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Can seeing blood cause an epileptic seizure?
i am on Lamictal & I have not had a seizure in 4 years until last night. I had a deep cut on my finger that i thought healed up. It opened & started bleeding (i am not good with blood especially when it is dark.) So I got light headed, blurry vision, my ears started ringing & felt like i was going to pass out so I ran outside to get some air. I did pass out & ended up having a seizure. It lasted less than 1 min, my friend said i was sitting up for part of it & was convulsing. The convulsions were not too intense & I woke up feeling alot better than I have after any of the other 7 seizures i have had in my life.
More details...I got epilepsy 7 years ago in college (maybe hitting my head in basketball or sleep deprivation) most of my seizures are a result of lack of sleep or missing a dosage, this is the 1st seizure that wasnt in the morning. One time the dr was out of novocain and i let him remove a mole & a similar thing happened.
was it seeing the blood?
thanks for reading
4 Answers
- formerly_bobLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Seeing blood is extremely unlikely to trigger a seizure. Fainting from the sight of blood or any other reason could possibly trigger a seizure. Its also possible that you merely fainted and didn't have a seizure at all. When people faint, they sometimes have myoclonic jerks that look like convulsions.
- 1 decade ago
its possible that you hate seeing blood. Some peopel are like that. They get weak and light leaded. Please dont take my advice to heart, i am only human and dont know the correct answer for everything. But, i dont know if you would start convulsing and having seizures because you saw blood. I would consult your family doctor or a neurologist for further information.
Source(s): Emergency Physician - datsleatherLv 61 decade ago
I don't think seeing blood done this to you maybe your BP went crazy due to the sight of blood maybe your dilantion level was just off , My husband is an epileptic and he has seen blood plenty of times I believe it is something else. May be the stress of the open wound.
