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Am I now Epilepsy over 1 event
Epilepsy & Seizures | Last Active: 11 hours ago | Replies (12)Comment receiving replies
Yes she called 911 because she didn't know what else to do, as far as seizure she said that's all she knew, but she didn't see him shake was wans't stiff, she saw the blood in his mouth from the injury he took as he fell, now I was 210lbs at the time and I'm only 5'7". I also have sleep apena along with syncope which causes you to faint I was diagnosed with it after being on bp meds. My bp meds did bring it down too fast since they are design to be taken 24hours apart, i took took them within a 12hr window, yes I took bp meds that evening and when I woke up the next day before 7am.
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@rachelp76
First, your daughter, faced with a medical emergency she didn’t know how to handle, in my opinion did a good thing by calling 911. Seizures are scary to have yourself and to see in someone else. I say this as a person with epilepsy.
I think the standard definition of epilepsy includes having unprovoked seizures. Was your presumed first seizure caused by the medication overdose? If so, it was provoked and possibly does not fit the standard epilepsy narrative. Has this possibility been thoroughly investigated?
Finally, I mentioned that I am a person with epilepsy. I developed it after a brain tumor removal almost 10 years ago. I’ve taken Keppra for those years and have heard of some side effects but never have experienced anything personally. However if you’re one of the unlucky ones and need an AED, Keppra is only one of a number of anti epileptic drugs. I suggest that you should ask your neurologist about exploring other possible drugs, if needed.
Finally even if you have developed epilepsy, you are not
your epilepsy. Because it’s a brain thing, we get confused. If we break a leg we are not the broken leg, we are simply someone with a broken leg. Even if you have developed epilepsy, you are still you, just with a medical complication. Best wishes going forward.