How do you know you're having a seizure?

Answer 1

Epilepsy is not considered until you have had more than one seizure. In order to be diagnosed with epilepsy, a neurologist will have an EEG done. This reads the electrical activity in your brain. From there, the doctor can determine weather or not you are epileptic.

Answer 2

Here are some seizure warning signs...

* Odd feelings, often indescribable * Unusual smells, tastes, or feelings * Unusual experiences - 'out-of-body' sensations; feeling detached; body looks or feels different; situations or people look unexpectedly familiar or strange * Feeling spacey, 'fuzzy', or confused * Periods of forgetfulness or memory lapses * Daydreaming episodes * Jerking movements of an arm, leg, or body * Tingling, numbness or feelings of electricity in part of the body * Headaches * Unexplained confusion, sleepiness, weakness * Losing control of urine or stool unexpectedly

Answer 3

When a person is having seizure like symptoms, you need to rule out other possible causes for that behavior. For the purposes of the question, let us assume the person having an "attack" or seizure is a diagnosed epileptic. There are different types of epilepsy and therefore there are different types of "attacks". Persons with a form of petit mal eplipsy may have an "attack" that other people standing right next to them do not recognize as an attack. Often these people may just become slightly unfocused and distracted. They tend to loose a few minutes or seconds of their life, thus they may have a slight lapse in any conversation in which they are engaged. Persons with gran mal seizures are much more obvious when they are suffering an attack. They can rarely stand up or sit up during a seizure. Often a person will have difficulty controlling any motion what-so-ever. However, a person will often have muscles that tense and relax during the seizure. There is a reaction in the brain of these persons that send impulses to the muscles that cause them to spasm uncontrollably. Often the person may drool and make choking sounds. If you are with someone who is suffering a seizure, your goal should be to be sure they do not hurt themselves. Turn the person on their side and insert a stick or similar object in the mouth to prevent them from biting their tongue off and swallowing it. NEVER put your fingers in their mouth, as you may loose a finger taht way. Call for help. Be warned, seizures may occur at any time and any place. Take care when the person is swimming or in a shower or bath tub. Driving is sometimes prohibitted and the prohibition should be honored in order to prevent harm to other people on the road.

Answer 4

If you exhibited any of the various types of seizures you may suspect that you have epilepsy; however you will not confirm it until you have an EEG (electroencephalogram). This diagnostic test will show whether the abnormal brain wave patterns of epilepsy are present or not. Seizures can come from many sources other than epilepsy.

Answer 5

Basically to know if you have it you need to get an EEG which is basically a brain scan. ALso you would need to see a docter, but one of the quickest ways you can figure out if you may have it is if you have seizures that happen at random times. For example if you sleep on a water bed and someone tells you that you were jerking and twitching in your sleep then you may have Epilepsy. Take this from someone who just got diagnosed 'Epilepsy-Free' earlier last year

Answer 6

Depending on the type, with me I can tell as I feel unwell to begin with then I sit down and feel my legs tense up and feel like a hangover afterwards when I eventually come round. If you think you had one see a doctor.

Answer 7

Unless you actually see a person having a seizure, you would not know that they have epilepsy. A person who has epilepsy does not look any different to any other person or behave differently, except when they are having a seizure. So only if you are told that they have epilepsy or see them having a seizure, you would have no way of knowing.

Unless you actually see a person having a seizure, you would not know that they have epilepsy. A person who has epilepsy does not look any different to any other person or behave differently, except when they are having a seizure. So only if you are told that they have epilepsy or see them having a seizure, you would have no way of knowing.

Unless you actually see a person having a seizure, you would not know that they have epilepsy. A person who has epilepsy does not look any different to any other person or behave differently, except when they are having a seizure. So only if you are told that they have epilepsy or see them having a seizure, you would have no way of knowing.

Unless you actually see a person having a seizure, you would not know that they have epilepsy. A person who has epilepsy does not look any different to any other person or behave differently, except when they are having a seizure. So only if you are told that they have epilepsy or see them having a seizure, you would have no way of knowing.

Unless you actually see a person having a seizure, you would not know that they have epilepsy. A person who has epilepsy does not look any different to any other person or behave differently, except when they are having a seizure. So only if you are told that they have epilepsy or see them having a seizure, you would have no way of knowing.

Unless you actually see a person having a seizure, you would not know that they have epilepsy. A person who has epilepsy does not look any different to any other person or behave differently, except when they are having a seizure. So only if you are told that they have epilepsy or see them having a seizure, you would have no way of knowing.

Unless you actually see a person having a seizure, you would not know that they have epilepsy. A person who has epilepsy does not look any different to any other person or behave differently, except when they are having a seizure. So only if you are told that they have epilepsy or see them having a seizure, you would have no way of knowing.

Unless you actually see a person having a seizure, you would not know that they have epilepsy. A person who has epilepsy does not look any different to any other person or behave differently, except when they are having a seizure. So only if you are told that they have epilepsy or see them having a seizure, you would have no way of knowing.

Unless you actually see a person having a seizure, you would not know that they have epilepsy. A person who has epilepsy does not look any different to any other person or behave differently, except when they are having a seizure. So only if you are told that they have epilepsy or see them having a seizure, you would have no way of knowing.

Unless you actually see a person having a seizure, you would not know that they have epilepsy. A person who has epilepsy does not look any different to any other person or behave differently, except when they are having a seizure. So only if you are told that they have epilepsy or see them having a seizure, you would have no way of knowing.

Unless you actually see a person having a seizure, you would not know that they have epilepsy. A person who has epilepsy does not look any different to any other person or behave differently, except when they are having a seizure. So only if you are told that they have epilepsy or see them having a seizure, you would have no way of knowing.

Answer 8

Unless you actually see a person having a seizure, you would not know that they have epilepsy. A person who has epilepsy does not look any different to any other person or behave differently, except when they are having a seizure. So only if you are told that they have epilepsy or see them having a seizure, you would have no way of knowing.

Answer 9

Hello,

I see you are asking "What is sleep epilepsy?"

Some people with epilepsy have 'asleep seizures' (sometimes called 'nocturnal seizures'), which happen when they are asleep, as they are falling asleep or as they are waking up. Frontal lobe epilepsy is a type of epilepsy where seizures can commonly happen during periods of NREM sleep as well as when awake

For more information, you can visit this URL - mentalhealthhelpcenter. com/condition/sleep-epilepsy/c/35844

Answer 10

Normally if your having a seizure your unconscious, so you won't know that your having one.