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Anyone ever suffered a seizure, i had grand mal (tonic-clonic) seizure about 8 months ago at age of 27. I thought it was a one off thing after completely normal EEG and MRI of my brain.
However, on Monday i suffered another grand mal seizure - lasted only a minute and had major aura about 30 seconds before that something was wrong. This sucks real bad and they have put me on anti-epileptic-drugs which luckily don't seem to have really any sides with. Just waiting to get new tests done to see if there is any problem with my brain.
Anyone had this shit happen to them?? Keep in mind not one person in my family has suffered from seizures not even the elderly members of my family.
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Did you piss yourself during the seizure?
I work with a lad who suffers these from years of alcohol abuse,and usually gets them in the pub, so he just gets himself another pint to cover up the embarassment :-)
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Did you piss yourself during the seizure?
I work with a lad who suffers these from years of alcohol abuse,and usually gets them in the pub, so he just gets himself another pint to cover up the embarassment :-)
No i didn't piss myself just severe tongue bite. Apart from that body just seized up for about 30 seconds while i was lying on the ground unconscious.
I rarely drink nor have i abused any drink or drugs - freaking sucks having this shit come out of nowhere. I guess it could be worse, just have to get on with it i guess.
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are you employed?
if so, might have serious ramifications on whether your type of occupation can allow you to work in the environment
Desk job - not so bad
manual labour - not so good
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Yes but if you have a good source there should be a free reship.
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Anyone ever suffered a seizure, i had grand mal (tonic-clonic) seizure about 8 months ago at age of 27. I thought it was a one off thing after completely normal EEG and MRI of my brain.
However, on Monday i suffered another grand mal seizure - lasted only a minute and had major aura about 30 seconds before that something was wrong. This sucks real bad and they have put me on anti-epileptic-drugs which luckily don't seem to have really any sides with. Just waiting to get new tests done to see if there is any problem with my brain.
Anyone had this shit happen to them?? Keep in mind not one person in my family has suffered from seizures not even the elderly members of my family.
are you really lean? maybe your bodyfat is too low. sorry to hear this bro
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are you employed?
if so, might have serious ramifications on whether your type of occupation can allow you to work in the environment
Desk job - not so bad
manual labour - not so good
Luckily i am self-employed and make my money from behind a computer screen. So this gives me a lot of freedom and means i do not have to drive to work everyday (as my license has been suspended).
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are you really lean? maybe your bodyfat is too low. sorry to hear this bro
im sure this kinda dims your outlook on things buddy getbigs hoes is here for you my friend to comfort thee
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Nah my body-fat is about 18-19% and i am very healthy apart from this one issue, i cycle upto 90 minutes every other day so cardio wise i am also strong. My diet is generally good and i try to keep stress and late nights at a minimum.
However, i have to say this has affected my personality recently, feeling way more depressed than usual and generally scared of another seizure. I have done all the reading and the prognosis is generally good especially if EEG and MRI are both normal - in that case with some AEDs the odds of being seizure free (greater than 5 years) are nearly 90%. Things can always be worse i guess.
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I've never had a seizure but 4 days ago I blacked out and had a near death experience. That was some fucked up shit. I looked death in the eye then woke up again.
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I've never had a seizure but 4 days ago I blacked out and had a near death experience. That was some fucked up shit. I looked death in the eye then woke up again.
That sounds crazy man, how did that happen. Also, were you in hospital for four days then? What did you drink during this time and how did you know how much time had elapsed?
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That sounds crazy man, how did that happen. Also, were you in hospital for four days then? What did you drink during this time and how did you know how much time had elapsed?
I told the story in another thread. It happened from extremely high fever and extreme dehydration.
I was actually only in the hospital for about 3 hours. They gave me pills that worked like magic and got me better fast.
Now I feel good. I just walked around the block and bought some ice cream ;D Tommorrow I might even lift weights. I feel blessed by whatever God exists in this universe.
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No i didn't piss myself just severe tongue bite. Apart from that body just seized up for about 30 seconds while i was lying on the ground unconscious.
