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Anonymous asked in HealthDiseases & ConditionsOther - Diseases · 10 years ago

Anyone had just one single epileptic seizure and never had another ever again?

I had one seizure 17 yrs ago when I was 17. Am now 34. Never had another but still worry I might.

Docs say everyone can have a one off and that I don't have epilepsy. Doesn't stop me worrying 'what if' though!

Have read lots on forums and the web of stories of people who had long periods between first and second seizures which panics me a bit!

Just wanted to instead hear some more positive stories of people who have, or know people who have, had a one off seizure Nd then never had a recurrence.

I only see stories on the web about people who thought it was a one off only to years later have another so would just like to hear some success stories instead!

Thanks

Update:

I'm referring to unprovoked seizures as opposed to one off seizures that happened for an identified reason like a drug reaction or blood sugar imbalance.

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago
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    Well I am very familiar with seizures & epilepsy. If you only have had one seizure then I would say that you will probably have another one. I had a seizure & didn't do anything about it and just let it go and then I had another one a few months later. If I was you, I would suggest go to a Neurologist and having them do a M.R.I on your head because this is the one way they can detect if you have seizures.

    Source(s): personal experience
  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    bypass to THE docs at present!!! My Father had one and right this is the ingredient with seizures..... it is an computerized clue that something isn't suitable on your ideas. My dad replaced into rather ill and had a background of heart ailment. After being on the ER for 6 hours and not looking something incorrect together with his heart, the physician sent him abode. The document called us at abode approximately 2 hrs later asking us to come again back in using fact he merely did no longer experience suitable approximately something. on a thank you to the medical institution, my dad had a seizure. that's what tipped his docs off; they stopped finding at his heart and commenced rather to look at his ideas. He ended up having an infection in his ideas called encepholitis. Seizures may well be brought about by extreme fevers and issues much less extreme than encepholitis, yet it in lots of situations happens using fact a definite area of your ideas is being affected negatively by something. additionally, you could lose a brilliant number of organic salts that your physique desires after a seizure, that may rather dehydrate you! bypass get checked, you will experience lots extra suited!!! trustworthy stable success!!!

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