Have you ever seen a seizure?

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Considering i know quite a lot of people with epilepsy, i've only ever seen one person have a seizure. My old friend from school, four people who i work with and family members all have epilepsy but i've never seen them have one.

The only time i can recall is when i was about 13 and saw two teachers holding a girl i didn't know at school down and trying to put their fingers in her mouth. I remember saying "you're doing that wrong" and was told to go away and stop hanging around. I didn't know much about epilepsy at all then, but even i knew that much.
 
I have Grand Mal Seizures and just want to say (It's no Picnic For the person having the seizure) it can be painful,talking about a headache,Hurting yourself while you are having the seizure (I've Split my head open having one ) and numerous headaches So if you just want to see a person having a seizure (Think about that person having the seizure It could be painful to them )
 
yes I know it can be quite painful having seizures, I've had them 45 years and busted my head open and broken bones.
I even ended up with blood on the brain once a (Subdural Hematoma)
:brain:Belinda
 
garfieldlea68 said:
I have Grand Mal Seizures and just want to say (It's no Picnic For the person having the seizure) it can be painful,talking about a headache,Hurting yourself while you are having the seizure (I've Split my head open having one ) and numerous headaches So if you just want to see a person having a seizure (Think about that person having the seizure It could be painful to them )
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It's not that I want to, it is just that I happened to be nearby when one occurred. I did all I could to ensure the safety of the individual until the first aid team arrived.
 
former EMT

When I was an EMT several years ago, I obviously saw many seizures. I actually saw more of them in serious head injury cases than E related. Most times, if we picked up someone with epilepsy, the sz may have already ended and they were postictal.

These were weird for me, because at the time I was focused on patient care and not the sz itself. But looking back on them afterwards was always tough. Seeing that fear on their faces as they knew they were going to sink into another sz. I could sure relate to that fear.

I do admit though once in awhile I looked back on them with curiousity as my tonic-clonics just left me with a gap in time and I never really knew what actually happened beyond what I was told by others. I would just remember fighting it and then waking up.
 
I have helped 2 girls in school that have had seizures, because the teacher had no idea what to do. Usually when I have a seizure, the students help more than the teachers haha. But whenever I saw my first seizure (this was after I found out I had epilepsy) it scared me. Because I realized this is what happens to me.
 
When I was a teenager I witnessed a woman in her twenties seize. Back then everyone was holding her limbs down and someone asked me to fetch a spoon which was promptly placed on her tounge. Those were the old days. Never should be done today.

When I have complex partials (full awareness of seizing, in my case) I do see and feel myself seize. I can only see that my legs are out of control as I'm holding onto something sturdy so I don't fly around the room. That's the sensation I get. That I'm going to take off like a jet plane. If not for injuries sustained with tonic clonic I'd prefer the unawareness. Just awful, complex partials.
 
yes when i was @18 in high school I saw my best frirend have a grand mal sz at school . he teacher asked mee to help with the sz..I had nevwever seen one and i was veeeeery scared. I have the video of the guy having sz and it is very explicit..good to watch
 
Yes. Oldays. It's very scary to see and especially scary when you're asked to help out with the matter. Everyone's in a rush. All I recall is that my heart went out to this woman who was so very vulnerable. Little did I know then that I would be this woman in time.
 
Yesterday at work, one of the clients had an absent seizure lasting around half a minute and then went into a t/c. (50 year old with severe learning disabilities)

She came around and then started projectile vomiting. After that was out of her system she started to come round. She was very tired though, so i set up a blanket and her pillows and stuff on the sofa so she could have a sleep while keeping an eye on her.

Another member of staff came in, started fussing over her and annoying her and then shouted at her when the woman got aggressive and started pulling her hair. I told the staff member to p**s off and go do some cleaning or something.

Thats the first proper seizure i've seen from start to finish, and it was scary. I'm just glad i noticed the absence and got her to sit on the floor, otherwise she would really have hurt herself.

It's extremely rare that this woman would have seizures, but she'd been unwell with a chest infection.
 
My DD has multi focal epilepsy. I have seen clonic, frontal, and occipital seizures. Some arrive intense and others pass with out any bother.

When they appear, I am all about first aide and safety. When they go, I am wondering why - and how can I prevent the next one. Scary - was, but now it just seems like a reality check. Epilepsy is still here to stay and is the boss.

My biggest challenge is to remain cool, because my DD is conscience although impaired. She can hear me, my other children hear me, and it is about educated the world, right?

Striving to be an awesome ambassador for epilepsy! Thanks for letting blow off some emotion.
 
I Have seen my mother have a grand mal when she was visiting me. I felt so helpless. I got her off the kitchen floor & then to bed. Lucky me - genes. My brother also has epilepsy.
 
I've never seen it, and I seriously hope I never will. I think it'll be far too confronting.
 
I've never seen one either...unfortunately my fiance has had to see my having one, and he was pretty terrified.
 
The first seizure I ever whitnessed was my own. I don't know how messed up/horrible I looked, but I definitely saw and felt my body convulsing. I remember trying to stop it, trying to move my body, but I had absolutely no control. Before then I always thought you had to go unconscious to have a convulsive seizure like that. Interesting learning experience...
 
I can see my body moving as well, but it's different to look at it from above, seeing someone lying on the floor having one.
 
Yes, I finally did after my Neurologist had requested
me to have a in-home monitoring using my Web-Cam.
A couple were captured, and one recently was captured
that was a close-up as one Physician who watched it
implied it being a perfect "textbook" and the eyes was
all "perfect" - the DVD's are in my Doctor's possession
and one went off with EFA.

It is truly amazing, I study it very closely; all of them
being nocturnals (the ones captured) - but I admit I
am left in total awe how "electrified" the brain becomes
and reacts - and the strangest thing above them all is
to the fact of having absolutely no memory or recollect-
ion of such event. Truly amazing.

Am I enjoying watching myself seize? Absolutely NOT!
Observe it I do, patterns are all familiar grounds - all
depending on the seizure(s) that are about to partake.

I have had to rewind backwards, just sit there for hours
and trying to see what tripped it off in the first place.
Instead, reverting to the past 24 hours to 48 hours.
This isn't something I would go around and post on
"You-Tube" or something else for that matter, but I
am puzzled as why there are people who post series
of collections of them (I am not talking about the
ones who are explaining / advocacy / information type
videos) in many which are I admit, are rather down-
right questionable where I don't even bother to look
anymore because for such have they grown.

It gives the general public and/or people the idea that
this seizure only operates/functions in this way only
and that isn't always the case.
 
Rewinding. Did you ever discover any triggers? This Web-Cam sounds like an important tool.
 
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