I think I had my first seizure

[mike899]

Let me start off by telling a little about my self and the preivous 2 days.

I am a 31 year old male that has no prior medical issues really at all, I have never been to the hospital except for minor stiches one time. Saturday night I pulled what you might want to say an "all nighter". I did not drink overly heavily but with driving and going out i didn't go to sleep till sunday at 9am. I didn't sleep all that well and woke up at 3pm, later Sunday i fell asleep at 8pm and woke up today at 7am. So i missed a lot of sleep and then slept a lot.

My alarm for work went off today at 6:00am, i snoozed till 630am and jumped out of bed after a long sleep. I got in the shower, while in the shower i started to feel nauseous as if i was going to puke. I got out of the shower, dried off, put on some lotion; basic post shower routine. I went to the kitchen still feeling nauseous to get some water, then decided to hover over the toilet incase i puked. I never was able to puke so i went back to the kitchen for more water.

After that it gets a lil fuzzy, I remember thinking to myself I am on the floor shaking this is not normal and got up.. Still completely out of it I made it all but 2 steps into the living room carpet and again I remember thinking to myself you are on the floor shaking what is wrong with you and got up. After getting up the second time, I was still groggy but i felt 10x better, the feeling of dizziness and wanting to puke was gone.. I could see in the kitchen that the table was moved about 3 feet against the wall, I am guessing i passed out on it? I have no idea.

All i can think is that I had a seizure? I feel 100% and am at work after a long weekend. No one was home to witness anything so I all i have is my own memory of the event

[Dr Santos]

Hi,
How are you? I agree with Kristel that the best thing to do at this point is to see your doctor or neurologist and have proper evaluation. A complete neurological examination and diagnostic tests such as EEG may help rule this out. Seizure disorders may have many possible causes/ triggers and  occurs when there is a disturbance to the normal pattern of neuron activity in the brain. This includes brain tumors, alcoholism, heart attack, and other conditions that deprive the brain of oxygen and even from stress,anxiety, hormones, lack of sleep, alcohol,smoking and caffeine. Take care and do keep us posted.

[mike899]

As for bruises, yes, I have a few them in weird places.. So I took a hard fall of some sort.

Before I fell, I felt a strong urge to throw up then the last thing i remember is a strong rush of heat going through my body. Then I woke up on the floor feeling like i was shaking, not a cold shake, like a jerking shaking. But i was thinking today it could of just been my body hitting the floor that woke me up. Then I again got up and about 10 seconds later i woke up on the floor again with the same feeling that i was shaking. The whole thing could of last more than 30 seconds between both falls.

After the second fall I felt 100% better, similar to how when you have to throw up and finally finishing throwing up.. you feel relieved. That was how i felt. I got ready for work and went on with my day normally. .The rest of the day I was a little tired but nothing out of the ordinary after sleeping all that time after a long night.

[kricklekrin]

That last paragraph...  I hope your "NOT" having them :)  -  OOPS!

[kricklekrin]

Hi Mike,
If this could have been a seizure it is recommended that you see a doctor.  Now, did you get up with any bumps, bruises or bitten tongue?  

Sleep deprivation can provoke seizures.  Feeling like you were going to "puke" is a little concerning.  Could you have eaten bad food and had a bad reaction?  If you don't think so, taking the time to get checked by your doctor wouldn't be a bad idea.  You want to make sure your heart is OK :)  

If you remember the shaking - this is a little confusing, because typically you won't remember shaking or jerking with a seizure if you lose consiousness.  When you say shaking, what do you mean?  Shaking like cold without chills, or nervous shake?

I have partial sensory seizures and I do shake after them, but I don't lose consiousness.  Did you have any other symptoms before?  Tingling, numbness, taste or smell, ringing or humming, pain, vision issues, vertigo, etc....  What did you feel like the rest of the day?  

I hope your feeling better.  I'm sure this scared you and I know when I had my first seizure I was scared out of my mind.  Came out of the blue at 39 years old.  I hope your now having them.  I would definately get a check up if you have not had one recently and discuss this with your doctor.  Take care,  Kristel