Hi everyone! It has been a while since I have been here. I guess I just wanted to ignore the whole thing, as it seems that my seizures has just made my whole life stop. Anyway, I don't ever remember my night seizures until they are over, and then for some reason I wake up. I had one a few weeks ago that I was some what aware of. The thing that really freaked me out, was I was not breathing-could not breath, and could do nothing about it. What a horrible freaky feeling. Has anybody else had this happen? I am sometimes aware of the ones I have had in the daytime, but this was just so different.
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This past week Ive been having some jerking in the middle of the night. I have simple partial seizures and when I have them I get stiffening and jerking. The one thing that leads me more towards them being seizures is when I wake up, Im very tired and my head kills me. Compared to seizures that are during the day, I dont recall having them at night.
Hello bazpa... I feel with you. My condition also has seemed to have made my life stop. Mostly I spend my time trying to stay positive and to gather myself from freaking out 
... I'm also having noctunal ones a.t.m and wake up into the post ictal phase... The breathing problem is common with me too - I wake up "choking"... but I have discovered that letting go mentally and physically when I feel a seizure approach (daytimes), helps so that I am better able to get through them. I hope you find your special way to cope with them too, hugs Malla
... I'm also having noctunal ones a.t.m and wake up into the post ictal phase... The breathing problem is common with me too - I wake up "choking"... but I have discovered that letting go mentally and physically when I feel a seizure approach (daytimes), helps so that I am better able to get through them. I hope you find your special way to cope with them too, hugs MallaThe day time seizures don't scare me or anything anymore, and mostly the night ones don't either, because at least I now know what it is. Not breathing, gasping for air, and being somewhat aware of it does bother me. I just really need to find something to do! Not working for the first time in my life has been hard!