How To help if someone has an absence seizure - Epilepsy Action Employer Toolkit
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- This video is part of Epilepsy Action’s Employer toolkit.
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I suffer with epilepsy and didn't realize before I was diagnosed how many different types there are and how much it would effect my day to day life. I recently broke my nose and seriously injured my back during a seizure and had no idea til I came out of it hours later. Everytime I have a seizure it ruins my memory a little bit more aswell, I hope one day I get better and would love to be able to help others get through what is a really scary thing to be going through alone
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Ryan Costa please share. Been struggling with this illness for too long.
Im here for you. I can feel my memory getting more and more fried during every seizure. We will get through together
I feel this too like my memory is getting worse 💔 is this a KNOWN thing?
I am 38 female and started having bad seizures 6 months ago they are increasing too. I live in western australia and am alone.
Thank you for this video I suffer with elplesy I feel dizzy very tired then I sit where it is safe 💜
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Hey friend i am happy now as i get cured from this disease with natural medicine you can also have a try to get herbal medicine
What kind of seizures do you have?
My mom currently suffers from seizures. She has all types of them. She’s been in multiple wrecks because of them. Absence seizures for her last about a minute. Immediately after she’ll slur on all her words. So scary but it’s definitely something to keep informed about.
@Georgi Wills how sweet of you. An yes 100%. Just taking it day by day.
Hey friend i am happy now as i get cured from this disease with natural medicine you can also have a try to get herbal medicine
I’m scared to drive because I might have absence seizures, I also have ADHD so that seems to make it worse. I can zone out so badly to the point that I stop what I’m doing, I’m unresponsive and have a blank stare and mentally “black out” and I lose time. It’s scary
@@khaotictrash I feel like I can relate with the blank stares and it seems the most common thing for this is these absence seizures, I don’t believe I have ever seized before but at the same time, very nervous to find out if something is wrong….
For me it's so terrible because I can't drive any more.
I suffer from ptsd absence seizures and we had to take a disability class and they used this video as a reference and amazing 10/10 for me
Wow i used to have petit mal when I was very little to 6 grade. Used to get bullied for it a lot but luckily I had a couple of good friends that used to hold my hand when I would have the seizures and it would pull me out of it ❤
I was diagnosed with absence seizures almost four years ago. I remember I would have these episodes where I would space out and become dizzy. At first me parents and I didn’t know what was going on. One day I was getting ready for work, and one of these episodes occurred. My mom decided to take me to the hospital to figure out what was going on. They started out running some tests to see if I was sick or something. All the tests came back fine. As we were leaving I had another one of these episodes. The doctors decided to keep me overnight to monitor me. They ran an EEG, and the results of that came back that I was having seizures
Is Your Seizure Completely Cured?
@@guruprasad5858 It’s not completely cured. I take Lamotrigine twice a day to help control them.
I understand that the EEG shows up as abnormal when a person is prone to seizures. Do you have moments of time you can’t recall? It can appear to others as though one is distracted for a moment or two and nothing more. I’ve had these type of episodes for months now and the neurologist has ordered an MRI to rule out a brain tumour which can also cause seizures. I’m also prone to dropping things quite suddenly which may be another sign. I’m on low dose seizure meds for essential tremor so if I’m having absence seizures they may not be adequate. Do you take medication?
I have also absence seizure. Daily 1 time is coming. I am from India mumbai. Neurologists Dr recommended me medicine keppera and encorate. Right now ok I am with tablet and Neurologists dr recognized. Thanks to showing video we get more knowledge about absence seizure
I started having these two years ago after i got really sick , i didnt know they were seizures
I think I had a seizure. My friends and I were hanging out and I kept “zoning out” as they said. I think I was falling back. But it felt as if in slow motion. The info also states that only last a few seconds but it felt like it was for hours. Though now I know it wasn’t.
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I have epilepsy and just had a seizure because of fireworks after I was extremely exhausted but now I feel fine I have abstainses and it sucks
yo that sounds a lot like the time i smoked way too much weed and greened out
This videos is informative in many ways, but is also omits an extreme amounts of information.
