How to know if you have Epilepsy, different seizure types

Epilepsy and seizures can present in many different ways and not just shaking all over, deja vu, fear, anxiety, flashes of light and urge to pee can all be seizures.
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[@motchiemhadeedshipoo..andf3178]

Hello Doc.. my 8yr old son have focal epilepsy, in his 1st yr taking medicine i though he was aeizure but but last april his seizures back and its almost everyday.. sometime its start with his face like i though he was auffer a atroke.. it happen 4 tims, then this august we back to his doc because there are many time till this daymy son fall.. even the doctor gave another med .. what should we so.. hoping u can help.. We are from Philippines

[@tashatexass8051]

I have diagnosed hydrocephalus in the back horns and empty sella. Recently I go down neurologically fast. Including partial reversible paralysis and now I more often have things like...l all of a sudden start sreing weirdcolors, my head drops,eyes tend to close and then I notice waking up suddenly after maybe seconds. Feeling weird, not knowing what really happened,just remember seeing that colors. Could it be related to the back head hydrocephalus

[@vanycetammar]

Getting diagnosed after 30 has been so hard for me 😭😭 I always knew there was something wrong and used to describe it as electricity in my brain… for years my complaints was just attributed to panic attacks till the myoclonic seizures became more intense and uncontrollable..

[@patriciamoraga2917]

I get panic attacks and this info is full of THESE NONE EXISTING FEELING BUT I MUST LEAFN FOR MY SON’S HEALTH 😢😢😢

[@mrnull682]

Have been diagnosed with 3 different types of epilepsy by my neurologist. Have had seizure in Walmart where I thought I was home getting ready for bed. Well turned out I was arrested for indecent exposure.

[@gunsnrosesforever100]

I was diagnosed with temporal lobe refractory epilepsy, just had 5 seizures 2 days ago. I just got out of the hospital, they had to give me adivan to stop the seizures in the ambulance. Luckily I can go for a temporal lobe resection to hopefully stop the seizures, I honestly wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy

[@dazmindleon]

Same here I know the feeling

[@gunsnrosesforever100]

@dazmindleon stay strong brother

[@rickeymiller8998]

I wish you the best with that. I had a left temporal lobectomy 25yrs ago and it was a successful surgery. I was on the maximum dosage of meds to control the seizures, but it wasn't working so surgery became the only option & I'm glad that it worked.

[@gunsnrosesforever100]

@rickeymiller8998 2 weeks after my surgery I'm absolutely blown away at the difference it has made in my life. I'm so glad it worked for you also

[@robertochavez805]

Your content has helped me a lot. Thank you.

[@unitedstatesofbecky]

Your videos have been so helpful. Thank you.

[@nancymoule6317]

I am very glad that you had this video of about epilepsy and sezisure (. different type of sezisures.

[@EbonyExclusive]

Thank you so much for this information

[@knmay7976]

This kind of information needs to be more common knowledge. I had no idea what a temporal lobe seizure was until I had one at work and found out the “episodes” I had been experiencing were seizures.

[@parrvatisureshkurup6795]

Brilliant video, extremely informative. Thank you doc

[@DrOmarDanoun]

Glad it was helpful!

[@parrvatisureshkurup6795]

@@DrOmarDanoun your videos are informative, gives us the confidence to meet our neurologist and discuss

[@chinookvalley]

I took ballet in my 20's to try to keep my friends from calling me "Grace"! Haha! I've always been clumsy, but I don't fall. I was a pro soccer player for years without incident. I have Myoclonus Epilepsy w Red Ragged Fibers (MERRF). I'm now in my 60's and am FINALLY getting some answers to what has been going on! I wasn't diagnosed until a car wreck triggered full blown Gran Mal seizures. It took many years and a muscle biopsy to get to the root of the problems. Thank you Dr Danoun.

[@russelgriffin2709]

Excellent summary. Dr. Omar so handsome too!

[@ashthesimpking0]

Im going to a neurologist in a couple of days. I had a grand mal back in August in class and scared my classmates so bad. My family has been trying to get an appointment since then, we finally got it

[@matthewragudo]

Wow, I didn't know there were more seizures than the shaking one. My co-worker had that type.

[@DarthJarJar10]

Hey Mr Yeah, there are several types of seizures. Please spread the word. Even the photo-sensitive/flashing-light triggered epilepsy is very rare.

[@altesse77]

Absolutely!

[@brookeepps1080]

I have Myochlonic seizures - word for word cereal spill and clumsy teenager. 2 years I was described as a clumsy teenager, before a Myochlonic seizure dropped me to my knees and I was taken to a neurologist and diagnosed.

[@DarthJarJar10]

I think what I have are mild myoclonic or clonic seizures but yours sound so severe! It's good you got diagnosed!

