Could I be having seizures in sleep? - Epilepsy Message Board

Sonja Stevens · 06-22-2004, 08:50 PM

Hi. I had 5 fever induced seizures as a baby. As an adult I believe I've had 3 upon waking in the morning. I had the sound of loud silence (almost ocean-like) in my head and my whole body froze up and I couldn't move through the entire event...then, about a minute or two later I started to come out of it.
The last one happened about 3 years ago. Well, I'm wondering if I'm also having them in my sleep. I go through times of insomnia and sleep deprivation, other times I sleep but constantly jerk awake in the night, and other times I sleep like a log. I'd say roughly every 2-3 weeks I go through an EXTREME funk. My whole body is weak and heavy. My eyes are blurry and I have a dizzy feeling in my head. The funk lasts 2-3 days and I'm back to normal. Today and yesterday I'm not in my extreme funk, but my head is dizzy.
Could I be having seizures in my sleep and the cycles of symptoms I have could be happening afterward? Any insight would be appreciated. I see the doctor on Thursday.
Sincerely,
Sonja

dalesgirl · 06-22-2004, 09:35 PM

It is possible to have seizures only in your sleep. Just make sure you explain everything to your doctor. Have they ran the EEG's, MRI's and CAT scans? They also might be interested in doing a sleep study.

Sonja Stevens · 06-23-2004, 08:23 AM

The doctor wants to do MRI and EEG. We'll see. I sure want to get to the bottom of what's wrong with me. My memory has also been horrible for the past year and my little kids even notice I'm spacey! Thank you for your response!

wokstar · 06-23-2004, 05:21 PM

hey sonja stevens

i get seizures mostly while sleeping. Check out the thread "Wokstar" I recommended a good article that you might find helpful. I gave the link in the thread...

good luck! and let us know the results

Sonja Stevens · 06-24-2004, 09:16 AM

Thank you very much for the info. I read the article you suggested yesterday...it was very interesting and helpful. If you happen to see this, I have one more question. After you've had a sleep sz that you weren't aware of, you mentioned the side effects that make you suspect you had one. How long do those side effects last? Do they ever last more than a couple of days? Thanks again!