Everyone with epilepsy has different types/kinds of seizures.you cannot base everything on 1 or 2 people. someone that has a grandmal seizure once or twice in their life,does not have epilepsy.people with reacurring seizures have epilepsy. with epilepsy,you normally have an "aura" when you have a feeling/sign/light/ to tell you it is getting ready to happen. always the same. there are many things that can bring on a seizure. mainly flashing/fast moving/rotating things in repatition. also,there are many,many fast moving commercials that can cause seizures if: watched to closely, to much. doing things in repatition will cause tiredness,brain strain,anxiety,stress, leading up to a seizure. Example: for me, I worked allday, testing 3-5 year olds on physical/mental problems. having them catch bean bags, do puzzles, hop on 1 foot, etc.saying the same things over, over, to explain everything to them.after the testing, I went back to my desk. I knew something was wrong, but I didn't know what. I hadn't had a seizure in 7 yrs. I had forgotten all about them. I went home, laid on the couch, took aspirins, took the next day off, still felt no better. that night I had 2 seizures, 1 after the other.i went to work the next day, it was like I was moving in slow motion and everything was going by fast. I would set stuff down and not know where I put it, etc.. so I went to the local dr. and we descided I should go back on my medication. because I hadn't taken it in 7 yrs. my symptoms are every time a bright light goes off in front of my eyes. as soon as it does, I think and know I am going to have a seizure. when I have one, I stay conscious. the left side of my face/ and my left hand/fingers go numb and start tingling. after maybe 30sec-1minute it stops. after a seizure, things look soo clear! it is like I had been going around with Vaseline in my eyes or in a fog. when this happens, you just want to look at the sky/everything, because you know it will not last forever...that you will go back to the fog. and after the seizure, you feel very tired. I just wanted to make it clear, that no 2 people have the same triggers or seizures. I played a harmonica, (goofing off) for about an hour. not realizing that I was hyperventilating, which leads to a seizure. that is the way the dr. tests you, makes you hyperventilate. I had to go to a breathing test. the woman screams at you the hole time..faster,harder,harder. she would say your not holding it or blowing it hard enough. I started feeling real emotion, I was going to cry. I told her, if I cry, donot pay any attention to me. once again I didn't realize I was hyperventilating . once it was over, I had to sit in a chair for about 30 minutes, it wears your brain down,stressful..she said other people have told me that.i was so out of it, I didn't tell her I had epilepsy. but I will never get another one. I cannot go to the movies or watch a big screen tv. too much movement/in too large of an area. when I switched from a 35-42" I didn't know if I was going to be able to handle it. but I am use to it now. but have to close my eyes on the fast/flashing commercials. one last thing, if you have seizures or epilepsy, do not watch fireworks. if you know what causes them, then you can keep yourself from having them, along with medication.
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Everyone with epilepsy has different types/kinds of seizures.you cannot base everything on 1 or 2 people. someone that has a grandmal seizure once or twice in their life,does not have epilepsy.people with reacurring seizures have epilepsy. with epilepsy,you normally have an "aura" when you have a feeling/sign/light/ to tell you it is getting ready to happen. always the same. there are many things that can bring on a seizure. mainly flashing/fast moving/rotating things in repatition. also,there are many,many fast moving commercials that can cause seizures if: watched to closely, to much. doing things in repatition will cause tiredness,brain strain,anxiety,stress, leading up to a seizure. Example: for me, I worked allday, testing 3-5 year olds on physical/mental problems. having them catch bean bags, do puzzles, hop on 1 foot, etc.saying the same things over, over, to explain everything to them.after the testing, I went back to my desk. I knew something was wrong, but I didn't know what. I hadn't had a seizure in 7 yrs. I had forgotten all about them. I went home, laid on the couch, took aspirins, took the next day off, still felt no better. that night I had 2 seizures, 1 after the other.i went to work the next day, it was like I was moving in slow motion and everything was going by fast. I would set stuff down and not know where I put it, etc.. so I went to the local dr. and we descided I should go back on my medication. because I hadn't taken it in 7 yrs. my symptoms are every time a bright light goes off in front of my eyes. as soon as it does, I think and know I am going to have a seizure. when I have one, I stay conscious. the left side of my face/ and my left hand/fingers go numb and start tingling. after maybe 30sec-1minute it stops. after a seizure, things look soo clear! it is like I had been going around with Vaseline in my eyes or in a fog. when this happens, you just want to look at the sky/everything, because you know it will not last forever...that you will go back to the fog. and after the seizure, you feel very tired. I just wanted to make it clear, that no 2 people have the same triggers or seizures. I played a harmonica, (goofing off) for about an hour. not realizing that I was hyperventilating, which leads to a seizure. that is the way the dr. tests you, makes you hyperventilate. I had to go to a breathing test. the woman screams at you the hole time..faster,harder,harder. she would say your not holding it or blowing it hard enough. I started feeling real emotion, I was going to cry. I told her, if I cry, donot pay any attention to me. once again I didn't realize I was hyperventilating . once it was over, I had to sit in a chair for about 30 minutes, it wears your brain down,stressful..she said other people have told me that.i was so out of it, I didn't tell her I had epilepsy. but I will never get another one. I cannot go to the movies or watch a big screen tv. too much movement/in too large of an area. when I switched from a 35-42" I didn't know if I was going to be able to handle it. but I am use to it now. but have to close my eyes on the fast/flashing commercials. one last thing, if you have seizures or epilepsy, do not watch fireworks. if you know what causes them, then you can keep yourself from having them, along with medication.
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