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How many Friends wake up in the morning and are told You had a seizure in Your sleep?

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭
Palm Harbor, FL

I did earlier this morning sleeping

January 22
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Many community members connected over the experience of having nocturnal seizures, with a large number sharing that their seizures happen... Read more

Many community members connected over the experience of having nocturnal seizures, with a large number sharing that their seizures happen primarily or exclusively during sleep. Several members described how they recognize a nighttime seizure on their own, especially those living alone, by noticing signs like muscle soreness, disorientation, a bitten tongue, wet bedding, or unusual fatigue upon waking. A recurring theme was finding ways to cope, from adjusting medication schedules to nighttime doses, relying on partners or pets for alerts, and leaning on the community for reassurance that nocturnal seizures are a common part of living with epilepsy.

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

It part of epilepsy my friend

February 10
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I know I have them in the day and at night. Because I went to Mayo and had a video EEG and they said I had two at night. I live alone but they’re times when I have woke up and had to P so bad I wet the bed. There have been times when I was awake, after I had a seizure had had to P really really bad.

January 25
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Yes . My wife has told me about seizuring in my sleep

February 14
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I have not had anyone tell me that because I live alone.
Although, the afterwards effects tells the story.
I wake up wet and sometimes a headache goes with it.

From a fellow Warrior and friend.
Tom W. Morgan
Researcher in Epileptic Triggers.

February 9
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

'All three of us in my family. Thery are called nocturnal seizures. These are the main type of seizures in my family including my brother They can also happen when we have a nap during the day. Sorry should explain myself, me, two of my children and my brother have epilespy Leaving one of my daughters and my sister who don’t.

January 22 (edited)

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