[@karenwembabazi8643]

I wish i would meet Dr. Omar in person. My boy would heal from seizures 😢. Having seizures for 9yrs is too much for us😢

[@drew9348]

There's a video that basically says that low minerals and eating high amounts of sugar cause seizures. I can send it if you want. Keto diet is very very effective at treating seizures

[@drew9348]

There's a video that basically says that low minerals and eating high amounts of sugar cause seizures. I can send it if you want. Keto diet is very very effective at treating seizures

[@ajjraannisa]

Thanks it helps me a lot

[@DrOmarDanoun]

Glad to hear that. Thank you

[@LittlePinkCasa]

Hi I’m from VRA and seeing your videos for the 1st time. This video is very informative but lots of information. Can I suggest you make a video in each one of these types of seizures? Go more in depth on each and how to know if you have them? The list on right that pops up goes away so fast that maybe you can explain each one on the one specific seizure topic video. That would give you many videos to branch off on. Good job overall! I’m subscribing since my dad is a diabetic and sounds like he may have experienced some of these ( hopefully not) but I want to be informed to help him. Thank you!

[@DrOmarDanoun]

Thank you for sharing your experience... This is a great idea.. I think I have so many ideas for epilepsy to talk about... I am currently trying to cover all the basics of epilepsy diagnosis and treatment then I will branch in details once this database is done... I hope your father feels better soon... #VRAFam

[@LittlePinkCasa]

@@DrOmarDanoun Thank you so much.

[@mariocesarbenitez5552]

Thanks so much from Colombia

[@DrOmarDanoun]

You are so welcome.. Glad to have you in our community

[@altesse77]

I have so many of these! People need to be more aware of seizures and what they look like. For example, an absent seizure My eyes used to roll back. Now, I just stare. I was diagnosed in 1996 with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. But, as a 5-year-old in school, I would stare out the window a lot. My doctor (an ADD/ADHD specialist in the 80s) was quick to diagnose me as having ADHD. My mother said all the doctor did was have me raise and shake my hands. Right away, he diagnosed me. Put me on Ritalin. which my parents said I acted like a zombie while taking. They took me off.But what if, the whole time, I had JME? And was I misdiagnosed!? I think that all the time.When I first was diagnosed with generalized epilepsy, I had bad Myoclonic jerks, staring spells, and times where I would just fall to the ground. I would not have a tonic clonic but loose muscle control if I were in a store or holding something. Things would fly across the room. As I got older, I just had jerks. Very rare, too. I gave birth to two healthy children. My first all while taking name-brand medications She was perfect! My second, in 2010, I used generic medications, and she was born full term. But she had so many birth defects. I did everything by the book with both pregnancies,too.My seizures were under control until about 2010. Then they got worse. I was having Deja Vue; anxiety would contribute to my seizures. Since then, I can’t look at bright lights or blinking lights. I have to meditate daily and avoid any kind of conflict or confrontation because they make my anxiety level shoot through the roof. I also take depression and anxiety medications. I really wish schools would teach seizure first aid! As well as the general public! This is something that needs to change!

[@basstic]

Thanks for the video. I personally know tonic-clonic seizures very well, but only since I was 35 years old. Before that I had intermittent deja vu + goose bumps moments for years, but this was never investigated. I now know focal seizures that are accompanied by smacking. Since switching to the drug Vimpat, tears have often come to my eyes several times a day for no understandable reason, alternating with goosebumps. Unfortunately, it is currently very difficult to find a decent doctor here. Nothing was found during an MRI in 2019 and the only EEG so far also remained without findings. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this helpful information. ❤️

[@DrOmarDanoun]

My pleasure... I am so glad to hear that the purpose of the videos is finally done and reached you

[@norakouyoumdjian3125]

Thank u for the vedio. I have absence seizures it affects my eyesight , flashing lights, dizziness , bubbles , also lip smacking and goosbumps on my left hand . Im on lamitrogine and keppra medications . What is ur advice for me doctor?

[@danielroccisano9476]

I have dejavu a few seconds before my seizures

[@TheOminous0209]

It started with anxiety then it worked it’s way to seizure. Tried everything Nothing worked for me until I was prescribed depakote. Which was working But according to the doc it was damaging my liver so I was switched to Vimpat and I’m fine but I suffer from anxiety from time to time. I reduced my caffeine intake and drink more water and I feel better no seizures. But anxiety comes to visit from time to time

[@scarasara]

​@danielroccisano9476 me too and I didn't start having seizures until I was 24. I and the doctors have no clue why.

[@davidreitzell8838]

Not letting it stop me my seizure conditions, I have stopped having the major ones with doctors help like yourself around the world and places that I have spent long studies doing testing like the MRI and EEG. My epilepsy has been contained to a lower standard and I am able to spend my life doing things I thought I couldn’t dowith my family

[@RananaX3]

I have multiple types. Medication quit controlling them so now they just kind of exist. I wish I would have a good neurologist like you I’m glad you make educational videos to help spread awareness.

[@nicolettechanner8182]

Have you tried Keppra

[@jocelynarnold2378]

Can you do a video on seizures specifically related to encephalitis or affecting the basal ganglia?

[@nickybaker1338]

I love that-"dirty rug syndrome" it helps to have humour amidst the crazy brain baloney 😅 Thank you Dr Omar-great info..❤

[@DrOmarDanoun]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@goran-won-555]

For over 35 years now with types of seizures changing the doctors just said it's epilepsy, not a certain type of seizure as your videos so it's not epilepsy. Now I know I have Deja vu causing my seizures as your video shows. I was told by a non-medical person to massage my neck to stop the seizure from happening but if I don't massage it on time the seizure does occur.

