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Post Seizure activity question.

Thu, 05/03/2018 - 11:26
New here, so Hello! Ok, my wife was diagnosed with epilepsy between 5-6 years ago. She is 36. But what I'm curious about is post-seizure activity. How she wakes up or comes too after a Gran Mal. She has both Focals and GM seizures. After a seizure when she starts to come too, she can sometimes act like a jack in the box and will spring up, "not standing, just attempting to sit up", her arms will flail for a second and she is confused, panicked etc. I have been hit so many times as well as our daughter or other people when she comes too. But even after this state she still is not fully aware it's slow but she comes to being more aware and cognitive after. She is super tired and wants to sleep for the most part or is really slow. So her timeline of things is: Seizure "nonfocal"-lethargic for a few seconds to a minute--springs to life but unaware, confused and her arms will swing up--then calms down into a more relaxed confused state with attempts to get up or move--confused sometimes a emotional state--then aware, but slow, and most times sleepy. Just curious if other people have seen this or what do they do?

Comments

As Joe says below, when some

Submitted by zacksdad on Sun, 2018-05-06 - 09:07
As Joe says below, when some people come out of the seizure (post-ictal) their brain isn't fully cognizant of the surroundings.  They're confused and scared.  I'm going to assume that your and your daughter are just trying to give her a comforting touch or show her that you're concerned about her.  Any physical contact can trigger an attack response.  The best thing you and your daughter can do is to stay close by so she cannot injure herself, but not attempt to touch her until she's completely awake.  This is going to sound awful, but when she's in this state, try herding her until she's fully awake.  What I mean by that is stand close enough so she can see your shape.  Even in this state, people will avoid walking into what they perceive as a solid object.   

I,m sure that most people

Submitted by Sofia_5baf8a9806acc on Sun, 2018-10-07 - 13:21
I,m sure that most people with epilepsy do the same thing. I know this as my hubby also tells me I do it too. Just try to relax and tell your daughter not to be frightened and that it will be over soon. You have to take sharp things out of her way, and any food or drinks too or else it could be messy. Once her seizures over, she will be very confused and won,t remember a thing so just take care of her and be happy that she,s back.

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