What Happens in Your Brain During a Seizure | WebMD

A seizure can be like an electrical storm in your brain. Here's an inside look at what's happening when one occurs.

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[richardkennedy]

It's so nice to know I'm not alone

[claudejackson]

I’ve had seizures since I was 3 years old. I’ve had 3 forms of seizures. Grandma, focal, and the kind where you fall out. I turned 69 years old this month and I still have the seizures where I fall out. In 2019 I fell and broke my right hip had to have hip replacement surgery. This year 2024 I fell and dislocated my left hip had surgery to put it back in place. I’m doing well starting in home therapy to get me back on track. It’s been rough but with the help of God I have made it through. Thank you Jesus.

[jenniferweil]

As someone with epilepsy this is very informative

[sbaby-nphy]

My mom had tonic-clonic seizures and I was diagnosed with seizures at 17 years old in 2004 with simple partial seizures and then went on to have complex as well. I really do enjoy learning about epilepsy.

[Staxx_OnG]

I have absence seizures. But the reason I try to learn as much as I can about epilepsy because my older brother has severe epilepsy that affects him after waking up. My brother is always the most confident in the room and it just breaks my heart to see him go from that, to unresponsive and convulsing. If I had the means for good education I would devote my life to epilepsy research. I hate it for all of the opportunities it took from my brother.

[finnjpeg]

Today a kid in my math class who sits in the desk in front of me, had a seizure. It was my first time witnessing someone having one (in real life). His head suddenly pulled back towards me, his eyes rolled back, and he let out a strange sound. My first thought was that he might've been goofing off, but then he leaned forward again and started seizing. Luckily, two students in my class, one in the med program, knew what to do and as he started to tip out of his desk they made sure he didn't hit his head while our teacher desperately tried calling the office to get the nurse, unfortunately he had a rare name so it took longer for the office lady to understand what his name was but eventually the nurse was on the way. Next thing I know he started choking so the students helping him quickly rolled the boy on his side. I couldn't see half of him, I'm glad about that, but I could still hear the sounds coming from him. When the nurse arrived with 2 cops, his seizure stopped and he slowly started to gain consciousness, trying to stand up but he didn't know what was going on as the girls tried to get him to sit back down. Then, our teacher told us to evacuate the classroom so we stood out in the hall. One of the school's APs saw us and led us to an empty classroom while the nurse and cops got the student situated in a wheelchair, I'm assuming cleaned up (luckily nothing but some saliva) then out to the paramedics truck waiting for him. After witnessing this with (unfortunately) front row seats I've been nauseous all day but for some reason learning more about how seizures work has been giving me a bit more of peace of mind. In regards to how I felt in the moment that it happened, I felt lightheaded and the energy drink I had before certainly wasn't helping with how I was feeling, it was almost like an offputting rush yet I also seemed to have disassociated a bit cause I didn't realize the student next to me was telling me to move my desk back to give the seizing student room. Guess I was in a bit of shock.

Needless to say, explaining this event in detail is helping me feel better, now I hope my brain forgets witnessing it.

[mysterion]

I've had seizures for 37 years, they started when I was 3. As a child, I fell down and shook bad. When I got in middle school I started having ones where I would stare off or walk around.

[Mxcnskr]

I to suffer from seizures. But I have found my trigger thankfully. Mine happens when I don’t get enough sleep/rest. Sometimes is hard though when having to work and balance personal life. I am prescribed lamotrigine and lorazepam. But as long as I’m sleeping enough I’m seizure free. But I have them few episodes where I have restless nights and that’s when I know I have to be more cautious through my day, and try to either sleep in or try to sleep during the day to get extra rest.

[kaylaszekely]

I’m 24 years old and had a seizure for the first time about a month ago I lost consciousness and woke up in the ambulance I guess my friend ran in the room because she heard me gasping for air and she said my eyes were stuck and I was seizing I stopped breathing she had to give me CPR and for a few seconds I was unresponsive when I woke up she said I was completely out of it she said I got up and started walking but could barely walk and I was saying things that made absolutely no sense as the ambulance was on the way.. all I remember is waking up in the ambulance 🤦‍♀️

[carocuno]

Will grounding your body electrically stop or reduce the seizure? I believe electricity/emf can attach to the body, possibly causing seizures.

[Kewltastrophe]

So basically my brain chugs up 80 cans of gatorade and literally dies in the process?

[kirsty]

I was diagnosed with epilepsy 4 years ago I have no warnings, I had an episode at my mums at the weekend my dad filmed me coming out of it I was sat up and I was talking a load of nonsense and making weird hand gestures I’ve never seen anything like this is this normal from a seizure I was really shocked and upset it wasn’t nice to watch

[kaylapierce]

I got diagnosed with epilepsy in like January of 2015 and I was 19 1/2 years old and still have to deal with it. It’s has almost 10 years ago since I got diagnosed. . It definitely has changed my life and all the people around me. I work with everyday by taking the highest amount of both Keppra and Lactimal and it works as you take it always.
For anyone who is interested: I have Grand- Mal Seizures

[joshuasgamingchannel]

Watching this just after I had a seizure:)

[zixzizia]

Is there a connection between Parkinson’s and seizures? Both are a result of action potentials firing off too much in the neuro muscular junction right? Are seizures the result of having too little or too much of a specific neurotransmitter? Which neurotransmitter is at fault for over facilitating the movement of Na+ into the next neuron? Maybe they lack an enzyme that is supposed to break down a specific excitatory neurotransmitter?

[valeriea]

I have seizures and they found out I was born with them I got my first one at 13 so like 5 years ago

[wazzzam]

I have focal epilepsy and i seized on Tuesday during church at school

[avanti]

Thank you so much for this information 👍

[glockboy]

when i had my seizure i wasnt even able to pronounce words shit was weird scary

[JSGhost]

I was finally diagnosed with a type of Epilepsy sometimes referred to as Night Strokes that started as. Result of general anesthesia for an emergency surgery... Does anyone have any personal experience or additional info about this particular form of Epilepsy onset as a result of being under for surgery??? I'm 44 years old WITHOUT ANY HISTORY OF EPILEPSY... ADDITIONALLY I ALSO SUFFER ACUTE RETROGRADE AMNESIA AS ANOTHER SIDE EFFECT FOLLOWING THE SURGERY... ***IMPORTANT FACT*** THE EMERGENCY SURGERY WAS ON THE 21st OF JANUARY 2023!!!***