The sentence starting with “As absence seizures are very short…” is informative to an extent, yet it lacks to inform that absence seizures can last for a whole day for some people (myself included).
Regarding the part whether you should call an ambulance or not depends entirely on the situation and the individual. Most of us do (or should!!!) carry emergency-meds with us, and have contacts to call if we have these prolonged seizures.
My friend has these and it’s scary do thank you
I'm still getting diagnosed with epilepsy because I also have a dissociative disorder!
I think my fiancee suffers from absence seizures. But I cannot convince her something is wrong. About 3 weeks ago, I think she had seizure while walking towards me but then sort of started losing her balance and went sideways and hit the wall with her left shoulder, then fell backwards and smashed her head on the floor. It was terrifying. She has no recollection of it nor helping her to bed. She promtly fell asleep. I feel like her seizures are different, because I notice a definite difference in cognitive ability, balance loss and speech impediments. These intensify during the day. Her whole personality changes and she sort develops a vacant like look in her face and eyes. They appear glazed over. It is driving me nuts. I cant get her to go see a dr. But now she cannot deny the evidence of the fall. She bled a bit from the back of the head.
I hope she gets checked out and that everything will be okay there.
@@phi5269 I have finally managed her to see a gp and we got a referral to a neurologist.
@@braaitongs It sounds like a plan. Happy to hear it 👍I wish you all the best there.
I was diagnosed with epilepsy 4 years ago I have no warnings, I had an episode at my mums at the weekend my dad filmed me coming out of it I was sat up and I was talking a load of nonsense and making weird hand gestures I’ve never seen anything like this is this normal from a seizure I was really shocked and upset it wasn’t nice to watch
My father thought he could bring me out of the absence seizures with a backhand to the face. That was his idea of medical treatment. When I was old enough I took myself to a doctor. He gave me the medication I needed to control the absence epilepsy.
Sorry to hear that you had to go through such a harrowing experience.
I go into these episodes of zoning out. But I can be snap out of it. I believe I may have had absence seizures for years. It’s like I go into a daze staring off into space like a circuit breaker protecting my brain from strain or stress.
You could be experiencing some sort of dissociative episode, I think you should read into the different types that are very similar to what you just described, I have it myself. People with absence seizures cannot snap out of their seizures, generalized seizures at least, I haven’t looked much into what is different in partial absence seizures.
@@morganstaker4928 I don’t snap myself out of it. Usually it’s another person that snaps me out of it. They nudge me to snap me out.
@@ricohorton I have the same thing as part of my dissociative disorder. I'll stare off into space and completely check out from the world around me for seconds to minutes and it often reoccurs over several hours. Sometimes people can seem to snap me out of it, and other times they can't. You may want to look into dissociative seizures.
Got this last week didnt hear what colleague net to me was saying. Usually i have myoclonic jerks so this was new
Great and Helpful tips to get rid of epilepsy and be seizures free by Dr Omar on youtube. Please subscribe to his youtube channel. He got nice meds and it's safe
Hey friend i am happy now as i get cured from this disease with natural medicine you can also have a try to get herbal medicine
I'm suffering from seizures for 17 years and now I know what type of seizure I'm suffering from. Absence seizures😥
Is Your Seizure Cured?
Good morning Angela tricia
I've had narcolepsy as long as I can remember. I believe I've been having absence seizures. I thought I was dozing off and falling asleep but this describes what I've been experiencing perhaps I'm having seizures??
Hi Yvette
Thank you for your message.
If you think you may actually be having absence seizures, it would be a good idea to speak to your family doctor about this.
In the UK, if they think you might have epilepsy, they will usually arrange for you to see an epilepsy specialist at the hospital. This is to make sure you get the right diagnosis and have the best treatment for your epilepsy. The epilepsy specialist is usually a neurologist.
Epilepsy diagnosis and may be a little different if you live outside the UK.
If we can be of any more help, please feel free to contact the Epilepsy Action Helpline freephone 0808 800 5050. Our helpline is open Monday to Friday 8.30am until 5.00pm and Saturday 10.00am until 4.00pm.