[@user-xd9wd6kg8i]

Massaging your neck is not going to stop a seizure that's the dumbest s*** I've ever heard

[@I_rxz7]

Rich information and obvious expert. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@meka7035]

I started having gran mal seizures in 2020. Before or after my cycle is when they come . Some months I am seizure free and some months I can have several seizures a month … I’m still learning my triggers but I definitely have them during my monthly cycle

[@heynai7028]

I too would have gran mal seizures that started 3 days before menstruation. I might have 1 in that cycle or ten. When my last child was born 12 years ago I had a blood/sepsis infection in my uterus and had a huge procedure done which rectified my endo at the same time. After that I went nearly 12 yrs without a real period (1/2 day spotting only). 6 months ago after a catastrophic blood clotting event my periods started up again and I am now feeling the dreaded tickle behind my eyes that indicates a seizure for me so I fear they will start up soon. I have always had absent seizures still which I call micro blackouts

[@longlivedabosslady7420]

Cut out sugar… it helped me alot.

[@muchlovegambine949]

Hmm interesting. Do you think there’s some correlation with Covid maybe?

[@EllieFoster]

That’s why I’m on the pill and have the implant, I still get fits but not as oftern

[@aquamarinekaykb1986]

How do you cope? My brother was taken to hospital on Thursday after he had a seizure for the very first time at least the first time I saw it and broke his ankle , he has been having these little attacks for quite awhile now but Thursday was the worst I am finding it hard to cope right now, his is still in hospital at the moment.

[@kynamat2531]

Thanks for the video. It's very educational .can we have seizure but conscious we can talk? I know some one who had numbness.but he can talk and he was aware of surrounding

[@robinf.8644]

Thank you keep posting videos very much enjoy knowing there is hope . I have sensitivity to flsentent lights its like flashes light on off or sunlight seeing a puddle I think I'm moving numness staring but can talk.I find brazing glasses helps I work with strobe lights all day. but unsure if has to do with mild cp. my neck hands numb legs stiff muckles .

[@DrOmarDanoun]

Thanks for sharing

[@Erin____]

OK I mostly have focal aware seizures (TLE). Which are very strange. But every once in a while I get a tonic clonic. After my last tonic clonic seizure I remember when I “woke up” I was arguing with my friend and he said “Erin you had a seizure” and I yelled at him “No I did not, you’re lying to me!”, very angry and combative. Then started sobbing uncontrollably and asking for my dad… til the ambulance arrived….I’m almost 30… 😅

[@user-kz9sb2tx5m]

I am from the Wesport in Ireland you are excellent I have a question as a person starts to get older can seizures move into a different area of the brain ...with thanks .

[@arian9732]

Thank you doctor If we can't do eeg how can we diagnose patients with simple partial seizure from complex partial?

[@terryshaw9471]

I had 4 gran mal seizures since 2020 the last one more than a year ago. I’ve heard that stress and light sensitivity can contribute to this

[@rsharif2239]

Thanks Dr. Omar very much. I am Palestinian too. So proud of you. My seizures are nocturnal. I was diagnosed when I was a child 37 years ago. Never had a seizure during the day. So what type of seizure is mine? I am so lucky I will be admitted to EMV in March because I started to have lots of seizures sometimes 9 in one night especially when the Dr stopped Tegretol and put me on Lamotrigine with the Keppra. I will let you know what will happen with me. Thanks Salam

[@Itshashreaction]

Asalamu alaikum brother I have had seizure only during sleep too but I get them after every 3 4 months not daily of weekly, I hope you are doing well now 🤗

[@juliemiller3545]

I have mixed seizures, complex partial and tonic clonic nocturnally.

[@kiraowens9107]

Ive had one clonic tonic, but before that I had small focal seizures... but now the small focal seizures i have are emotional, memory and sanity type. Feeling high, tired or jolts, heat flashes and eye rolling..., mine starts in the right frontotemporal region...fun

[@WyattTheCoolest]

thank you very much , hi I’m Wyatt and I’m 9 no I understand I have epilepsy déjà vu. my heart started racing when I watched A video that said no epilepsy and at school I keep having déjà vu. just again, thank you.

[@DrOmarDanoun]

Best to see an Epilepsy center for full evaluation and treatment

[@springnicole]

I have sensory: wave like sensations going through my head. Tingling in arms and legs and rollercoaster feeling in stomach Nocturnal: wake up and scream and lay back down. Usually see some hallucinations Emotional: agitation, extreme fear Motor: jerking of left arm, trembling of face on left side. I also get a spacey feeling and my brain slows down. It feels like walking in jell-o and I forget how to say words .

[@elizabethcooper8762]

I’m 45 and was diagnosed with seizures just last year I so wish I knew why I started having them

[@Finalmurasame]

I have a little brother who has seizures mainly focusing on the head (the part of the body that jerks the most). His eyes sort of rolls back and the body kind of gets loosen up as the head jerks, it’s very random but sometimes happen rapidly(occurring every 5 mins back to back). He tends to lose grasp of the situation and needs time to regain what just happen at that specific moment.

