can do today anyway. If there is a neurologist nurse there, maybe you can call and just talk to her (him) tomorrow. That's what they have here at Denver Health where I go. Saves time and money, and she ends up calling me back with any Dr. recommendations. Good luck.

 

[epileric]

Whenever something happens that I'm not sure is a seizure I mark it down & mention it the next time I see the neurologist anyway.

He's better at figuring out whether what I describe is neurologically related or not. If so then it might help update him as to what is happening with me & if it isn't neurological then nothing lost. Just the fact that you're not sure might tell your neurologist something about how the seizures may have changed.

 

[N Sperlo]

I wouldn't worry too much about it, but epileric makes a good suggestion.

In my experience with partial seizures in my sleep, I would wake up sore, but there was a lot of movement involved.

 

[wants2know]

I'm not really worried about it, just so new to all this I'm trying to figure out what could be happening.... or not. Thanks for the feedback everyone.