Regards
Jess
Epilepsy Action Helpline Team
Same. My neurologist started saying to me that those are seizures. I always thought it was narcolepsy.
if you got this problem can it get better or worse? i believe i have it a couple of times a day i know its happening but only lasts 5 seconds then im back to normal
Epilepsy is unpredictable unfortunately so yes seizures can change and get worse. Or u maybe lucky. One never knows but u must keep an open dialog with your drs because certain meds work better with certain types of seizures
I have an absence seizure. When it seizure occurs I can't talk in right way aor work. I just try to make calm myself. I stop for a while till I recover. On the day it occurs, It occurs many times during that day may be 8 or 10 times. But on next day it doesn't occur but Its affect lasts for 2 or 3 days. I mean, some unwanted thoughts come to mind and it looks as they will kill me. I am under medical treatment, taking oxetol 300 two times daily.
@Georgi Wills
Yes offcourse.
But since Medication Alhamdulillah, feeling well.
Hey friend i am happy now as i get cured from this disease with natural medicine you can also have a try to get herbal medicine
Sry for that man! Since u taking the medication u dont have that anymore? if yes does it just happen a few times?
@@Tenshotz
Sir it occurs again sometimes. 😭😭 Fedup with this disease.
@@geoscience9789 I feel for u ma man😢! I hope it's gonna be better in the future 🙏🏾
You have my maximum respect Dr Obulor,I want to appreciate you for all the awesome things you do to give people a second chance to live you are my hero thanks for putting up with the herbal recommendation to cure Epilepsy.
Liar. There is no cure.
I’ve had seizures as long as I can remember but they say this type of seizures go away around 14. I’m 24 and still have issues so idk
alright thanks for that video but whats the cure!!? how long does it last? why nobody sayin that?
Hi
Thank you for your message.
The main treatment for epilepsy is epilepsy medicines. These are sometimes called anti-epileptic drugs or AEDs. They don’t cure epilepsy, but try to prevent seizures from happening. Many people find that their seizures stop with the first or second medicine they try.
Most people with epilepsy will need to keep taking epilepsy medicines for the rest of their life. If they stop taking them, their seizures will return. However, some types of epilepsy last for a limited time and the person eventually stops having seizures.
There are others treatments for epilepsy, such as epilepsy surgery. Some people who have epilepsy surgery find that the surgery stops their seizures completely and permanently. But unfortunately, not all epilepsies can be treated with surgery, and not all epilepsy surgeries are as successful as this.
We have more information on epilepsy and epilepsy treatments here:
www.epilepsy.org.uk/info/what-is-epilepsy
www.epilepsy.org.uk/info/treatment
If we can be of any more help, please feel free to contact the Epilepsy Action Helpline freephone 0808 800 5050. Our helpline is open Monday to Friday 8.30am until 5.00pm and Saturday 10.00am until 4.00pm.
Regards
Jess
Epilepsy Action Helpline Team
which is the best effective medicine in this problem
Hi
There are many different epilepsy medicines available in the UK (www.epilepsy.org.uk/info/treatment/uk-anti-epileptic-drugs-list). We can't say which medicine is the best as everyone is different and what works well for some people may not work for others. When your specialist is deciding which one will best suit you, they will consider things like:
• The types of seizure you have, as some medicines are only effective for certain types of seizure
• Your age and sex
• Your lifestyle
• Any other medical conditions you have
• Any other medicines you take
It would be best to talk to your specialist regarding you treatment.
Regards
Diane
Helpline Team
Lol yup… it’s really annoying when you’re trying to learn math formulas or whatever. Made high school math a nightmare.
My friend i think has absence seizures but he falls so I dont what it it
sounds like a mixture of an absence seizure and an atonic seizure
What's the difference between absent seizure or focal seizure?
Absence used to be called petite mal. U lose consciousness for a brief 45sec or so. In a focal seizure only a part of the brain is affected. U r aware but can't stop it. Simple partial seizures are a form of focal. They are the actual warnings or auras that a bigger one could happen
Call 911 immediately and have them check out your sugar and conditions. Keep it documented with your medical insurance.
