One second black out today

[Ro_76]

I am posting this from work as it happened just now. I am wondering why so thought there may be reasons? I was walking into staff kitchen when I felt spaced out, and for a very brief second it went dark... Once inside the kitchen I was suddenly aware someone was stood behind me so hadn't noticed them coming in. Anyway the reason i'm worried is because almost 2 years ago I had a seizure (well black out for 30 mins), and have been on lamotrigine since. I had my head injury 3 years ago when I did have a seizure the day after. It's my left temporal lobe area with damage. I may have just been panicking for nothing, but I've been getting these spaced and wobbly feelings for a few weeks now. I did forget tabs a few times but not for 2 weeks now. Any help or ideas greatly appreciated thanks.

[cat3]

Sounds quite like Absence seizures Ro, which can be caused by hyperventilation. Keep a note of any others if they occur and what you were doing prior an episode. Get checked out by your GP. xx

[Ro_76 in reply to cat3]

Thanks Cat I will get it checked out. I was scared when it happened because it reminded me alot of what happened when my seizure started 2 years ago. I wonder if by over doing it I am causing the hyperventilation. When I had the EEG the one test they would not do was the breathing one, due to the brain injury.

Because of my situation I guess it won't hurt to ask about this. Thank you very much Cat.

[cat3 in reply to Ro_76]

Just remember the absence seizures aren't dangerous, but it would be useful to know, for sure, what you're dealing with.

Have a lovely weekend m'dear, and...........bre-e-e-a-th ! 😫x

[Ro_76]

My problem now is anxiety and then breathing badly of course 😉

Have a lovely weekend too Cat xx

[sealiphone]

Epilepsy action have lots of useful information concerning triggers, for myself stress will make a seizure much more likely. Otherwise I'm well controlled by Lamotrigine 250mg.

epilepsy.org.uk/info/triggers

[Ro_76 in reply to sealiphone]

Thank you sealiphone for this. I will check it out. I am only on 100mg myself. Kings hospital did an EEG which came out all fine. But with my injury they put me on Meds immediately (long before the EEG). I was alone when I had the seizure in 2016 so nobody to see it. So far nothing since, apart from the spaced wobbly feelings occasionally. Who knows... guess best not to worry about it. Just get it checked out.

Thanks xx

[sealiphone in reply to Ro_76]

I have a unusual symptom from my left frontal lobe injury, certain demands on my abilities cause me to have absences, which are not epileptic and these can last for hours. As they come on everything around me feels distant and I struggle to make sense of the outside world, I become unsteady and can appear drunk. If I don't self monitor and stop a blank period will occur.

My Neuropsychologist observed a episode whilst I was doing the cognitive tests, we had to stop and I had a 1-2 hours lost period.

The Neuro-rehab team hadn't come across this before, so probably not what you're experiencing.

[steve55]

ro absense seizure thats what i suffer from. not had one since september but feel a bit wobbly now and again.