[@bikbik5200]

I'm sorry to hear about your brother. Please be aware of status epilepticus. If seizures continue back to back and the person does not recover in between, this can be a very dangerous situation. I don't think youtube allows me to post links, but if you google "Status epilepticus" you can learn about this. I will bet Dr. Danoun probably has a video about it as well. I wish your brother the best! By the way, there are different classifications of Status epilepticus - there is convulsive status epilepticus (such as with tonic-clonic seizures) and non-convulsive status epilepticus (such as focal aware seizures). They have different metrics on how long the seizure activity goes on before it's considered status epilepticus. I do not know the most current guidelines, please best check with a epilepsy specialist to know. It is very dangerous and a medical emergency.

[@user-xd9wd6kg8i]

Don't jump to conclusions. It could be seizure clusters and in either case u need seizure rescue meds and how I know this is because I have epilepsy and i have focal to bilateral tonic clonic seizures and frontal lobe seizures and if his loved one was really having seizures with no recovery in-between his doctor would give them rescue meds because of how dangerous they are and anytime u have multiple seizures in a 24 hour period they require hospitalization

[@davidreitzell8838]

Hi my name is Noah. I was diagnosed with epilepsy at age 4 I am currently taking medication like Depakote and Lamictal. I am now 30. I can say I have fought my way through it. The best I can one month I got my third biggest nerve stimulator battery replaced California in San Francisco USA

[@TheOminous0209]

I have partial seizures tonic clonic. I lose consciousness and start smacking my lips and moving my fingers. Then I come right back. I started with fear then anxiety then extreme anxiety. Which developed into seizures

[@leslieanndimaano164]

Hi Doc. According to my dr.base in my MRI results i have mild left messial hippocampal atrophy which cause seizure for myself... Is it my situation can heal through neurological surgery???? Thanks for your reply... God bless and more followers to your channel!!

[@paulinewilks207]

My son is 18 just diagnosed with Lennox gastaut syndrome its been devastating hes had tonic clonic, absence, myoclonic and now atonic where he drops to the floor. He's desperate to keep working at his job in IT support but i really fear for his future 😢

[@once-again-to-zelda]

Hi Dr. Danoun, I've had several eegs, but had my first (i guess positive) reaction to one last week. It's still really scaring me. I haven't seen my doctor yet, or spoken to a doctor about it at all, so I also haven't received any insight on what might have happened to me. One thing I have to mention is that I didn't arrive to the appointment very tired. I've had a hard time sleeping lately, so when I can grab sleep I take it, and had about 7 hours of sleep instead of 4. So I was well-rested. I also wasn't anxious. As I said before, I've had eegs numerous times before. The tech did ask if I was anxious because my heartbeat was fast, but that's very typical for me, so it wasn't anything unusual. The start of the test was pretty unremarkable. I had some twitching in my body, but that's also not unusual for me. I have a lot of sleep-related movement issues, like periodic limb movement disorder and restless leg syndrome. Myoclonic jerks are kind of normal for me. I also have hypnopompic hallucinations, although these happen infrequently. The issues didn't start until the flashes. At first it was just twitching, but I didn't think anything of that because my face twitches a LOT. The twitching started to get dramatic around the third or fourth flash. It was out of control and starting to freak me out. It wasn't long after that when the top of my face completely locked up. It was like I was being forced into an angry face, except I could still speak. All my upper facial muscles INVOLUNTARILY stiffened up to the point where it should have been painful, but I don't remember feeling any pain. I also don't remember losing awareness. Since then I've just felt strange. I'm having a lot of localized scalp tenderness, but it seems to be in the back of my head. I was given the eeg after ongoing temporal/orbital pressure/pain, tinnitus, and an unusual burning smell. I've also had major hearing loss in my opposite ear. Is what happened during the eeg a seizure-like response, or is there another condition that would make your facial muscles involuntarily stiffen?

[@mickjager5974]

So is the deja vu you mention early in the video also a type of seizure? I feel like along with maybe having absence seizures I have deja vu a lot that actually makes me feel a bit queasy when it happens. But I'm pretty aware of what is going on around me when I have the deja vu.

[@nemo08081980]

Can you have video on absence seizures

[@DarthJarJar10]

Definitely have tonic seizures, where it feels like I'm about to yawn but my body almost stretches or all my muscles tense up automatically or involuntarily. The seizures which made me go get help were myoclonic. They started out as full body shocks with muscle contractions.

[@user-xd9wd6kg8i]

So you are On here diagnosing yourself lmao if you really have tonic clonic seizures ur doctor would know so u sound like u searching for attention

[@DarthJarJar10]

@@user-xd9wd6kg8i I've tried to explain my symptoms to my neurologist and he just shrugs - epilepsy is a heterogeneous syndrome that can appear very different from case to case. FWIW, there is a difference between tonic-clonic seizures, tonic seizures, and clonic seizures. Given that I have been formally diagnosed, take the medication as prescribed, and even see how it reduces the frequency of seizures, I think it would be fair to say that I'm trying to understand my condition better rather than seeking attention or self-diagnosing.

