Seizure response animals

[sp0ckward]

I have drop attacks and myoclonic seizures. If anti-seizure medication don't work (lamotrigine seems to work in harboring drop attacks, but I still get the myoclonic "jerks" seizures on occasion), I am considering looking into obtaining a seizure response dog in order to react to a seizure.

I am mostly concerned about drop attacks and heard that these specific service dogs are trained to block you from falling. I am mostly interested in having emotional support after I seize because often times, I have a myoclonic seizures three times after one another in the morning - on occasion - and I go to the bathroom to cry out of frustration. It would be nice to have a support system.

I live in a shared household, but I see it as living alone as I keep to myself as the other four roommates are 50+ in age. I would like to think that if I had a seizure, or something happened, that paramedics would be called, but most of the time the household is empty and I feel like I am living on my own.

Does anyone have any experience with Seizure response dogs in regard to epilepsy and seizures or have a service dog which respond to their epilepsy or warns them when a seizure is about to happen?

 

[Nakamova]

CWE members will hopeully chime in, but in the meantime, here are a few CWE threads that may be of interest to you:
http://www.coping-with-epilepsy.com/forums/f23/seizure-alert-dogs-5357/
http://www.coping-with-epilepsy.com/forums/f23/adopting-seziure-alert-dog-9738/
http://www.coping-with-epilepsy.com/forums/f27/anyone-have-pet-stays-you-during-seizure-13065/
http://www.coping-with-epilepsy.com/forums/f36/service-animals-9906/

 

[Frink]

I just have 2 regular, non-seizure alert/response dogs. My youngest was scared and ran when she saw me lose consciousness the first time, but now she will hang around me until I am up and moving again.