5 minute plus Seizures

[cadsgj]

Question for better understanding of 5 minute plus seizures...

I have read of many who deal with seizures that last over 5 minutes and I guess it is a different type than what I deal with. Here in the last few months my seizures have woken up (back to my time prior to the surgery life) onder:

And a couple times I have have had two seizures back to back where in between there is that not so thrilling recovery mode, but each of my seizures are almost always 1-3 minutes, rare to head towards 5 minutes. I tell my doctor and neurologist this and their reply has always been, "if you have a seizure more than 5 minutes time, you need to get to the hospital."

My question here is, just what is it with me that worries my dr and neurologist via seizure time, is it the type of seizure or the norm in which I deal with one?

Merely curiosity on my part here. I doubt, or seriously hope I will not ever have one 5+ minutes.

 

[Cint]

My question here is, just what is it with me that worries my dr and neurologist via seizure time, is it the type of seizure or the norm in which I deal with one?

Merely curiosity on my part here. I doubt, or seriously hope I will not ever have one 5+ minutes.

I think what your dr. is referring to is a continuation of a seizure of 5 minutes called status epilepticus (or status for short) that can be life threatening. If there is a break between seizures, you should be ok, but if they continue like that, always call your dr. ASAP.

Twice in my life of seizures I've gone status and had to be rushed to the emergency, according to my family. Of course I don't remember much about it. Once when my seizures first started and once when the dr. was switching meds to quick.

 

[mamarush]

We have to keep Diastat in stock for my son's seizures. We are told that if he has a seizure lasting longer than 5 minutes (or a cluster of more than 3 seizures in 5 minutes) to give him a dose. It stops it, but it really messes him up for up to two days following. I also keep some at his school just in case. If the first dose doesn't stop it, then you give a second dose after five more minutes of activity. If that doesn't stop it, we go to the hospital. As Cint says, it is status epilepticus and possibly cause further brain damage.