[@DarthJarJar10]

Dr Oman Would you please look into two videos for me? 1) On unusual seizure types... I struggle to find information on tonic, clonic or atonic seizures... I think I may have myoclonic ones but the descriptions I can find don't line up exactly... I have automatisms during what I suspect are tonic seizures... Where my muscles tense or my body stretches and I may tap my feet to the ground or tap my body with my hand Involuntarily but remain conscious... Sometimes even hold my breathe or call out Involuntarily... I almost never lose consciousness. 2) My mother has had early-onset Alzheimer's for a long time. This was only found out shortly before I was diagnosed due to what sounds like myoclonic or clonic seizures - I get electrical zaps throughout my entire body which have lessened since the stress from her diagnosis has reduced (stress seems to trigger these - even exertional stress - when I make it to the gym - I have many of these but now usually my upper torso contracts Involuntarily, almost like a hiccup but both my arms twitch) but more so since being on medication. I found a bunch of articles linking getting diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy in adulthood (I was diagnosed with this at the age of 30, shortly after an ADHD diagnosis) and links with familial Alzheimer's, which I know is almost always early-onset in nature. Her father probably had it too, and I know my mother has had it for over 15 years, despite only being diagnosed at 62. 3) Can you do one last video on epilepsy and ADHD medicine. I know as a side effect and contraindication for many ADHD medicine, triggered seizures, a lower seizure threshold, and a history of epilepsy with respect to SUDEP are all mentioned. The studies I skimmed through (I couldn't read them properly) which indicated that ADHD medicines increases the frequency of seizures were not well-powered - i.e. The sample sizes were small. I have seen some anecdotes where in specific cases, ADHD meds were clearly a trigger on the r/epilepsy sub-reddit but have seen better designed studies with larger sample sizes showing no significant increase in the frequency of seizures.

[@SerenaFina]

Thank you so much for making this video! If someone has seizures that are very spread out (one every few months, or even longer) will activity still show in the EEGs? I was just diagnosed with autism and I've had really, really spread out seizures since I was a kid. My psychiatrist wants me to see a neurologist, but after a pediatrician told my parents when I was little that I was faking my seizures for attention, I'm terrified of seeing them.

[@DrOmarDanoun]

Best to see a neurologist for evaluation

[@ramonmendoza566]

If anyone else has experienced this, please let me know! I have always wondered if anyone else with epilepsy experiences a sensation, kind of like hundreds of tingling/little needles in the brain. If it progresses, then it can create another more pronounced, but similar sensation, almost feeling like a giant slow moving needle stabbing slowly into the brain. This more intense stab/needle usually triggers intense, usually sad/crying emotions for myself. I haven't experienced this in some time, but it did come back during the pandemic, when I drank and stressed quite a bit

[@wandarachmawati3489]

after 5 years of waiting, I will have an MRI tomorrow. Previously the doctor diagnosed idiopathic epilepsy. Previously I had an EEG and there were wave abnormalities in the right brain. In the end I can only hope for the best. but I'm also excited for tomorrow, it's a new experience. I'm not sad and instead excited, at least that's good for my mental health, right? ha ha

[@wandarachmawati3489]

Anw i had clonic tonic

[@stanleytinga8496]

Many thanks Dr. Omar...My daughter of 4 yrs has these general seizures she holds her hands towards the chest and strains to be free for just 1 or 2 seconds. It has happened 3 times in month...Kindly advice please. I can send you a video of the seizures.. thanks

[@EyuelTeklu]

Tnx for the video doc i appriciate. i was told i have myclonic seizure but as you said myclonic seizure doesn't make you lose , i used to experience sudden jerks but now it stopped but still i have would fall and vibrate also lose conciseness. What kind of eplipsy is it?

[@nickybaker1338]

I have questions that my neuro doesn't address: Having been disgnosed with epilepsy at age of 57, after 2 tonic clonics in 2019 & another 2 t&cs last year. Before each one, I would have a sudden feeling of unwarranted terror that made me cry out uncontrollably, quickly ensued by the big TCs. My neurologist has never asked about, or even addressed these focal seizures. Also, I have become so photosensitive that I can hardly even go in the garden if it's sunny because it fllckers through the trees, & that's with dark polarised sunglasses, because the light comes through the sides of them-I get an instant feeling of rising nausea & feel awful disorientation. My neuro has me on 200mg of lamotrigine twice daily, which has had a great affect on the TCs & the screaming terrors- after trying keppra & epilim. My main question is, is it common for photosensitivity to develop alonsgside other seizures in late- onset epilepsy? Although, thankfully, my other seizures have been well controlled with meds, the photophobia persists & my neuro acknowledges it, but shows no interest or concern, & offers no advice.

[@loganwebb5086]

At 28 i started having absentee seizure symptoms and my doctor immediatly sent me to cardiologist and spent 2 years unmedicated being tested every way but correct and was until had a very bad absentee in front of cardiologist and he got pissed and screamed at the neurologist i had seen. The neurologist told me absentee doesnt happen in adults at all, so im wondering if i had it my whole life and never knew.

[@LawofMoses]

My seizures were all at about 9 am and I just have sudden loss of tone and bumped my head and my shoulder and also had a big seizure and fractured my Vertebrae in two places. It's very strange as I was healthy till a few months into 50 years old!

