hello I've come on here as the mum of a nineteen year old girl with epilepsy. Briefly my daughter was diagnosed with juvenile myoclonic type aged fourteen. Since that time she has had two tonic clonic seizures, but since being on lamotrigine 400mg daily her condition is fairly stable ,apart from small (warning jerks ) when she is under a lot of stress. However she returned from a holiday abroad yesterday. It had been an eleven hour flight ,she had been without sleep for over twenty-four hours and had forgotten to put any medication in her hand -luggage , so missed out on her days medication. Soon after arriving home I heard a crash in her room - went to check (although I know she gets irritated by my checking )she'd had a myoclonic jerk and was half-on /half -off her bed still trying to hang on to her plate of dinner. I tried to calm her ,she sat herself up ,then she went on to have a full seizure. The difference with this one was,once the jumping stopped and while she was unconcious ,she started being sick. Luckily she was already in the recovery position ,but I was very scared because with her breathing already affected due to the seizure and her teeth were clenched tight ,the vomit was coming down her nose. I don't know what I should have done ,and what should I do if it should happen like that again? worse still what if she'd been on her own? All I could do was keep her nostrils as clear as possible until she slowly recovered. Can anyone tell me how common is it to be sick during a seizure.I'm just going to be so scared now. my daughter is supposed to be going away to uni this year,and I know there have been other times when she has forgotten to take her medication. thanks for reading this.