Seizures while I sleep?
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RanMan
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riahc3:
You may have a form of sleep apnea.
Maybe you should speak to your Neurologist about sending you for a sleep study to determine what's causing your night seizures and how many you have during the night.
Re Having seizures during your sleep: Could be due to lack of oxygen to the brain while:you sleep from sleep aids such as certain anti-epileptic drugs, sleeping pills, severe snoring or some sort of restriction to the airway.
I have been dx'd with Chronic Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
After my sleep disorders test the Dr. showed me the EEG from that one night, I would stop breathing up to 50 times/hour and had 3 seizures and that I was waking up "post ictal" (moody and spaced out) tired,lethargic, (feel like crap)
I have purchased a CPAP machine (Constant Positive Air Pressure)as recommended by my Doctor, which provides constant air pressure and have noticed a vast improvement.
No more snoring (the whole family sleeps better now), more energy when I wake up, better REM sleep, improved memory (less short term memory loss), and most of all ~ NO MORE NIGHT SEIZURES.
Randy
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Diagnosed with epilepsy and ulcerative colitis in 1979,
Been on meds ever since.
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Diagnosed with epilepsy and ulcerative colitis in 1979,
Been on meds ever since.
275mg-dilantin/day
120mg-pheonobarb/day
3,000mg-Mesasol/day
You may have a form of sleep apnea.
Maybe you should speak to your Neurologist about sending you for a sleep study to determine what's causing your night seizures and how many you have during the night.
Re Having seizures during your sleep: Could be due to lack of oxygen to the brain while:you sleep from sleep aids such as certain anti-epileptic drugs, sleeping pills, severe snoring or some sort of restriction to the airway.
I have been dx'd with Chronic Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
After my sleep disorders test the Dr. showed me the EEG from that one night, I would stop breathing up to 50 times/hour and had 3 seizures and that I was waking up "post ictal" (moody and spaced out) tired,lethargic, (feel like crap)
I have purchased a CPAP machine (Constant Positive Air Pressure)as recommended by my Doctor, which provides constant air pressure and have noticed a vast improvement.
No more snoring (the whole family sleeps better now), more energy when I wake up, better REM sleep, improved memory (less short term memory loss), and most of all ~ NO MORE NIGHT SEIZURES.
Randy
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Diagnosed with epilepsy and ulcerative colitis in 1979,
Been on meds ever since.
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Diagnosed with epilepsy and ulcerative colitis in 1979,
Been on meds ever since.
275mg-dilantin/day
120mg-pheonobarb/day
3,000mg-Mesasol/day
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The very first seizure I had was when I was sleeping. Luckily I was with my boyfriend at the time or I would have never made it through it.
My husband and I don't sleep in the same bed, or same room, together so I don't know if I have them in my sleep or not. But I've always wondered that.
Recently I've been waking up feeling like I'm having an aura/simple partial. I get out of bed and I feel like I just can't wake up, if you know what I mean. Usually about 15 minutes or so later I do have a seizure. So I don't know if the seizure is starting when I'm still asleep or not?
My husband and I don't sleep in the same bed, or same room, together so I don't know if I have them in my sleep or not. But I've always wondered that.
Recently I've been waking up feeling like I'm having an aura/simple partial. I get out of bed and I feel like I just can't wake up, if you know what I mean. Usually about 15 minutes or so later I do have a seizure. So I don't know if the seizure is starting when I'm still asleep or not?
My seizures used to be only sleep, grand mal, and I knew because I was SORE, TIRED, MIGRAINE & STIFF. Back in October I also fell off my couch & ripped my cheeks open so I was covered in blood too. After these seizures it's very difficult to move for about 2-3 days, I'm literally a walking stick.
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skyfire322
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Like George, I too feel sore, tired, stiff, and have massive migraines when I wake up. My girlfriend will tell me in the morning when I do have a seizure, and those are the days I feel like poo.
Another giveaway is a bitten tongue. I definitely think a sleep study should be in order, as that could really tell the tale.
Another giveaway is a bitten tongue. I definitely think a sleep study should be in order, as that could really tell the tale.
Yep. All of the above. My seizures are always during sleep. In 30 years, I've never had one while awake.