Seizures

[Smed1065]

Sorry and yall can ban me but saw the seizure thread was closed (OK the emergency today). It is serious and I have epilepsy. It usually starts when young and most grow out of it as they get older. I did not get mine till until in the Army and like 27 YO. I noticed people saying he did not take his medication etc but mine showed up in a unit meeting at 26 or so. No, I did not take my medication cause I had no idea that I had epilepsy. So much misunderstanding about it to be honest including myself back then. I mean you wake up in a hospital and have no idea what happened, least the 1st time. Got accused of trying to cash in since I was a ATC (93C) in the Army and after training could make 3 X's what the Army paid (and having to wait 6 months after leaving at the same base) What they did not know is that after 2 seizures you could never get your pink card (required for the job) ever again. They had me fill in for the 1st Sergeant and most realized at that meeting when I seized up, I was not faking it besides their ignorance of epilepsy and ATC rules. Couldn't drive, couldn't do my job and it was hell for me if honest. I tried all the "legal" drugs for 2 years and side -effects were almost as worse. My story how I went from drinking to being a pot-head. No seizures once I started toking but 1 at the begging of trying anything. . Been 12 years now since my last seizure. Never try to clear their tongue by the way. You will be good to be able to even hold em down is all. Ask my roommate in the Army and the dude was a RB from college. Thighs bigger than my waist. Live and learn.

[Demonpenz]

[QUOTE=Smed1065;17543919]Sorry and yall can ban me but saw the seizure thread was closed (OK the emergency today). It is serious and I have epilepsy. It usually starts when young and most grow out of it as they get older. I did not get mine till until in the Army and like 27 YO. I noticed people saying he did not take his medication etc but mine showed up in a unit meeting at 26 or so. No, I did not take my medication cause I had no idea that I had epilepsy. So much misunderstanding about it to be honest including myself back then. I mean you wake up in a hospital and have no idea what happened, least the 1st time. Got accused of trying to cash in since I was a ATC (93C) in the Army and after training could make 3 X's what the Army paid (and having to wait 6 months after leaving at the same base) What they did not know is that after 2 seizures you could never get your pink card (required for the job) ever again. They had me fill in for the 1st Sergeant and most realized at that meeting when I seized up, I was not faking it besides their ignorance of epilepsy and ATC rules. Couldn't drive, couldn't do my job and it was hell for me if honest. I tried all the "legal" drugs for 2 years and side -effects were almost as worse. My story how I went from drinking to being a pot-head. No seizures once I started toking but 1 at the begging of trying anything. . Been 12 years now since my last seizure. Never try to clear their tongue by the way. You will be good to be able to even hold em down is all. Ask my roommate in the Army and the dude was a RB from college. Thighs bigger than my waist. Live and learn.[/QUOTE

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[Otter]

Went ahead and ran this through an AI model for you (the paid version BTW) in an attempt to make it coherent. Please pay close attention to the use of paragraphs:

I understand the seizure thread was closed, but as someone with epilepsy, I wanted to share my experience. Epilepsy often starts young, but I didn't develop it until I was 27, while serving in the Army.

I saw people speculating that Hamlin didn't take his medication, but my first seizure happened during a unit meeting. I wasn't on medication because I had no idea I had epilepsy. There's a lot of misunderstanding about it. Waking up in a hospital with no memory of what happened is scary, especially the first time.

Some people accused me of trying to get out of the Army for financial reasons because as an Air Traffic Controller (93C), I could make triple my Army pay after training. What they didn't know is that after two seizures, you can never get recertified for the job. When I seized during a meeting where I was filling in for the First Sergeant, most people realized I wasn't faking it.

Epilepsy made my life hell. I couldn't drive or do my job. I tried all the prescribed medications for two years, but the side effects were almost as bad as the seizures. Eventually, I started using marijuana and haven't had a seizure in 12 years, except for one when I first started.

