The 6 month relapse

[Luckylukas]

Hi guys
I'm 28, I've had epilepsy since around the age of 15, I've had probably around 2o seizures in that time the majority due to alcohol intoxication and little sleep. I know that sounds irresponsible to everyone (including me know when I think about it) but in my teens and early twenties I really didn't care and thought I'm not going to let epilepsy ruin my fun and social life. But the more I partied obviously the more frequently the fits came, during primary and secondary school I had only maybe three seizures all up, after school it was 1-2 sometimes 3 a year. Anyway, after dislocating both shoulders on separate occasions, nearly cracking my skull on the kitchen tiles and worse of all writing off my brand new favourite ute it was time for change.
So the past two years I've cut down drinking and have looked after myself (with the help of finances fierce incouragement) but for some reason I still can't get past six months seizure free. It's really strange I've always looked after myself physically with plenty of excercise but now over a year and a half ive had two seizures while excercising and the one last night simply because I forgot a dose the night before.
I just can't get passed the six months seizure free period, one time skip of meds and excersing has not once affected me, could my brain just be somehow used to having fits frequently that I'm somehow more acceptable
to them now?
Thankyou very much for reading

 

[Nakamova]

Epilepsy is unpredictable and weird. Not much of an answer for you, but there it is.

It's also true that the more seizures you have, the more likely you are to have them in the future. Basically, "neurons that fire together, wire together" -- this means that each successive seizure reinforces the "path" the seizures travel on, changing it from a small faint trail through the woods to a 5-lane superhighway. Even though you're living a much healthier life than in the past, you still may be vulnerable because of your seizure history. But the fact that they are happening so infrequently is terrific! You may want to ask your neuro about boosting your seizure medication a small amount to give you a greater safety margin for when you miss a dose or are stressed by exercise.