More Seizures

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My son is having more frequent seizures. He has went from having 2 per year to 4 and now having 2 more this week within just a few days. So it is really concerning to me that they are occuring more often. The seizures are hard to watch, but it is the fall to the tile floors that are the most scary thing to deal with. So far just bumps on the head, black eyes, minor cuts and bruices from falling against cabinets.
 
I'm sorry to hear about the seizures as this is topic really touches my heart. :( I wish there was more research on epilepsy. Your son and family will be in my prayers.
 
sorry to hear this :( I have a buddy who's wife has constant epileptic seizures, how old is your boy?
 
Yes, he is really frustrated as would be normal for anyone to feel. He had a bad one Sat night. Broke dishes out of the frig and then fell on the tile floor on the broken glass. Luckly wasn't cut up from the broken dish but just a few bruises.
 
Doug and it is a PITA not being able to do much.What type of meds has he been taking?My 14yr old daughter has juvenile myoclonic epilepsy .
 
Thanks for link. My sons seizures are not like those. They always are usually pretty hard and last a few min. He will then be completely out for about 15 min.
 
hi there my wife is epiliptic and haves both myoclonic seizures and granmall seizures so i do know what you r goin through, get your son a neruoligist that way he can get an e.e.g done to find out how often his brain is having them. after he gets that they will more than likely put him on klonopin its use for diffrent things but works best for seizures. now my ? for ya is he having them out of no where and does his hands start shaking before one happens if so that is the best way to tell if he is goin to have one or not. also keep an eye on the myos they can lead into a granmall if they get worse. if you have any ?s just ask ive been around them for 8 yrs now
 
Thank you everyone. Onereef84 sounds like you know alot about epilepsy and speak from experiences. My son does have a good neruoligist. He has already had the MRI's and e.e.g. The seizures are hard and violent, but only for a few minuites. The meds atleast control how long they last. His hands don't shake but do start drawing up just before seizure begins. Saturday evening when he had one and dropped the dish on the floor I figured he was beginning to have one, but the odd thing was he was talking to me. Then the second I left room he fell and had the seizure. We have an appointment next week to see his neruoligist see if it is time to increase his dosage.
 
yea i have a little expirence with this with my wife. one thing i forgot to say is if he does have a granmall seizure if that is what he has make sure you time them from the start to the end and make sure it doesnt last over 5 mins or more, cause there would be a possible chance of him goin into a cardiac arrest which is not good. im not trying to scare you or anything just trying to give ya some info with dealing with it. there is a website that gives very good info on every detail but i cannot think of it at the moment. once again if you ever have any questions just ask me. ill try to answer what i can, im not a doctor so i dont know that very much.
 
No long seizures like that. The first few were longer upward to 5 min but the meds are holding the lenghth of seizure back to a few min. But still they are pretty intense.
 
Thanks Kayce. I can say I have learned in the past that he doesn't qualify for a dog. He doesn't have them often enough or at least in the past he hasn't. And he doesn't live alone. He is always with someone in the home. But the dogs are great, but I understand not all the dogs end up being as good for seizures as other dogs are. So it takes many trials.
 
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