By the way, never try to clear someone's tongue during a seizure. You'll be lucky to even hold them down. My college football player roommate in the Army learned that the hard way.

I hope this helps people understand epilepsy a bit better.

[Tribal Warfare]

You got to get enough sleep, don't drink alcohol, some may get weak through energy drinks but mainly take your meds at a specified time consistently with a regular sleep pattern.

[Nickhead]

Originally Posted by Smed1065

Sorry and yall can ban me but saw the seizure thread was closed (OK the emergency today). It is serious and I have epilepsy. It usually starts when young and most grow out of it as they get older. I did not get mine till until in the Army and like 27 YO. I noticed people saying he did not take his medication etc but mine showed up in a unit meeting at 26 or so. No, I did not take my medication cause I had no idea that I had epilepsy. So much misunderstanding about it to be honest including myself back then. I mean you wake up in a hospital and have no idea what happened, least the 1st time. Got accused of trying to cash in since I was a ATC (93C) in the Army and after training could make 3 X's what the Army paid (and having to wait 6 months after leaving at the same base) What they did not know is that after 2 seizures you could never get your pink card (required for the job) ever again. They had me fill in for the 1st Sergeant and most realized at that meeting when I seized up, I was not faking it besides their ignorance of epilepsy and ATC rules. Couldn't drive, couldn't do my job and it was hell for me if honest. I tried all the "legal" drugs for 2 years and side -effects were almost as worse. My story how I went from drinking to being a pot-head. No seizures once I started toking but 1 at the begging of trying anything. . Been 12 years now since my last seizure. Never try to clear their tongue by the way. You will be good to be able to even hold em down is all. Ask my roommate in the Army and the dude was a RB from college. Thighs bigger than my waist. Live and learn.

i thought this was about property/personal being taken...
i will bow out now

[Jewish Rabbi]

Originally Posted by Smed1065

Sorry and yall can ban me but saw the seizure thread was closed (OK the emergency today). It is serious and I have epilepsy. It usually starts when young and most grow out of it as they get older. I did not get mine till until in the Army and like 27 YO. I noticed people saying he did not take his medication etc but mine showed up in a unit meeting at 26 or so. No, I did not take my medication cause I had no idea that I had epilepsy. So much misunderstanding about it to be honest including myself back then. I mean you wake up in a hospital and have no idea what happened, least the 1st time. Got accused of trying to cash in since I was a ATC (93C) in the Army and after training could make 3 X's what the Army paid (and having to wait 6 months after leaving at the same base) What they did not know is that after 2 seizures you could never get your pink card (required for the job) ever again. They had me fill in for the 1st Sergeant and most realized at that meeting when I seized up, I was not faking it besides their ignorance of epilepsy and ATC rules. Couldn't drive, couldn't do my job and it was hell for me if honest. I tried all the "legal" drugs for 2 years and side -effects were almost as worse. My story how I went from drinking to being a pot-head. No seizures once I started toking but 1 at the begging of trying anything. . Been 12 years now since my last seizure. Never try to clear their tongue by the way. You will be good to be able to even hold em down is all. Ask my roommate in the Army and the dude was a RB from college. Thighs bigger than my waist. Live and learn.

You ever had a seizure when you were rock hard inside a chick and if so did she like it

[HemiEd]

Thought I might have a seizure trying to read that giant wall of text.

I would suggest following Tribal Warfare's recommendation.

[Rainbarrel]

I'm sending a dreamcatcher with fly strips built in

[Dunerdr]

My dog had a seizure when i was 9. We were eating chicken parm. My mom got the recipe off of Kraft Parm label. I assumed that is what caused them.

[kozzman555]

Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi

You ever had a seizure when you were rock hard inside a chick and if so did she like it

I've been rock hard inside a chick while she was throwing up and it was amazing. The whole body spasms and contracts, feels great.