[@DrOmarDanoun]

Sorry to hear that.. I hope you feel better soon

[@danielroccisano9476]

I have nocturnal, tonic clonic, absence & generalised focal seizures

[@teshadiliamason2964]

My first seizure was at 17 and it was grandma and I was Put on depoka then from there I started having focal seizures was put on different meds didn't work now I'm zonimade and xcopi and they both are working gabapentin for nerve pain

[@kdcbattlecreek]

it would be helpful to know what they look like

[@notleeqwq5902]

So staring spells are generalized seizures very interesting 🤔 I also didn’t know that were other types of seizures apart from starting spells, the shaking, and the falling ones

[@DrOmarDanoun]

Not all staring spells are generalized seizures

[@inaamulhaque3601]

Temporal lobe seizures that impair speech for some seconds go unnoticed most of the time

[@trevey16]

So I have temporal lobe epilepsy and lately, in my sleep, my neck would feel like it stretch and move left to right. Is this a epileptic episode? Seizure? Only happen when im sleep

[@meghan3856]

I have visual seizures and see pink,green flashing colors it starts with a small dot and goes away but when it’s very bad the small dot will take up my whole vision. During this seizure I can have a full on convo with someone and nobody will notice it unless it is blurring my whole vision but usually it is small. Anyway now that I take medication it’s gone. I’ve had it since I was a teenager but never told anyone until I had a tonic clonic seizure 4 years ago when I was 26. Now I regret not going to the doctor as a teen because maybe I could’ve successfully came off the drug after a few years when I was young… 😩

[@nicolettechanner8182]

I have complex partial seizures with generalization, and recently, my doctor has linked it back to a possible caused by Hemiplegic migraines. Once my migraines started to be treated, I found that I started having fewer and fewer seizures.... mine normally starts out with a headache as my arua for days I would headache and then eventually I would have a Seizure. My seizures start off with me sometimes blank stares and picking at my clothing. Sometimes I recover from that sometimes i dont, and that's when it moves to another level where I be picking at my clothing, then shaking on one side of my body, then I would block out, and it goes into full generalization seizure where I will not remember anything that happen before or after and normally has to be told has to what happen. I don't bite my tongue nor wet myself, and this had been my burden for 16 years now... I used to hate it as doctors here never treated patients well with this condition, which made me feel bad... the medications did not help and it took years for me to find the right medication that really help me even though I am a non compliant patient for a reason due to my work which I explained to them. But the doctor I am now working with, she was able to find and pinpoint a possible trigger for the seizures and medication that helps.

[@juliesmith5567]

I have seizures and epilepsy seizures and every place you think I regularly go to hospital to see and have them on busses and street also bath hospital collapse wet self bite tounge shake tremmor body breaks down sometimes never walk talk and more😢😮

[@Sydopath]

Great video, I wish I had found it sooner I’m 62 and didn’t have any symptoms untill I was 54. I started to get strange sensations, and would get a bit nervous and confused. Doc said it was depression and put me on SSRIs. Didn’t make any improvement, then after 18 months I hit the office floor with a grand mal. Ambulance case / neurologist diagnosed left temporal lobe epilepsy. I have been taking Keppra ever since, and haven’t had another grand mal, but I still get occasional weird feelings of confusion, say every 3 or 4 weeks. The neurologist is not concerned about these “absences”, but I would like them gone Any advice anybody?

[@DrOmarDanoun]

Hard to tell without evaluating the patient If you would like to make a consult with Dr Omar Danoun, age 16 years and older, please call or email the International Patient Services at Henry Ford Hospital and get your appointment if you are outside the USA: Office Hours: Eastern time 8:00 am -5:30 pm Mon-Friday, excluding holidays Phone: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

[@publicenemy4102]

I take levetiracetam 500 mg against absence attack and it works and i take lamotrigin against my other attacks

[@gabayussuf9022]

i was diagnosed with focal seizures and it usually happens during my sleeping hours kindly what enlighten me more. Thanks.

[@johnnybrownnewton6882]

Everything you’ve said have experience and early this morning 4AM nigeria time I had seizure in my sleep , have experienced clonic and Nocturnal Seizures I take Keppra medication yet am still not good , I don’t have money to visit a neurologist for my case I fear some day I would die in my sleep

[@user-vd4gv5tw5g]

Thank you so much.. I am from South Africa my boy is 12 yrs . Seizures stops since he was 5yrs. Now the problem is he does not cope at all at school. Must i be worried

[@AnaHernandez-lx2eq]

can you have different types, like focal and emotional? When I was first diagnosed I was diagnose with focal epilepsy but I was also having panic attacks that got better as my body got use to the treatment.

[@DrOmarDanoun]

Yes possible

[@Itschanytal]

I’m Not sure if I’m having a seizure but I feel off in my head it comes and goes but doctors says I’m ok but I know I’m not ok.

[@gayatriurankar9674]

Very informative video. My 2-year-old kid jerks in sleep a lot, especially after 3 am in the morning. This happens every 15-30 mins. Paediatric neurologists said that this is "benign sleep myoclonus". How to differentiate between a seizure and myoclonic jerks?

[@cutebabyn6394]

My three year son also doing that mam. In night time only. How to cure this pls reply

[@mariacuriel5722]

My husband had a TBI due to a fall, not sure if when he lost consciousness was due to a seizure but he hit his head really hard and he had a full body seizure. His brain moved for a total of 14mm the oposite direction. This past week nuero said he was ok since no incident since his first seizure, and had one a few days later while driving.

