Diagnosed With Partial Complex Seizures, Is It Normal To Only Experience Them Once Every 3-4 Months, I Also Lose Consciousness.
I can hear people around me but cannot respond and feel paralyzed during the episode, when I wake up I feel exhausted and sweaty.
How often you have seizures has no set of rules and a lot of times you'll lose consciousness. Senses are controlled by different parts of the brain and usually the first part that works again is the one that controls seeing and hearing. The speech part always takes longer.
I had several times when I ended up in the back of an ambulance because I could see and hear the paramedic but I couldn't tell him to leave me where I am, that I'll be OK.
Complex Partial Seizures , are impairment Seizures. You go unconscious during the seizure . So you have no clue that you went in one . May notice clues when coming out of the seizure.
Everyone who has epilepsy are different from one another, but may have few similarities.
Same goes for seizures. Whether it’s the type of seizures or how much they seizures. There are people who may seizures all day, some may seizure a few times a day . Some may Have seizures 30 times a month on average. There people like You , who may have a seizure once every 3-4 months, maybe once every six months, or even once a year. Then there are those who are seizure free.
I know exactly how you feel.
I have Complex Partial/Focal and from what you just mentioned i go through almost the same thing. But everyone is different and there may be other experiences one will have.
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