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Porphyria Variegata Stress Seizures
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Is stress the cause of absence, Tonic-Clonic & nocturnal seizures in Porphyria Variegata?

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Hi there. I can't answer all your question but I started having absence seizures when I increased my coffee intake. I was told by a health professional that caffeine can lower your seizure free… read more

How Many Types Of Seizures Do You Get? And What Types?
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I get 4 types, grand mal, absence, clonic and simple partical where im fully awake but unable to speak

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Riley has Tonic-clonic, myoclonic seizures and then she also has medically unexplained syncope. It is not unusual for her seizures to last 15 minutes. Her syncope can last 3 hours.

Clonic Seizures?
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I was wondering can you have a clonic seizure on just one side ,I'm starting to have clonic seizures that always starts on my right side then it progresses to a tonic-clonic seizure.

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Mine can happen Day or Night . It use to be I only had Nocturnal seizures when I would be sleeping in bed.

How Often Does The Type Of Seizures You Have Change Throughout Your Epilepsy Journey?
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It hasn't even been 2 years yet and I've had grand mal, then nocturnal, now absence. Getting tested for autoimmune and now doctor wants to test me for MS too.

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Luckily I have only had tonic-clonic seizures, but I know that could change at the drop of a hat.

How Many Others Developed Epilepsy From A Lack Of Oxygen? How Did It Occur?
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I have all & nothing will help just deal with it sorry 😞

Seizures During EEG
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Hello, my neurologist did an EEG on me on 3 different occasions for a different reason. In all 3 occasions I was told there was abnormal sharp waves that represent Epilepsy. I've never had any sort of seizures before.

The reason I started seeing a neurologist was memory issues, imbalance, weakness, and fainting spells. Are these considered seizures?

Also, for a while now, I have hallucinations during first stages of sleep, like right while drifting to sleep. I can also feel myself fainting… read more

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Sounds like epilepsy and seizures. However it could also be side effects of the medicine. I experienced those exact symptoms when on kepra, changed medicines and helped with majority of those… read more

Does Anyone Have Different Kinds Of Seizures?
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Time distortion, unresponsive with or without loss of bladder control, starring off...

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Thanks , I sure appreciate your sharing. I saw a new Neurologist cause mine retired and she made me feel like I don't know anything.

Has Anyone's Seizures Changed Over Time Mine Went From Tonic Clonic To Secondary Generalized
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I have Grand Mal they are worst now that I'm getting older

Noctornal Sezuires And Changes
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I have noctornal sezuires that last 30 to 45 seconds and maybe a minute sometimes which happen in my sleep, deep sleep and I have no knowledge of them or if they happen or when except when I wake up sometimes or when I go to visit my neroligest. Asking anyone who has noctornal sezuires as primary sezuires or has had them at any time mine have never caused me any problem except the obvious life problems. I have been having my noctornal sezuires now that have been actually waking me up in the… read more

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My noctornal sezuires started like 2 years after I got my VNS and also have a aura when I have a occasional one during the day but don't really know about because they are so short and weak b that I… read more

Anyone With Nocturnal Epilepsy? Recommendations Or Alternatives That May Have Worked In Order To Control Frecuency?
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I have partial complex seizures. My VNS seems to have taken care of most of my nocturnal seizures (that is about it, still have tons of auras and some seizures in the day). I've used marijuana with… read more