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@justintime86
Did you have a concussion recently or other fall/accident before your seizure? Have you ever had a bad sinus infection? Do you get migraine headaches? Have you had a MRI of your brain/spine? Have you had Covid or another virus recently? Have you had a recent vaccine? I understand Covid has caused some issues with the nervous system.

My teen son has adhd and anxiety. His father also has adhd and high anxiety but both do not have seizures but son gets migraines with aura (visual changes/lights/floaters/blindness at times).

A very close family friend had a really bad sinus infection that caused an abscess on his brain which caused a stroke at age 37 and temporary paralysis on his one side of his body. After his stroke, he became epileptic and needed medication which made him sleepy. He couldn’t drive anymore. One time he had a seizure while shopping and fell face first and needed surgery on his nose. You really need to be careful while in public or alone. Wear a medical bracelet to let others know in an emergency that you are epileptic. You need to be really careful not to take baths and use caution around flights of stairs/positions you are in so you do not fall/injure yourself or block your ability to breathe freely.

My hope is you get answers on what has triggered this and treatment options.

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Thank you so much for your reply!

In August I had an episode which resulted in me fainting and getting a deep laceration on my head that required staples. I’ve fainted several times in my life but now I wonder if it was actually a seizure. My head is spinning a bit.

I also saw the immunologist because I kept getting sick - sinus infections constant and every virus back to back
Most recently the flu. We didn’t get far because I had my first seizure the day of my appointment last week and it’s been a whirlwind since 😔