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Did I Suffer Just From Auras, Or Did The Epilepsy Medication I Was On Keep Me From Having Tonic Clonic Seizures.
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I had a grand mal seizure, at the age of 6 or 7. I had a horrible headache prior to my episode, but no aura. I was seizure free until age 12 or 13, when I experienced the same type of headache, followed by a grand mal seizure. I was put on Phenobarbital with Dilantin, which took for about 10 years. I experienced another grand mal seizure a few months later, while I was hospitalized for an appendectomy. I hadn't been given my epilepsy medication. I was put on Tegretol in my mid 20's. I didn't… read more

posted January 9
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Dear, Helida and Jack I had epilepsy since age 5 involving auras, etc I am 62 I stick the old language for my comfort zone. I keep seeing phrases that I never heard before and I have to re-educate myself all over again.!! ericthom3

posted January 10
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Thanks for the clarification Helida. ericthom3

posted January 15
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Hi Eric,
I never know whether to use the limited old epilepsy terminology, or the newer one that I have learned from being on this website. I will be 68 in April, so I know what you mean.
Tonic clonic or generalized seizures would be your grand mal seizures. Petit mal is now absence seizures.
Have a great, seizure free week.

posted January 14
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member Complex partial is just the old term for Focal onset seizure which can be either impaired or Focal aware. Auras are basically just Focal Aware seizures. But a lot of people still call them auras. This plus the old and new terms makes it confusing.

posted January 10
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Thanks for the response. I just feel that my seizures were mislabeled as complex partial type, when they were just auras.

posted January 10
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