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Can Scary, Bad Or Nightmares Dreams Cause Seizures?
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭

I know this sounds silly, but if you have stress related epilepsy (like me) and you have a bad, scary or nightmare dream can it trigger a seizure? If a dream is very realistic and life like and causes you to feel strong emotions such as worry, anxiety, anger and distress what are the chances it can trigger a seizure? I also have night terrors where I wake up screaming, can these also trigger seizures? I often go through phases when I have are bad dreams and I get scared of sleeping.

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I can see the possibility of seizures, from severe, scary, and stressing dreams

Does Anyone Have Nightmares?
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Are nightmares common with seizure disorders?

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Ye, they happen time to time, but not much of a prob to me, I can't speak for anyone else, that would be your call, I see them as combo of things, meds, my condition, a natural dream, and other… read more

Nightmares
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭

For the last 2/3 weeks dont know what i’m doing that has changed my meds have stayed the same. I have never experienced nightmares before but i know whst they are does anyone wlse gwt nighmares? With keppra, lamotrigine, topiramate

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I had a lady friend and she slept with me a few times and those times no dreams. We split up after a short time to none of my issues. But she had some own issues of habit. During that time I was… read more

Topiramate/any Other AED And Nightmares
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Has anyone else been experiencing a higher rate of nightmares since being put on medication? I've been on Keppra, Lamictal and now Topiramate and I'm having nightmares at least once every night now.

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I had a lady friend and she slept with me a few times and those times no dreams. We split up after a short time to none of my issues. But she had some own issues of habit. During that time I was under… read more

Correlation Between Seizures, Meds, And Nightmares
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭

I have bad, vivid nightmares. Are these related to my anticonvulsant? Or my se
izures?

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I have a few, I think it's a combo of things, my meds, condition and age etc, It happens now and then, but not a prob,

Weird Dreams
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭

So for the last couple of weeks i have been getting weird dreams not even one i dont want like i have had ones 2 or 3 times where my cat and dog came back.. my cat died 14 years ago and my dog 5.. and i have dreams i see animals get run over 🙁 (maybe the animal getting run over is a flashback from when i got hit by a car)

I also have inappriate dreams where i go to work or outside especially undressed obviously i wouldnt is this normally? I havent changed anything (my meds/route)
Its just cery… read more

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This is a very good sight to go to in order to get all of the details about any medication.
https://www.drugs.com

Does Anyone Else Struggle With Bad Dreams? I Have TLE And FLE, And I'm Currently On 500mg Of Lamotrigine.
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭

For the last month I've had bad dreams almost every night. They're anger fueled, graphic and gore-y. I don't watch horror movies or expose myself to said content. The dreams are very vivid. And my partner has told me that I've been speaking more in my sleep and waking him up by shaking him, even tough I'm completely still asleep. Does anyone else have this? What is happening?!

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Yes I do sometimes just the other day I had one kinda tripped me out no offense.🫣

Does Anyone Ever Cry After Seizures?
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭

Right after the seizures stop, boom? You cry?

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Just really tired!

Nightmares?
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭

IDK if it's the medicine everyday (Lamotrigine, Lamotrigine ER, Topamax, Clobazam) or WHAT, but I have nightmares almost every single night. If it's not a nightmare, it's just very vivid, strange, and "real". I always wake up in a slight panic. Does anyone else have this problem?

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I had a lady friend and she slept with me a few times and those times no dreams. We split up after a short time to none of my issues. But she had some own issues of habit. During that time I was under… read more

Partial Seizures?
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭

I have both grand mal seizures and partial (small/absent) seizures. But i more often have the partial seizure, and as my diagnosis is fairly new, and i only devloped epilepsy within the past 2 years. Usually when i have a partial/absent seizure it lasts less than a minute, my stomach drops, i kinda go into a deep stare/daze, my heart starts to race and i usually get really hot/warm and feel like i cant breath. Sometimes I question myself whether I actually had a seizure or whether it was just a… read more

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

He's a keeper .I have partials , I also have at times clonic seizues The funniest thing I did ( I know they're not funny really), was tap my hand constantly on a plane window I went to open the door… read more