I rarely drink nor have i abused any drink or drugs - freaking sucks having this shit come out of nowhere. I guess it could be worse, just have to get on with it i guess.
That sucks,and I'm sorry to hear that you have to go through that..
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That sucks,and I'm sorry to hear that you have to go through that..
Agreed.
Most of us get hit with bad medical stuff out of nowhere once in a while.
That's what sucks about life. We are stuck in these shitty bodies that break down so easy.
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Yes but if you have a good source there should be a free reship.
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This is the problem with Getbig.
People don't ever seem to know where to draw the line between 'funny' and NOT funny. :-[
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Agreed.
Most of us get hit with bad medical stuff out of nowhere once in a while.
That's what sucks about life. We are stuck in these shitty bodies that break down so easy.
Agreed, don't matter how good you take care of your body bad shit can still happen.
I am looking on the bright-side of this - i mean at-least it did not happen during childhood or university so i got to live my younger years to the fullest. With the new treatments they have now im pretty sure i will be fine as long as the new MRI and EEG scan don't pick up anything negative.
Like i said the bright-side for me is that i have lovely supporting soon to be wife, great family support from everyone and great career which can be done behind a computer. Will try to live my life as normal as possible and enjoy each and every day. Thanks for kind words guys.
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Agreed, don't matter how good you take care of your body bad shit can still happen.
I am looking on the bright-side of this - i mean at-least it did not happen during childhood or university so i got to live my younger years to the fullest. With the new treatments they have now im pretty sure i will be fine as long as the new MRI and EEG scan don't pick up anything negative.
Like i said the bright-side for me is that i have lovely supporting soon to be wife, great family support from everyone and great career which can be done behind a computer. Will try to live my life as normal as possible and enjoy each and every day. Thanks for kind words guys.
Just push through like a soldier. I've had a couple suregeries in the past that were rough to deal with. But I just keep pushing forward until I drop dead. That's all any of us can do here in this wretched existence.
Meanwhile we have guys in great health here injecting themselves with tons of gear to get hyoooge ::) They don't realize that if you have great healht you should just be satisfied with that.
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Just push through like a soldier. I've had a couple suregeries in the past that were rough to deal with. But I just keep pushing forward until I drop dead. That's all any of us can do here in this wretched existence.
Meanwhile we have guys in great health here injecting themselves with tons of gear to get hyoooge ::) They don't realize that if you have great healht you should just be satisfied with that.
Good post Blackflagredstar, i agree 110 fucking percent.
People who inject themselves with all sorts of shit for cosmetic purposes i cannot understand. I don't know maybe shit like this changes your long term perspective on life and health.
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Capitulation - Pm me. I hardly doubt these monkey's know anything about being a Epileptic.
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Sorry to hear about your troubles bro.........stay strong!!
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What did the doc put you on..Valproic or Carbamazepine ? Or something else?
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What did the doc put you on..Valproic or Carbamazepine ? Or something else?
Keppra or Depakote? ??? ??? cholodapin also works.
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Luckily i am self-employed and make my money from behind a computer screen. So this gives me a lot of freedom and means i do not have to drive to work everyday (as my license has been suspended).
Good to hear dude, steady income helps a lot
stay strong bro
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Ever think about following a ketogenic diet?
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Luckily i am self-employed and make my money from behind a computer screen. So this gives me a lot of freedom and means i do not have to drive to work everyday (as my license has been suspended).
For how long, six months i am guessing?
Have all the testing done.
Have a sleep study done! You can also have a seizure while sleeping and i still get one done every three months.
Stay away from any Caffeine early morning and cut Caffeine off at 3 P.M.
Watch what you put in your body!! No Endorush, monster energy, spike, energy drinks of any kind.
Stay on a steady sleep Regine.
If you do go out late, make sure you have the right friends around you.
Eat a Healthy diet
Stay away from negative people at all costs. I have learned that i will have a seizure when i get around negative people like assholes, vagabonds, idiots,..etc.
Help young people who also have epilepsy and let them know that life will go and and they are no different than anyone else.
Stay away from stress......Stress can bring on a seizure.
