mom pointed out to me specifically that after I would have a complex partial (petit mal) I would want to sleep for up to two hours! I was alarmed and she told me not to question it - your body was building back strength. My last year of work (about 3 years ago) I would need a nap everyday - lunch hour came - did not want food - wanted the couch!!

dont second guess yourself - you are feeling what you are. Even having a partial where I don't move my arms all over and stuff - It made me take a long nap. Your brain is running a marathon during a seizure. Try to think of it like that!

Different people can have different reactions to meds too. They had me on Lyrica recently for 3 years - I was sleeping up to 15 hours a day (12 at night and a good nap) - sadly gained a bunch of weight - well thats self explanatory. No exercise - sleeping! A new doc took me off it earlier this year...I actually need a sleeping pill to sleep the whole night now - and I started dreaming again. thats been gone forever. My sleep was so dead - I never had dreams!...but this med is on TV constantly - so it must be good for some!

I started having seizures when I was23 and now48.... I spent years denying it was epilepsy! Grew up with a hypocondriac mom, so I never told anyone I was having de Ja vou all the time, at 23 I was7mths pregnant, and woke up4hrs later in the hospital! I had no choice then to go thru all theropys have sleep deprived test... Finally diagnosed with epilepsy and now have the Vegas Nerve Stimulater to help daily!

All I can say live life for today !! Tomorrow may never come...