Hey friend i am happy now as i get cured from this disease with natural medicine you can also have a try to get herbal medicine
@@ryancosta4555 Don’t start with that bullshit here.
if this is how absence seizures work, why do i always end up passing out? and remember absolutely nothing of what i was doing before it happened?
Dear Accalia
Thank you for your question. I can not say why you pass out if you have a diagnosis of absence epilepsy. Typical absence seizure you will be unconscious for a few seconds. You will suddenly stop doing whatever you were doing before it started, but will not fall.
The other type of absences seizures are Atypical absences. These absences are similar to, but not the same as, typical absences. They last longer, and they start and end more slowly. You might be able to move around, but your muscles might go limp or ‘floppy’, making you clumsy.
It may be best to talk to your epilepsy team. Epilepsy is a very individual condition and they would be best to confirm your type of epilepsy.
www.epilepsy.org.uk/info/seizures-explained
If we can be of any more help, please feel free to contact us again. You can email helpline@epilepsy.org.uk or if you're in the UK you can phone the Epilepsy Action Helpline (www.epilepsy.org.uk/info/support/helpline) freephone 0808 800 5050. Our helpline is open Monday to Friday 8.30am until 5.00pm and Saturday 10.00am until 4.00pm.
Regards
Diane
Helpline Team
@@epilepsyactionis there a phone number for the USA?
@@katrinawoody6268
Hi Katrina
The Epilepsy Foundation of America have a 24/7 Helpline
www.epilepsy.com/247-helpline
I hope this is of help.
Regards
Diane
Helpline Team
Hi I am six month pregnant and I am suffering with seizure attack last six month ...I dont know what is heppend with me ...
Great and Helpful tips to get rid of epilepsy and be seizures free by Dr Omar on youtube. Please subscribe to his youtube channel. He got nice meds and it's safe
Hey friend i am happy now as i get cured from this disease with natural medicine you can also have a try to get herbal medicine
See your Dr asap because this could be pre-eclampsia or catatenemial epilepsy
my dad has seizures and it was scary he has had 4
Can absense seizure occur longer like 20min or more?
Hello,
It is unusual for any type of seizure to last longer than a few minutes.
We have some information on different seizure types here: www.epilepsy.org.uk/info/seizures
Sometimes seizures can last more than five minutes and this can be a medical emergency. We have more information on seizures lasting longer than 5 minutes here: www.epilepsy.org.uk/info/first-aid/emergency-treatment-seizures-last-long-time
I hope this information helps, but if it would be useful to discuss things further, you're welcome to call the Epilepsy Action Helpline freephone 0808 800 5050. Our helpline is open Monday to Friday 8.30am until 5.00pm and Saturday 10.00am until 4.00pm.
Regards
Jess
Epilepsy Action Helpline Team
Ok ,so since my late 16s I frequently have this problem : Sometimes randomly I have strange feelings which is indescribable, its like things are coming closer, into more focus , deja vu etc when all of a suddem I go blank and there is loss of awareness and connection with the surrounding, I am not conscious or aware of anything its same like when a person sleeps then after few secs I return back from that blankness and then forget what I was doing that particular time and even what I did the entire day, I then try and start recalling so ut takes me good 3 -4 mins to remember everything, sometimes I can control/ ward it off , other times it happens so frequently that by the end I get terrible headaches...
Its been happening for 3 years now,
then 3-4 days ago I had a full tonic- clonic seizure in the morning for the 1st time... my sister saw it , I was sleeping amd suddenly I began jerking , My lips turned blue, eyes rolled to a side and I bit my tongue..
Of course I was unconscious after this , and don't remember anything of the seizure , my sister described it to me, only I had headache and body ache throughout the day and felt tired and sleepy
I did go for an MRI , which came back normal
Could someone please tell what is all this..it would be of great help
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Sounds like epilepsy. Get an eeg. What u first described was the simple partial seizure or aura letting u know something bigger maybe coming. Then the seizure become more complex partial then spread farther in the brain leading to convulsions. I'm epileptic and with the epilepsy foundation. Everyone is different though and no seizure is the same so see an epileptologist asap
@@chanabayla1823 Thank you so much for answering, actually I didn't visit a doctor in the two years since I didn't know how to describe my signs / symptoms to him/ her , after I got to know about different types of seizures, found the exact wordings to describe the thing,I did go to a neurologist a few weeks ago and she has suspected its Juvenile Absence Epilepsy, am on levera 500 mg now, got my eeg done and am waiting for results ...