Enjoy your life!!
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Thanks alot Doug Steele - will defo pm you for some advice, i appreciate you helping me.
In some ways my whole philosophy on life has changed, im going to try to be a better person and help people instead of being a money driven person.
I have made necessary changes to my diet already, no coffee or caffeine whatsoever, just plain water most of day. Fresh foods such as chicken and rice with plenty of vegetables (so nothing to different to bodybuilder diet).
They have started me on Lamictal (by GSK in UK) and currently started on 25mg will increase to 50mg in couple of weeks.
I have great support structure and everyone has been great, im not really embarrassed by my condition or anything so open to everyone about it so far. Everyone has been really great and i have educated them into what to do in case of seizure and how to help me.
I will try to get involved with the epilepsy community as much as possible, i really want to help and be helped through this process because i am scared and freaked out by getting grand mal seizures.
Thanks for all help guys. Doug_Steele i will get in touch very soon to ask for more advice. Thanks again.
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Thanks alot Doug Steele - will defo pm you for some advice, i appreciate you helping me.
In some ways my whole philosophy on life has changed, im going to try to be a better person and help people instead of being a money driven person.
I have made necessary changes to my diet already, no coffee or caffeine whatsoever, just plain water most of day. Fresh foods such as chicken and rice with plenty of vegetables (so nothing to different to bodybuilder diet).
They have started me on Lamictal (by GSK in UK) and currently started on 25mg will increase to 50mg in couple of weeks.
I have great support structure and everyone has been great, im not really embarrassed by my condition or anything so open to everyone about it so far. Everyone has been really great and i have educated them into what to do in case of seizure and how to help me.
I will try to get involved with the epilepsy community as much as possible, i really want to help and be helped through this process because i am scared and freaked out by getting grand mal seizures.
Thanks for all help guys. Doug_Steele i will get in touch very soon to ask for more advice. Thanks again.
That is pretty low, but just aslong as it helps. ;) I have to take 1000 MG of Keppra and 8 MG of cholodapin per day. ;)
Stress can bring on a seizure, but in a weird way, i am lucky...you might ask why would think you are lucky....Well, i can wake up in the morning and tell that "It" will happen. I have to call my employer/School and they totally understand. If you are working out, make sure that you have a training partner or some Gyms have have a necklace that you can wear around your neck if you are training alone and something happens. :)
Precaution = Prevention. :)
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Stay away from negative people at all costs. I have learned that i will have a seizure when i get around negative people like assholes, vagabonds, idiots,..etc.
Note to self: Avoid Depression-era railyards filled with Okies, and Romanian mental institutions. ;D
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"Just push through like a soldier. I've had a couple suregeries in the past that were rough to deal with. But I just keep pushing forward until I drop dead. That's all any of us can do here in this wretched existence..."
Truer words have rarely been spoken.
I guess the bottom line is this (if you are going to succeed with your theory/point-of-view) : Don't be afraid to die.
This is ultimately what everyone truly fears. Once you conquer that fear, you will be set to move forward without fear. This is the only way to be at Peace with one's self, or I should say, this is part of the equation.
Warning: Much easier "said" than 'done...'
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I've never had a seizure but 4 days ago I blacked out and had a near death experience. That was some fucked up shit. I looked death in the eye then woke up again.
i had a 'blackout" when driving after smoking weed and taking potassium pills about 10 years ago, had to pull over scared as shit homey
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Ever think about following a ketogenic diet?
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My brother had epilepsy. Took Depa....something - Depakote ???
I believe the original reason for the Keto Diet (Lyle) was for epilepsy control.
http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/treatment_ketogenic_diet
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my buddy just had a stroke and hes only 27, hes been juiced out of his mind for the last 12 years and never came off. in his case he brought it on himself, in your case it sucks cause you didnt abuse anything and that makes it harder to deal with imo.
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My brother had epilepsy. Took Depa....something - Depakote ???
I believe the original reason for the Keto Diet (Lyle) was for epilepsy control.
http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/treatment_ketogenic_diet
Also read about it - they first tried it with children and it seems to work.