Panicking before a seizure and what to do?

Posted by tara22 @tara22, 7 hours ago

Hi to anyone reading. I suffer with grand mal seizures since I was 14 I’m now 24. When I get that feeling something bad is going to happen to me I go into a major panic attack can barely breathe now this is quite often yet sometimes I don’t go into a seizure it’s just the fear of having one and the pain of it starting. I was wondering does this happen to anyone a lot because it does with myself and I have never talked to anyone else about this and would it help with my anxiety because I’m an anxious type of person anyway with a lot of stress onto of it, to try get any anxiety medication off a doctor. I’m in two minds about it because I really feel like I can’t live the rest of my life like this… literally living in fear. I hope this message finds you well 🙂

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@tara22
Are you taking anti-seuzure medication? If so, have your seizures decreased in frequency and/or severity? Have you had an EEG?
Jake

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Hi. Yes, I’m on Keppra 2,500mg a day. They’ve been all over the place, last year I was getting double seizures and upted my dosage by 500. Yes I’ve had EEG’s done. It’s more the anxiety and fear that I can’t have a normal day to day life without worrying.

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