[@mariacuriel5722]

He doesn’t remember anything obviously. While he sleeps he jerks a lot, even before he had his first accident. We just took as restlessness. Now not so sure

[@fastpitchmermaid4550]

I had a grand mal seizure last year, the doc at the hospital said I dont have epilepsy, but Ive had several (short 2-3) min seizures since then. Sometimes I get that weird aura feeling and stay conscious. Whats wrong with me?

[@Jordan-Craig]

I just got out of hospital. I had 4 seizures and all I remember is one night having to urinate multiple times and having this feeling like I was having a panic attack. Well, I woke up in the hospital puking and apparently I was thiiiiissss 🤏🏼 close to being sent to the psych ward. I was not in my right state of mind for over a week. Don’t remember any of the seizures, don’t remember talking to imaginary people or screaming randomly things like “he’s gonna shoot me!” I do remember feeling like I was stuck in a nightmare though. And then there are memories of waking up and being completely sick, but because I wasn’t eating, I wasn’t throwing anything up. Just dry heaving. Horrible experience. And the more that I think about it, the more things come to me and I have to right it all down for my next neurologist appointment. I am on Keppra, Neurontin and Trileptal. Up jext, a 3 day long EEG monitoring. I’m nervous but glad to still be alive.

[@astrahl]

Hope your doing better

[@user-ne8rh9qd5v]

I will like to get help plz

[@Oblio1942]

I had something happen where I was hanging out with friends, it was maybe 1am but I usually stay up until like 3 or 4am due to my job, I was feeling really normal like making jokes and laughing and then out of nowhere it just felt like I suddenly woke up from sleep. Like my eyes darted, I gasped, my head hurt and then I felt like the blood left my face. I got a little vertigo after and my heart was racing for a bit but at no time, before during or after did I feel tired. Idk if it was a seizure but it certainly wasnt normal

[@dianamalaya6057]

My son has focal seizures and generalised and are drugs resistance. He is on 4 different anti seizures but no help so far. He has slow development not able to sit or crawl he his one year now.

[@shareenwilliams4847]

I started having seizures when I caught meningitis B in 2021. My doctor didn't know what type of seizures I have but I'm on Keppra. I think it's unknown conic type seizures. I wish 🥺 I knew?

[@storytimewitheverdream5651]

I have been diagnosed with tourettes but when I have a huge tic attack I have to lay down as I feel an overwhelming tic coming which leaves me frozen with staggered breathing, completely aware of what's going on but cannot move. Does this sound like my attack turns into a seizure?

[@nkemdirimanthonia2549]

Please how can generalized seizure

[@foodsniper7986]

What type of seizure related to avm? Does accumulation of iron in the brain has a causal connection with thr absence seizure ? Can one categorise the full loss of control of yhe body including the speech in few seconds as absence of seizure? Is there medication or the surgery is the unique option? Sincere thanks

[@jasminperez3881]

I do have focal seizure. How can i control it or how to know if it's going to attack?

[@brianschroeter2105]

My last seizures were last week Wednesday morning during my sleep where it happens most of the times for me

[@CtNJ18]

I fell in the shower. last sat. bruised ribs. i started with Autonomic auras in my sleep, i used to hold my breath because my auras would get more intense with every one. My dreams would be going normal until it was like someone was FF and RW dubbing the scenes, then the butterflies would come. wake up spitting in the floor with my heart beating fast, room spinning, usually i lose my memory and start seizing from there. When I'm awake I get a strong Deja Vu and the spitting is intense, stomach drops like a rollercoaster. then seizing. Im what they refer to as simple/partial complex and focal aware.

[@nathanlaney1542]

I’m 35 and have had seizures since I was 15. Mine come on suddenly with no warning at all, woken up in an ambulance many times. I’ve dislocated my shoulder, chipped my teeth falling on my face (more than once), fallen off a bicycle, crashed a car, and many other injuries due to sudden loss of consciousness. I’ve several times been alone at home when they’ve happened with no one to help me. A few weeks ago I woke up in a pool of blood on my bathroom floor with my front teeth broken and cuts in my mouth. When I come out of them, awful headaches, full body pain, can’t breath, confusion for hours. Medication controls them quite well, but I live with a weird sense of fear knowing they are always lurking in the background, never sure when one might happen, hoping I don’t get injured or have one in a public place. I’m totally normal otherwise, so it can be hard to explain this uneasiness to friends/family because the seizures happen infrequently enough that most of them have never seen one. You’re not alone, we’re not alone, I understand what you have to deal with. Find other people who are epileptic or a support group so you can talk some shit out. Never forget to take your medication, carry some with you at all times wherever you go, set alarms on your phone when it’s time to take it. Hope everything is good with you -Nathan from Montana

[@pascalrugasire7733]

i am 27 years old , it was my first time to have that , it all happens while i am sleeping !

[@davidmugema9690]

Hi Dr omar, my baby girl have seizure, and during the situation of conversive her right side shaking, and we she used phenobarbital, my question is which type of seizure, and my doungther will going to get healed?

