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Epilepsy Project
Mon, 02/14/2011 - 17:23Hi, I need help with a school project with epilepsy, I need to compare sleep habits with people with epilepsy then people who don't. If you were to be so kind and answer a few questions for me that would be very helpful thank you! P.S. be free to put anything else that you think is important!
1.How long do you sleep per night on average?
2.Does medication affect your sleep? (how long you sleep, the quality of your sleep, make your sleep better worsen it? etc.)
3.How do the medications work?
4.How often are you woken up during the night?
5.If you have a seizure during the night, do you feel tired afterward?
6.If you have a seizure during the night, is it harder/easier to go to sleep the same night?
Comments
Re: Epilepsy Project
Submitted by OliviaBiggers on Sun, 2011-02-27 - 15:25
Hi sorry to ask again, but I had to make and offical survey for school that consists of 10 questions about sleep. Please take it, I only need 6 more people to take it!
1. you wake up during the night.
1. Never 2. A few times 3. Not Sure 4,Many times 5. All the time
2.Do you fell like your sleep isn't fully restful?
Yes or No
3.Do you feel tired at the end of the day?
Not at all Once a week Nuetural 3+ More times a week Always
4. Do you make up for lost sleep during the weekends? If "No" skip question five.
Yes No
5. Please select all that apply to you.
I need and alarm clock to wake me up
It's hard for me to wake up in the morning.
I get sleepy in class or in warm rooms.
I get sick often
6. If you take medications answer this question, if you don't please skip.
Do you think your medications effect your sleep?
Yes No
7. Please rate your sleep when on medications.
Poor Restful
Long Short
Esaily Awakened Not easily awakened
8. Does your sleep give you energy for the whole day?
1)Never 2) Sometimes 3)Neither 4) Most of the time 5) all of the time
10. Do you think that you need more sleep?
1)Completely 2)A lot of the time 3) Neither 4) rarely 5) Never
Hi sorry to ask again, but I had to make and offical survey for school that consists of 10 questions about sleep. Please take it, I only need 6 more people to take it!
1. you wake up during the night.
1. Never 2. A few times 3. Not Sure 4,Many times 5. All the time
2.Do you fell like your sleep isn't fully restful?
Yes or No
3.Do you feel tired at the end of the day?
Not at all Once a week Nuetural 3+ More times a week Always
4. Do you make up for lost sleep during the weekends? If "No" skip question five.
Yes No
5. Please select all that apply to you.
I need and alarm clock to wake me up
It's hard for me to wake up in the morning.
I get sleepy in class or in warm rooms.
I get sick often
6. If you take medications answer this question, if you don't please skip.
Do you think your medications effect your sleep?
Yes No
7. Please rate your sleep when on medications.
Poor Restful
Long Short
Esaily Awakened Not easily awakened
8. Does your sleep give you energy for the whole day?
1)Never 2) Sometimes 3)Neither 4) Most of the time 5) all of the time
10. Do you think that you need more sleep?
1)Completely 2)A lot of the time 3) Neither 4) rarely 5) Never
Re: Epilepsy Project
Submitted by Heathur on Wed, 2011-02-16 - 13:44
Hi. I've had epilepsy since I was 13 & am now 23. I try to get as much sleep as possible but have a family & a job & do not always get adequate rest. However, I have had an epilepsy study done & my epileptologist has concluded that my seizures are not triggered by lack of sleep. 1.How long do you sleep per night on average? ---5-8 hours. 2.Does medication affect your sleep? (how long you sleep, the quality of your sleep, make your sleep better worsen it? etc.) ---My medication does not effect my sleep at all. 3.How do the medications work? ---I take lamotrigine aka lamictal twice a day. It works by decreasing abnormal excitement in my brain to control & prevent my seizures. 4.How often are you woken up during the night? ---Maybe once every few years. I do not usually have them in my sleep but have two or three times in the past. 5.If you have a seizure during the night, do you feel tired afterward? ---Yes. After every seizure- daytime, night time, or in my sleep, my entire body hurts. It's one of the worst pains I've ever felt. My muscles are all extremely sore, I'm extremely confused & tired, I cannot form entire sentences that make sense, my body feels like jello, & my head is throbbing with pain, I feel like I've been punched in the face by Mike Tyson, & I am extremely fatigued. 6.If you have a seizure during the night, is it harder/easier to go to sleep the same night? ---It is always easier. My seizures leave my body feeling horrible & the only thing that helps the pain subside is sleep. I am always fatigued after a seizure & almost immediately fall asleep after coming to. Good luck with your project! :)