[Wisconsin_Chief]

Well you're getting a lot of shit in this thread, but I for one appreciate you sharing your experience and trying to help us understand what might have happened. I feel so bad for the kid, I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. I was expecting to see a big jump for him this year, Cullen loves the guy and so do I. This really blows.

[Lzen]

I know Smed's post is a little hard to read but I feel that I am in a position to relate. I never told you all about this because I don't normally like to put personal stuff like medical issues out there but I guess this is as good a time as any to break that rule. Sorry for the long post but there is a lot to tell.

At the end of this month will mark the anniversary of what happened to me 2 years ago. I had a seizure just after walking on my morning break. All I remember was that it was a hot day and I was getting thirsty, or dehydrated. The fact that my brother in law and his wife had come over to hang and drink a few (too many) the night before probably had something to do with that. I told my coworkers who were walking with me that I had to cut our walk a couple of blocks short and go back in the building. I sat down at my PC with a bottle of water and I don't remember much after that.

Apparently, sometime within the next 20 minutes, I seized up, making weird sounds and tipped over in my chair onto the concrete floor (ended up with a goose egg on my head). The next thing I remember is waking up in an ambulance on the way to the hospital. I was really confused, as you can probably imagine. Slowly, my brain started coming around and I started understanding what was happening. Of course, it helped that the EMT explained what had happened.

I was in the trauma for awhile before they admitted me for the night. During that time, they ran all kinds of tests (various blood labs, 2 different types of CATscans, MRI, etc). They didn't do an EEG until the next day (if memory serves, they said they couldn't get a good EEG until the next because they had given me some anti seizure meds).

The only thing that all of these tests results showed is that I am healthy. Nothing was out of normal range. That was the frustrating part. Never had a seizure in 50 years of living on this Earth until that day. If it was something that had done to cause it and I could change, I would have.

My wife had me convinced that I was just super dehydrated from drinking too much the night before. And when she told me that one of our close friends had something similar happen to him recently, she had me convinced that was probably what caused it. So, from that point on, I tried to not drink too much and always stay hydrated.

Fast forward 11 months. It was the Saturday morning before Memorial day. I had only had a couple of beers the night before. Felt fine other than I think I might have had one of those ocular migraines that I had been getting for a few years. They only happen occasionally and I take some ibuprofen and they tend to go way after about 30-45 minutes.

So, I felt fine after that went away and the wife and I headed out to run some errands. About a half mile down the road, I started feeling a sense of dread and everything started going dark. I pulled over immediately and parked. Next thing I remember was waking up again in an ambulance on the way to the hospital. Let me tell you, that made me a little angry and very sad (just wanted to scream out "why, God...why now?").

This time they only ran a few blood tests. Everything was normal, yet again. So, they still have no idea why I had these seizures. The only family I know of that had a history of epilepsy was my cousin, who has had that since she was a kid. After the first one, I chose not to get on meds (I hate taking medicines) but after the 2nd one, I knew I had to start taking the meds. The one I started taking has been around for decades and is well known for this type of thing. And, so far, it seems to be working.

Anyway, I know with mine they said I aspirated. I saw that BJ Thompson had cardiac arrest. That's nuts for such a young guy. I'm thankful that neither of mine were quite that bad. These things can be very serious medical events. I hope and pray that he gets better.

It has been over a year now and I have not had any more seizures(knock on wood). I haven't been able to ride the last 2 riding seasons but I am finally able to enjoy it again this year. Know that we are all only here temporarily and life your life to the fullest.

[Lzen]

And Smed, my BIL came to me and said he had done some research and he also believes that about MJ being able to stop the seizures. I'm not totally convinced of that but I suppose it is not out of the realm of possibilities.

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by Lzen

And Smed, my BIL came to me and said he had done some research and he also believes that about MJ being able to stop the seizures. I'm not totally convinced of that but I suppose it is not out of the realm of possibilities.

MJ/CBD has been used for seizures for years.

[The Franchise]

My oldest has had epilepsy since birth. She's just now starting to attempt to ween herself off of all the meds.