I was at the Dr yesterday with my 19 month old daughter when i had what i will call my first seizure. I was in a car accident a month ago, now I'm wondering if i had a seizure then. I've been dealing with chronic back pain for 5+ years, and got into accident while taking a backroad that i frequently used frequently( which makes me wonder if i had one that day, or could an accident do something to cause seizures?) I'm going to neurologist tomorrow, hopefully they can do eeg there, i have been under stress and having sleep problems lately, i used to party allot, but we've cleaned up our act and I'm wondering if maybe this is something that is a residual effect of not taking care of myself.i just worry, bc I'm alone with my daughter for up to 8 hours until she's asleep and another4-5 hours while she's asleep, and nobody closer then20 minutes that I'm close with, so nobody to hear me or check up on me. It's good to know that I'm not alone, but not any better that this still may be something I've gotta deal with the rest of my life. My father s father had schizophrenia, and there's plenty of mental illness in my family. I'm glad i can see neurologist tomorrow, hopefully i won't have to wait more for eeg... wish me luck tomorrow! And thanks to everyone who shares here, it helps more than you may know!
age 30 and just had my first seizure(that i know of)
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Hi nmelamed, welcome to CWE!
I moved your post to give its own thread, so others can welcome you too.
It can definitely be scary when things seem to messing with the brain. It's possible that a seizure occurred when you had the car accident, or that the accident caused a head injury which triggered seizures. The neurologist should be able to help figure things out.
In preparation for your appointment tomorrow, you might want to right down any strange episodes or symptoms you've experienced that might be seizure-related. Even if you're not sure, go ahead and make a note about it, as well as any of the related circumstances. Many things can trigger neurological symptoms, and sometimes triggers can act in combination or cumulatively, so don't spend too much anxiety over whether your "partying" in the past played a role.
It's also a good idea to write down any questions you have for the neurologist, as well his answers. You could ask about whether it's safe for you to be alone, for instance. Ask about any tests, what results might or might nor mean, what should be your course of action in the short and long-term etc. And make sure to ask how to get in touch with the neurologist if you have more questions, or experience more symptoms.
I hope things go well tomorrow, and that you are recovering well from the seizure.
Best,
Nakamova
I moved your post to give its own thread, so others can welcome you too.
It can definitely be scary when things seem to messing with the brain. It's possible that a seizure occurred when you had the car accident, or that the accident caused a head injury which triggered seizures. The neurologist should be able to help figure things out.
In preparation for your appointment tomorrow, you might want to right down any strange episodes or symptoms you've experienced that might be seizure-related. Even if you're not sure, go ahead and make a note about it, as well as any of the related circumstances. Many things can trigger neurological symptoms, and sometimes triggers can act in combination or cumulatively, so don't spend too much anxiety over whether your "partying" in the past played a role.
It's also a good idea to write down any questions you have for the neurologist, as well his answers. You could ask about whether it's safe for you to be alone, for instance. Ask about any tests, what results might or might nor mean, what should be your course of action in the short and long-term etc. And make sure to ask how to get in touch with the neurologist if you have more questions, or experience more symptoms.
I hope things go well tomorrow, and that you are recovering well from the seizure.
Best,
Nakamova
Thanks allot! I'm wondering what i should write for the Dr tomorrow, I'm going write everything I'm thinking... there's a family history of schizophrenia, and plenty of mental illness, i just get worried bc i have no choice right now, I'm alone with my daughter from 1pm till1am... she spends the last 5 hours sleeping, but my husband used his last six hours of leave in er with me yesterday. And I'm wondering of i can use my car insurance to help pay for this visit, bc i can't afford too pay my copay right now, though i should count myself lucky that i have really good health insurance. I didn't get a lawyer for this accident, but now I'm wondering if i need one, and is it too late to get legal help, even if it's been more than thirty days... what's weird is that my daughter had a seizure in June, that i didn'supposedly bc of high temperature due to ear infection, i just hopethat i didn't brush hers off too easily. But i know i gotta take care of myself, so i can take care of my family. I'll work on things for Dr, i gotta plan bc i tend to get excited, and start talking too fast
wish me luck!
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Good luck!
If your daughter's seizure was a fever seizure, then you don't need to worry -- Fever seizures can be frightening but they aren't usually harmful to the kid, and they don't cause long-term problems. They are not a form of epilepsy.
If your daughter's seizure was a fever seizure, then you don't need to worry -- Fever seizures can be frightening but they aren't usually harmful to the kid, and they don't cause long-term problems. They are not a form of epilepsy.
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Yes, make a list of questions for the Neurologist as well as symptoms you've been having and tell him about the accident. Doctors think my seizure was brought on by previous head trauma but there's no way to tell cause I had about 5 different medical issues going on at the same time previous to my seizure so they don't know for sure what caused it.
Like I told someone else, only when you tell the Neurologist what is going on, can he help you. Going to the doctor with symptoms is part of the diagnosis. Could be the accident triggered a seizure
Like I told someone else, only when you tell the Neurologist what is going on, can he help you. Going to the doctor with symptoms is part of the diagnosis. Could be the accident triggered a seizure