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I Think Im Having Seizures In My Sleep

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭
New Jersey, NJ

I think i am having seizures in my sleep. I am getting a weird heaviness and electric feeling and i think im dreaming but i feel trapped and can not wake up. Its super scary and its happening frequently as of late
Last night i was dreaming i was having a seizure but i was also trying to wake up in real life but i just could not wake up.

I have frontal lobe seizures and i usually have night seizures and i am aware and usually awake to bicycle pedaling my feet, head turning, etc , they aren't… read more

June 11, 2019
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Make sure take meds’ exactly same times every day and nigh ones 10 mins before like bed sleep,no chill tv then bed working better while your sleeping xx

June 20, 2019
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I’m prone to taken them when I’m sleeping,wake up all sore,bite tong blood,best thing to do is no sharp edges like bedside cabinets,lower bed keep yourself safer from accidents x

June 13, 2019
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

An EEG Reads The Brainwaves DEEP Inside Your Brain Which Is WHY They Have You Remain Awake For Almost 24 Hours Before The Actual Test Because They Actually WANT You To Be Sleeping While Having The Test So They Can See And Read Brainwaves They Wouldn't Otherwise Be Able To See IF You Were Awake And Alert i.e. Your Brain Is Being Active While You Are Awake And Certain Brainwaves Are MUCH Harder To See And Read At That Point. However When You Are Inactive Like When You Are When You Sleep The EEG Machine Picks-Up Stuff VERY IMPORTANT That Your Doctor Can Use To Help Treat Your Seizures And Maybe Even Bring Them Down To An All Time Low. The EEG Coupled With The MRI Are VERY Useful Tools For The Neurologists To Help Us FIGHT Epilepsy. As Much As It SUCKS To Have These Tests Done (Especially The MRI) They Are NECESSARY And VERY IMPORTANT. So If Your Doctor Recommends Doing Them I WOULD Listen To Him Or Her They Are Trying To Help You

June 11, 2019
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Write down questions so u won't forget none of them

June 20, 2019
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Thank you everyone! I frequently have seizures in my sleep but usually they are more motor related bicyle pedaling of the feet and head turning etc. Or i wake up to myself shaking. I more aware its happening as i have frontal lobe epilepsy. These recent noctural seizures have been different from my usual. This strange trapped sensation. I am not able to wake up, i almost feel like I'll never wake up. I see neuro on the 25th.

June 19, 2019

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