Does multiple seizures mean epilepsy?

[runsincircles]

I started having seizures in my sleep about a year ago.  Dr's took me off Tramadol and Wellbutrin, which are both known to cause seizures, and suspected serotonin poisoning.  I had another one a few months later, which they blamed on me adjusting my buspar dose, and didn't ave any more until I got over heated at the air show last weekend.  When I got home I felt like I was having mini panic attacks and they would stop right before they got really bad.  I took an ativan and it didn't help so it wasn't anxiety.  That night I had 2 seizures in my sleep (I always seem to have 2 in a night).  The only thing they could find wrong the first time was low potassium and I'm awaiting electrolyte panel results from this one.  The first round knocked me down for 2 days and every time I woke up I asked why I was in the hospital, informed them that I don't have seizures, and went back to sleep.  I have no memory of these conversations, they actually thought I had a stroke, but found nothing.  My question are, since I've had multiple seizures, do I have epilepsy?  Why do they only happen in my sleep and always in two's?  I'm 30 years old and never had seizures before that I know of, is it possible to develop epilepsy this late in life?  Also, has anyone ever heard of hep c causing seizures?  

[runsincircles]

I should add that I had the depot birth control shot a week before my last one.  Dr says it wasn't the cause because it's progesterine only.  Has anybody else had seizures after getting this?

[runsincircles]

Thanks for your response, I am a member of the hep c board on here.  You are welcome to look up my info.  I'm not clear on the exact definition of epilepsy, is it just seizure disorders or are there diagnostic criteria?  Since, I've had multiple seizures does that mean epilepsy?  Or can I have seizures without having epilepsy?  All of mine have been grand mal and they last anywhere from 10-40 minutes.  The dr doesn't believe the first one lasted that long but the first ER was full and I was still seizing when they got to the second hospital (45 minutes after the call to 911).

[teddybears4ever2]

You can get epilepsy at any point in your life.  Sleep seizures are not all that uncommon, in fact lot of people have them.  They are treated exactly as seizures you have when you are awake.  I'm sorry, but I don't a ton about Hep C, however, I think there is a board here at Medhelp that is for Help C.  Please come back and keep us updated on how you are doing.