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So how many other peeps here have epilepsy or have relatives with this condition?
Mine came about a few years back during a period of extremely high stress at work, massive sleep deprivation and Red Bull consumption. I was found wandering around and was taken hospital where I then had a massive tonic-clonic seizure that then turned into status epilepticus and I was put into a medically induced coma for three days.
I've had weird memory problems since, where I'll forget what I was thinking two seconds before, and I often have trouble recalling names of people, places, etc.. Even forgot to take my levetiracetam prescription for a few days and had another minor seizure.
Weird thing with the doctors was that they didn't really warn me at all about future risks and complications, so reading up about "SUDEP" recently and how I was in the main risk group was a bit of a wake up call that really made me think about the positions I put myself in at times and what would happen if another seizure occurred.
I'm interested in hearing other peoples stories, particularly those involving ICU and induced comas.
Mine came about a few years back during a period of extremely high stress at work, massive sleep deprivation and Red Bull consumption. I was found wandering around and was taken hospital where I then had a massive tonic-clonic seizure that then turned into status epilepticus and I was put into a medically induced coma for three days.
I've had weird memory problems since, where I'll forget what I was thinking two seconds before, and I often have trouble recalling names of people, places, etc.. Even forgot to take my levetiracetam prescription for a few days and had another minor seizure.
Weird thing with the doctors was that they didn't really warn me at all about future risks and complications, so reading up about "SUDEP" recently and how I was in the main risk group was a bit of a wake up call that really made me think about the positions I put myself in at times and what would happen if another seizure occurred.
I'm interested in hearing other peoples stories, particularly those involving ICU and induced comas.