Thank you so much again..
@@mkdutta9428 you're welcome. Keep in mind that unless you seize during the eeg or your brain wants to etc, the eeg will most likely be normal. This however doesn't mean you don't have epilepsy. It's better in my opinion to be misdiagnosed if u will and be medicated then not to err on the side of caution especially if you black out. Stay on top of this even if highly controlled, know your triggers, etc this is a very unpredictable illiness and not to scare you unnecessarily but sudep though rare is real. I know this sucks believe me but u got this. Let me know if need anything
Thank you so much for this,You are so caring, I had a sleep deprived eeg I physically didn't feel anything during my eeg, that is did not blank out but does that mean my waves too would be normal? I was told to fall asleep, but I was only semi asleep , drowsy but could hear everything so will it affect test results ? Also during photic stimulation I did feel as If I am travelling in some moving vehicle, like the ground/bed under me were moving, so what was that. I,hope my abnormal waves( if any) do come out , so that I get perfect treatment, I suffered 2 years unknowingly and wouldn't in my wildest dream think that I was having seizures all this time..., I searched for answer for 2 years and am greatful and thankful for all the people who helped me recognize this and my parents, Doctor ,sister, friends everyone who support me And even if the recording does come out normal, I hope I won't be stopped on my meds because I still blank out sometimes after being 1 month on med and the side effects are really difficult to handle sometimes coz I feel sleepy after taking it and if I don't sleep I ferl my seizure coming , have a depressed mood, my entire body sometimes has tremors, I feel numb in my hands and feet , so shld I wait for 2- 3 months to adjust? Also since meds I mostly felt my seizure coming ( the aura) etc. that feeling but didn't blank out, I did blank out 2, 3 times but very briefly for 4-7 secs maybe,and my doc has told to take the medicine after 12 hrs interval, so I take at 8 morn, 8 night, sometimes it becomes a little late like 8:10, so will it have any effect?, also sudep, what are the risk factors for it,
Thank you once again, and If I have any doubts I hope I can ask again, You take care as well...🙂
PS: 2 things that scare me thd most:
Since I recently took admission in college , If I hace a full seizure there then...
2) Since epilepsy is highly stigmatized, what if people will not be friends with me anymore, though it hasn't happened yet, but still....
Also I have anger issues , like when I get angry I feel like taking it out physically, is it realted to my condition, also a year ago I think I was depressed, I didn't get diagnosed( I have a fear of doctors, its weird but I feel guilty to share my personal symptoms with them) but I did cry often, and had really many suicidal thoughts, guilt , hopelessness, worthlessness etc. not that I would lay on bed, unable to function properly, in between it had gone again , now its returned, not in that form , but mostly crying , feeling tired and lack of self worth and self esteem, bcz since my childhood, I used to cry on small things, and would take other's harsh words deeply.
I am a girl btw( like just telling, no specific/other intentions , hope you don't feel bad or take it in any other way), this is my dad's account 🙂
Also sorry, the message got really long, I thought of sharing all this who may gave faced it and can /may understand me better...
Is it still an absence seizure if someone can get me out of it?
Hi, thank you for your comment. In most cases, if someone has a typical absence seizure, they won’t know what's happening around them, and they can’t be brought out of it. You can read more about absence seizures on our website. www.epilepsy.org.uk/info/seizures/absence-seizures. If you think you may be experiencing absence seizures or another type of epileptic seizure, it's a good idea to speak to a medical professional. You might find it helpful to speak to a member of our helpline team about this. You can call our helpline freephone on 0808 800 5050.
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I just had experienced absence seizure for the first time, few days ago, I would like to ask if it’s contagious? Im just really worried
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