Can you seizure while on medication?

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Scary - and true & factual story!

I have Nocturnal, Complex and Absence;
and now the Simple. When I had video
EEGs - the Epileptologist himself had told
my mom and I that I was seizing every 5-7
seconds; it was worse at nights, but he did
not go into too much details. But once I
obtained the report (v E E G) - I was shocked
to see just ONE night report, it was completely
mind-blowing and to imply that I have absolutely
NO KNOWLEDGE of anything of such event
whatsoever? That's absolutely scary!

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Then comes this - I know I've posted this before,
but, I had an appointment with the Epileptologist,
however, I was fine when I left the house, then
halfway there (I was driving), I had auras and did
not feel right. Here I was - in the middle - half way
to his office and half way from my home. It was
either go to his office or turn around and go home,
I couldn't even think straight, and I was fighting it!

I'm still not 100% sure how I got there, because all
I can remember is parking in the parking garage, that
is ALL I can remember. The next thing I knew is being
in the ER on an ambulance stretcher, sort of half in
and half out. When I saw the clock I went into a dire
panic, because I just remembered I was supposed to
be in the Doctor's Office! And they kept telling me that
they just TOOK ME OUT OF THERE! I was freaking out!
And I must had fallen back asleep, for the next thing
I knew I was in a room, and that was when the Nurse
told me I had multiple Absence and Complex Partials
in the Epileptologist's Building and he sent me over here.

I had no idea where it all happened! But I was pretty
confused, and just dozed right back to sleep again,
out cold! Then the Epileptologist woke me up, and I
scared him, because he told me it was all scary. He had
witnessed the whole entire thing right before him. And
asked what I could remember and what happened, and
it was like a complete blur. But I told him I was fine, but
he was having some more tests done, and apparently
I did have seizures, from the lab work, was going in for
EEG, and if all was well, I could go home. I was still in
somewhat of a daze. Then another Nurse came in, who
also worked in the building, and told me about what had
happened, a little more in details. I was so embarrassed!
I never had anything like this in the office, and I apologized
and she kept saying "NO, that was GOOD that you did have
one!" (GOOD??)

Well, I had my EEG done, and it was abnormal, and I had
to stay awhile in the ER while they relayed info to the
Epileptologist before they released me. However, they gave
me food and drink, and it helped a lot - because I was one
literal starving horse, but I didn't finish it, and the Nurse
made me eat it up (or I wasn't going home). I must had been
in there for I think another hour or so, because they were
talking about having me admitted, then the Epileptologist
decided to have me scheduled up for other tests (Scans)
first, but unfortunately, I ended up having the 1st video
EEG before the Scans were done.

But trust me - I was apologizing to everyone, even to the
Epileptologist!

Even to this day - I STILL do not know where I had the
seizures, but I do know that it was in the office, but I
don't know where in the office (waiting, hallway, bathroom,
etc).

However, when they discharged me, they permitted me
to walk out the door, because I was up and walking and
talking and besides, my car was across the street (the
Doctor's Office was across the street). Here comes the
"fun part" ... I got really confused: "Exactly where was
my car?" I couldn't find my car! I began to panic! I had
no memory at all where I even parked it and worse, I
actually forgotten what my car looked like; and worse,
I couldn't even remember if I drove mine or my son's?

:embarrassed:

So here I am wandering in the parking garage, feeling like
a "total idiot", but still in a complete daze. Then I saw a
familiar vehicle, but didn't recognize the tag, so I tried the
key and see if it fit, and it did, and I then recognized the
stuff inside of it and was relieved that it was my car. Then
I began to drive home, and here's the weird part. I sort of
"forgotten" how to get home (and I'm a native of this area?)
and no matter how carefully I drove, I stayed in the residential
areas, and looking for familiar "grounds" (Landmarks), and
everything looked so 'strange' to me. It was like all a 'dream'
to me, but I don't know if I was still in a postictal mode and
not completely all out of it, but I did manage to get home,
and once I did, I went to sleep and did not wake up until
the next morning and only to find out that my Epileptologist's
Office had phoned twice - the Doctor wanted to book me.
And they also wanted to know how I was feeling; I was
fine that morning, but the other day .. "Uh Uh".

Today, I still feel that the Hospital discharged me a little
too early, if they had let me sleep a little longer, I might
have been okay and would have been safe to drive. I
really consider myself extremely lucky that day!
 
Brain

Wow, that's insane...what a story and how confusing and scary for you. I agree that the hospital should have kept you a bit longer till you yourself felt comfortable to drive. I'm glad to hear you made it home in one piece and didn't have any incidents, other than confusion as to your whereabouts.

I had two more episodes last night shortly after I went to bed. I again, was not sleeping, wide awake. It felt as though someone had plugged my body into an electrical outleft, and I had one hugh bolt go through me, spasmed for about 3 seconds or so. Weird?

This seems to be happening to me since I was diagnosed with Epilepsy and put on medication. Could it be the medication? Could it just be that the Epilespy is hitting me now with stronger seizures than simple partial.....would this be considered a complex seizure. Forgive me, as I'm still trying to get my head around all this.

I'm getting sort of concerned here...I was dealing with the simple partial seizures, not even knowing what they were until I had my Grand Mal, but now that I'm on medication, I seem to be having more than just the simple partial's.
Deb
 
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Actually, it might be the meds....some meds actually cause seizures in certain people. I know....weird.
 
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