[@jamiluibrahim2577]

My daughter has focal unaware seizure, She's been on Clonazepam, carbamazepin and phenobabitol as well as DHA emulsion for over 2yrs now but her progress is very slow. My concern is are we on the right medications?

[@carriemehl6701]

My son who is 10 is seeing a Neuro and we have not medicated yet b/c of the side effects. In May and June he was playing catch/running around then vomited and was out of it. It took him time to remember what happened-he didn't remember vomiting. He said he felt like wasn't there. Then in July he went on a waterslide with me and his stomach felt weird and he felt like he wasn't there he said, he didn't throw up but was spacey for a bit. Last Wed he couldn't sleep, laid on our floor, I head mouth noises and he was lifeless and yes open and then after about 1-2 minutes he sorted coming out of it. Earlier that night he later said during video games, he had a strange stomach feeling again. His Neuro just recommend Trileptal. Would these be focal and general seizures?

[@LadieBjj]

I have deja vu, aura and nausea since I was a kid! I did an EEG and it didn’t show anything. The MRI just showed a change in the memory area! I am so mad because I am tired of feeling this. I am going to an specialist.

[@DrOmarDanoun]

Good idea

[@LadieBjj]

@@DrOmarDanoun it never bother me until I had one while driving with my kids. Sometimes it’s hard to focus on the road and if I need to turn, sometimes I cannot! The feeling of fear/nausea in my stomach is horrible too.

[@audenk3236]

Hi, thank you for this video! I get these "electrical" episodes I call them and I think it could be seizures. They usually happen most in the mornings and nights and I feel an intense electrical surge throughout my body associated with severe anxiety and intense fear, muscle twitches, and sometimes muscle jerks. I got tested for epilepsy already but it came back normal. Could these still be seizures?

[@DrOmarDanoun]

The seizures usually start in one area then move over to other areas and the sensation gets first then you should expect to experience other symptoms and maybe movements... Follow up with a neurologist and sometimes things clarify with time

[@audenk3236]

@@DrOmarDanoun Thank you! I will be seeing a doctor soon.

[@leticia5238]

Hey I feel this exact way and I don’t know why, have you found any reason as to why you feel that way ?

[@audenk3236]

@@leticia5238 Yes! I figured out it was actually POTS syndrome. What I was experiencing was adrenaline surges from my high heart rate and dizziness. It can also cause muscle twitches and stuff. I'm seeing a cardiologist at the end of the month!

[@RedJoker9000]

Well lived it all my life and so far had 4 different types and temporary flatlined 2x from it when younger. *sigh* Terrible living with it especially now.

[@DrOmarDanoun]

Hope you feel better soon. Thank you for sharing your experience

[@UnitedBoycott]

Widex Bluetooth hearing aids could have killed me triggering 4 seizures of the Status Epileptic type in one year. I've been seriously injured by the Widex hearing aids and looking for a doctor that is educated on EMF/EMW exposure.

[@awesomebrand]

Thank you for this video! I have been experiencing "deja vu" seizures my entire life. I did not know they were a type of seizure. My surroundings begin to look EXACTLY like it did previously, I cannot move, my eyes move and my lips "smack" oddly, I am aware of what is happening and know that it is not really deja vu. Afterwards, I get a headache and massive brain fog. Is it a seizure? Maybe a petite mal seizure? Is there anything I can or should do?

[@DrOmarDanoun]

Looks like a seizure...I recommend you see a neurologist to get proper evaluation and treatment

[@aquamarinekaykb1986]

Hi My brother was taken to hospital on Thursday night after it looked like he had a seizure, he made this strange noise and started to fall down first backwards then he slide off the back of the bed then started shaking violently and his eyes rolled to the back of his head, I called the ambulance and they were with him once he started coming out of it, he has broken his ankle and is still at the hospital I think he will be there for some time, before this horrible attack on Thursday he had these attacks that he called nerve attacks, where he would hear ringing or music in his ear then he would get these electric shock type attacks, and he would start to cough, and he would try to put his hands up against the wall to hold himself, up and he would make strains motions of his mouth like he was eating something, could these attacks been seizures?

[@scarasara]

Uh I have the worst I just had one this morning. My tounge is so bit up I can't speak and I have no memory since yesterday. Epilepsy is a horrible awful disease. I wouldn't wish it on anyone....

[@OmegalInstacom]

The fear that comes with it

[@scarasara]

@OmegalInstacom omg yes I for the most part have nocturnal seizures. So I'm afraid to go to sleep at night a lot. I mean I have full on grandmal so sometimes I'm afraid I won't wake up. It's scary and causes so so much anxiety it really sucks. I really don't think most people understand how hard it is to live with epilepsy like I can't drive but I still work so I have to depend on rides and I hate feeling like a burden

[@Ignacy_Fruczak-Golabek]

I have these strange muscle jerks typically when lying down, falling asleep/waking up/relaxing. My EEG says "paroxysmal delta-theta waves against a slowed background alpha activity". My doctor is unsure what this is and ordered a video EEG. This all started while I was on antidepressants. Could the psych meds have messed something up in my brain and now I have epilepsy?

[@DrOmarDanoun]

Best to see a neurologist for evaluation.. I can't provide medical advice online without evaluating the patient