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What you're describing — frequent, short seizures that keep happening throughout the day and night, causing speech pauses, word-finding difficulties, and memory issues while you're fully awake — sounds incredibly exhausting and frustrating. You're not alone in experiencing something like this.

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What you're describing — frequent, short seizures that keep happening throughout the day and night, causing speech pauses, word-finding difficulties, and memory issues while you're fully awake — sounds incredibly exhausting and frustrating. You're not alone in experiencing something like this.

What you're describing sounds very similar to absence seizures (sometimes called "petit mal"), which can happen many times throughout the day. During these, a person may:

- Space out or stare briefly
- Lose track of words or thoughts
- Experience memory gaps
- Remain awake and aware throughout The cognitive effects you're noticing — struggling to find words, shortened memory, feeling foggy — are very real and recognized effects of frequent seizure activity in the brain.

You're also right that certain things can make seizures worse, including:

- Lack of sleep
- Stress
- Being sick or run down
- Upper respiratory infections (which disrupt sleep and body stress levels)

These are all known seizure triggers that many people with epilepsy report. The most important thing right now is staying consistent with your medication, especially while you're feeling unwell. Being sick can lower your seizure threshold significantly.

It's also really worth contacting your neurologist soon to discuss how your current illness is affecting your seizure control. They may want to monitor things more closely or adjust your treatment temporarily.

Other MyEpilepsyTeam members have shared similar experiences of feeling mentally foggy and struggling with words due to frequent seizure activity — you are definitely not alone in this. 💙

 AI-generated responses are not a substitute for medical advice. These services are not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any condition or disease. Always ask your doctor about specific health concerns.

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