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August 23
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Hallo Kiana .. this be William .. I suffer nocturnal seizures .. for me this dream mean I be having a seizure .. vivid dreams of having a seizure often I be having .. and when I wake ., a wet bed ., bloody tongue .. aches and pains .. and the gentle look of love in my dear wife's eyes as she tend to me tell me it be true ., hugs and prayers from William and Jen ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ•Š

August 25
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Iโ€™ve had those dreams before. When I woke up it was usually good

August 24
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

That is also how I tell if my dreams are real seizuresโ€ฆ the bitten tongue/cheeks, and wet bed ( because I mostly lose bladder control during my seizures). My husband sometimes sleeps through my nighttime seizures but not usually because he says I make noises that wake him up. (Because I canโ€™t breathe correctly).

August 29
MyEpilepsyTeam

That vivid, almost-real feeling during sleep could actually be more than just a dream. What feels like dreaming about a seizure might in fact be a nocturnal seizure happening while asleep โ€” and absence seizures can occur during sleep too.

Some sleep experiences that are easy to confuse with dreams or seizures include:

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That vivid, almost-real feeling during sleep could actually be more than just a dream. What feels like dreaming about a seizure might in fact be a nocturnal seizure happening while asleep โ€” and absence seizures can occur during sleep too.

Some sleep experiences that are easy to confuse with dreams or seizures include:

- Sleep paralysis โ€“ a temporary inability to move or speak, sometimes with hallucinations
- Night terrors โ€“ can cause confusion, fear, and strange movements
- Sleep-related hallucinations โ€“ very vivid and feel completely real The tricky part is that these sleep experiences can overlap with actual nocturnal seizure symptoms, making it genuinely hard to tell them apart โ€” even for doctors.

The good news is that a neurologist can usually sort this out by reviewing medical history and running tests. A video EEG is particularly helpful for capturing what's actually happening in the brain during sleep.

It's definitely worth bringing this up at the next neurology appointment, especially since sleep disruption can sometimes trigger more seizure activity during the day.

August 23

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