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Falling

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Washington, DC

Has anyone experienced like right before they dose off to go to sleep as if they are falling? Would that be considered a seizure?

December 7, 2015
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Ive had that. Lying on my bed thinking my bed sunk down.

December 8, 2015
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I have that as well, but l don't know if that's a seizure or not.

December 20, 2015
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I have that all the time like I'm falling away into something like out of my body/ like falling back. It's such a strange feeling. It happens a lot- especially when I'm really tired but I'm always falling back!

December 15, 2015
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

All the time. I always feel like I'm falling. When I'm asleep sometimes I feel like I'm shaking. But I have no one to tell me I seized so I think it's all in my head.

December 8, 2015
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I get that feeling for sure. It's right when your falling asleep and than it feels like I'm suddenly dropping. Before I was on seizure medication it would be stronger. Now on meds it seems like it happens more often but with less force. For me it has never progressed into a larger seizure but I think it is a seizure, just a very small one. I think for some people they could have this kind of seizure without it ever progressing into something more. For some people it could mean something more to come. I think that's a very individual experience based in your own seizure type. But it is well known that we can have seizures more easily while falling asleep and while waking. Good luck in figuring it out for yourself.

December 7, 2015

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