Hello :)
this is my first time on this site..
My name is Joseph, im 18 and just started college in carlow..
Last Saturday, at around lunch time, I had, what I believe to be, a seizure of some kind..
My vision began to jump, prior to the attack.. Basically I would look at something, say a tree, and when I looked away, I would still see the tree.. As my vision began to jump around, I began shaking.. I lost contentiousness and collapsed.. The attack lasted a few minutes.
When I woke up, my memory was gone and it took around 5 minutes to return..
This is the second time this has happened to me.. The last was two years ago over in England.. However the vision jumping thing has happened on a number of different occasions without resulting into a full blown seizure. The only thing I can think that links the two attack is lack of sleep.. I have been to the hospital and am on a waiting list for a specialist in this area.. The only other symptom was my blood sugar level was very low, around 2.6.
My question is, what should I be doing in the mean time?? Are these common signs of epilepsy?? Could lack of sleep cause this?? Any information or advice would be greatly appreciated.. Thank you