I posted earlier today about strange behaviour after seizure. One thing I've been wondering about that makes me think it was a full blown seizure is I have bruises on my body & sore places on my hands & face. I can't figure out where I would have gotten those. Do you get physical injuries during a seizure? Sorry I have so many questions. It is such a puzzle to me. I do pass out often from low BP & have after effects of that but this is different. As you know very depressing. thanks again.
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Hello, Emee. Yes, you CAN get physically injured during seizures. I had only simple partial seizures (petit mals) from childhood until I was about 26 years old--then complex partials began as well. Those have been VERY troublesome AND dangerous for me. I have burned myself SEVERELY--second & third degree--MULTIPLE times. The first time was in in our condo, & my hubby was sleeping just down the hall--15 feet away. I have also fallen and hurt myself, giving myself bruises. What has been a headache for me is that these occur without ANY aura, & sometimes EVEN after I've taken my meds. I keep a record of ALL my seizures, their time, & length. If no witness was there to tell me what happened, I note what's different around me (that is the only way I know I've had one if alone, other than injury).
Overall, I have noticed that tension & stress cause my seizures to increase EVEN after meds. Another thing that affects me a lot is my sleep/wake timing is VERY mixed up. I can stay up late 1 or 2 nights in a row, but past that, & I'll begin having seizures.
I'm on 300mg Xcopri & 500mg Zonisamide/day.
Overall, I have noticed that tension & stress cause my seizures to increase EVEN after meds. Another thing that affects me a lot is my sleep/wake timing is VERY mixed up. I can stay up late 1 or 2 nights in a row, but past that, & I'll begin having seizures.
I'm on 300mg Xcopri & 500mg Zonisamide/day.
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I've hurt myself very bed during seizures. After some I've looked like I got into a fist fight with someone and had black and blue marks on my face. I walked around during the house with a hot curling iron in my hand once. Ended up getting 3rd degree burns and had to get a skin graft. Just last week I had a seizure at night while I was asleep. I woke up around 2am and my eye was killing me. I had to go to the eye dr the next day and found out that I'd scratched my eye ball! It hurt pretty bad but luckily didn't take too long to heal. I could just keep going on with the list of things that I've done to myself.
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At times I will obtain bruises on my arm after a seizure as I have pinched my arm. I do recall I would seriously injure myself at times because of the "blindness" that takes place. For example I actually got third-degree burns on my fingers as I went into a seizure right when trying to pour a cup of coffee. Instead turned toward the sink then poured the entire coffee pot over my left hand. My husband took me to the ER which is how we discovered the intense damage. I just go through days of my fingers needing to be squeezed every so often.
Hi Emee. Other injuries I've had include a DEEP cut above my eye, at the end of my left eyebrow. That occurred when I had a complex partial seizure right after showering & fell in the bathroom. I hit that area of my head on the corner of an open drawer. It didn't seem bad, but I had to go to urgent care for a couple stitches, as it just would not stay closed, & kept "popping open"/bleeding. I make sure ALL drawers are fully closed now! I have fallen & bruised myself (or noticed VERY SORE spots on my body) around the house innumerable times.
