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Posted 7/9/2012 5:59 PM (GMT 0)
about 6 weeks ago I had a grand mal seizure while at work. Due to some previous history with hand tremors and a small amount of "spiking" on an EEG I had done several years ago, I was put on an anti-seizure med (topiramate). This weekend I suspect that I had a seizure while I was asleep, but I can't confirm it as I live alone and my dog just stares at me with a blank look when I ask her what happened...

Anyway, the reason I suspect this is because

1) I slept for 15 HOURS! Which is a crazy long time, but not if I was totally worn out from having a seizure. 2) My body felt fatigued, as though I had worked out too hard the day before, or had helped someone move and used muscles that I hadn't used in a while.

3) Part of my lower lip is numb. This is the part that really worries me. I woke up with it numb and it's been two days with no improvement. It's not affecting a big part of my lower lip, maybe just the size of a pencil eraser, but it's very noticeable to me. I've done some research on the Web and it does sound like face numbness can be a side effect of seizure, but it's usually one whole side of the face, not a tiny part.

So, what should I do? I don't even know if I had a seizure, so do I tell my doctor? If I tell my doctor, there's a good chance they'll take my driver's license away. Could they tell me for sure if I had a seizure 2 days ago? Should I just continue on as I have been and hope the feeling returns in my lip and that I don't have any more episodes like this? I don't want to be unsafe and place myself and certainly anyone else in danger, but I also don't want to be an alarmist and freak out when this could just have been a reaction to the medication, or something else along those lines.

Any advise you can offer would be very much appreciated. As I said, I live alone, my family lives in another state, and I don't want to freak people out by talking to them about this. However, I really need some feedback. Thank you.

Posted 7/13/2012 2:37 AM (GMT 0)
Call your doctor.
Posted 7/19/2012 7:40 PM (GMT 0)
I used to have Rolandic Epilepsy - Epilepsy at night. It has been a wee while since I had a seizure at night but I remember feeling weak all over/confused/sick at the same time.

Either way I think you should call the doctor. You won't be able to drive after you have a seizure at the wheel and neither will that innocent kid you hit when you have a seizure because you considered yourself before others. I know it is a big lifestyle change but it is necessary bud, I wish you all the best and mean that! Really do. Don't worry though, keep a positive frame of mind and remember not to let it get you down!

Hope it passes for you.
Posted 7/26/2012 10:37 PM (GMT 0)
I hope you called your dr. What did you do? I ask to find out your results....I think I often have some sx at night also based on some of the same results you and the above writer posted. I also take topiramate now I switched it back to Topamax because it seems to work better for me. I am also taking Vimpat with it. I have lost my license----BIG LIFESTYLE CHANGE---but I did have an accident because I did not know I was having a sx at the time and took out a bunch of cars. I had children in the car, they were all saved by the pure grace of God. Please think about your driving when you are still experiencing sx. My independence is gone but what if I had killed someone while I was driving? I could never have lived with myself..........Good luck with your decision making. :-)
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