Gelastic Epilepsy And Work?
I work at a Harley Davidson and I had my first major seizure at work. I remember eating lunch and then next thing I know is that I'm being loaded into the ambulance
Apparently, I bust out into maniacal laughter then went into a normal seizure.. I hate being home so much. I love my job! And ive been out for a full week.. is there any way to expedite myself going back to work? This medication is NOT helping me at all.. I still have seizures but now I'm in a hell of a lotta pain, dizzy, and with⦠read more
Ask Your Neurologist to change the Meds. I do...
welcome to the group
It sounds like you're drug resistant or your neurologist hasn't found the best combination of medicine to control them. I am drug resistant because I have been on every seizure medicine out there and are still having them, tho fewer on average. Pain. Because I was a stubborn moron who didn't want to let my doctor know I was having quite a few gran mals a week (I was active duty at the time), I had to have my entrie right shoulder and back bone replaced. All my fault.
Do have seizures while you're sleeping? When mine first started the majority happened in my sleep. I would wake up the next morning and feel as if I ran three triatholans. I just had one last night.
One great thing about my job and where I work, when I have a serious seziure, an ER is literally up a flight of stairs from my office and I have been given accomodations if I do have to miss work because of them.
Gelastic epilepsy is epilepsy that is.. well.. gelastic. You laugh really. Really hard. And I pay for insurance through work.
My roommates have been keeping track of the length of seizures for me
I am not familiar with your epilepsy(but curious and will look it up) but one thing I do know is if you have a seizure at work as I did, you will be given a week off to recover. While you are away insurance comes knocking on the business door asking questions. There main interest is, how does the company feel about insurance on a unpredictable liability? When I was working on the computer staff I had a seizure and the union gave me time off. That gave the business time to do research on epilepsy. When I came back, there were restrictions in place for tasks I could or could not do any longer. After while, they had no interest in my services because they made a decision I was a risk not to deal with. It is important that your job is aware of your health. As far as your meds, keep a log of dates, times and length of seizures. It gives your doctor something to work with to make adjustments to your meds so you will feel better.
Midazolam
To
Who Is Eligible For VNS?