Symptoms of epilepsy: TOP 10 signs of an impending attack

Epilep­sy is one of the most dan­ger­ous neu­ro­log­i­cal dis­eases, because it can man­i­fest itself at any time. Despite this, there are a num­ber of symp­toms that warn of the onset of the dis­ease.

Epilep­sy attacks can­not be pre­dict­ed or pre­dict­ed, which makes the dis­ease very dan­ger­ous. Most often they occur sud­den­ly, but at the same time, the phe­nom­e­na that pre­cede them occa­sion­al­ly remain unchanged.

Accord­ing to doc­tors, there are a num­ber of symp­toms that warn of impend­ing seizures of epilep­sy. If you learn to pay atten­tion to them, you can deter­mine the onset of an attack in time and take pre­ven­tive mea­sures.

1. Nausea

This alarm bell warns of the pos­si­ble devel­op­ment of epilep­sy. If you often expe­ri­ence nau­sea, dizzi­ness, prob­lems with the per­cep­tion of the envi­ron­ment, focus­ing your vision, you should imme­di­ate­ly con­sult a neu­rol­o­gist.

2. Numbness, tingling in the hands

Do you feel like a cur­rent has passed through your body? A tin­gling or burn­ing sen­sa­tion in the hands indi­cates a neu­ro­log­i­cal prob­lem. Espe­cial­ly if the symp­toms appear only on one side of the body.

3. Fear and anxiety

Feel­ings of fear, anx­i­ety and doom indi­cate the approach of an epilep­tic attack. It looks like death is com­ing. In this case, it is worth tak­ing action as soon as pos­si­ble — find a safe place with­out the pres­ence of sharp and flam­ma­ble objects, lie down on some­thing soft and seek help.

4. Aura

An epilep­tic attack is impos­si­ble to pre­dict, so patients with this dis­ease often live with a feel­ing of con­stant anx­i­ety. How­ev­er, often before epilep­sy, they expe­ri­ence behav­ioral changes — a feel­ing of approach­ing an attack (aura). This con­di­tion can man­i­fest itself in the form of emo­tion­al expe­ri­ences, spe­cif­ic smells and oth­er types.

5. Seizures

Anoth­er impor­tant symp­tom of epilep­sy is sud­den mus­cle twitch­ing, which turns into con­vul­sions. If recent­ly you often suf­fer from a sim­i­lar ail­ment, you should seek the advice of a doc­tor.

6. Change in smell

Often, before an attack, patients begin to feel spe­cif­ic odors rem­i­nis­cent of gaso­line or rub­ber. A metal­lic taste may appear in the mouth. All this indi­cates an overex­er­tion of the ner­vous sys­tem and the approach of an attack.

7. Vision problems

Epilep­sy can also cause blurred vision. The symp­tom may be accom­pa­nied by an aura, which indi­cates an impend­ing attack. At this point, it is impor­tant to take pre­ven­tive mea­sures.

8. Bitten tongue

Anoth­er rea­son to see a doc­tor is when in the morn­ing you real­ize that dur­ing sleep you bit your tongue or found wounds on it. This indi­cates a night attack, which is like­ly to hap­pen again.

9. Rapid heartbeat and breathing

An impor­tant symp­tom of epilep­sy is rapid breath­ing and tachy­car­dia. It seems like you can’t catch your breath after a run.

10. Dissociation

Also, before an attack, a per­son expe­ri­ences a feel­ing of dis­so­ci­a­tion. At this moment, he begins to per­ceive what is hap­pen­ing from the side — as if it is not hap­pen­ing to him, but to some­one else. It is very impor­tant to pro­vide assis­tance and mon­i­tor the patien­t’s con­di­tion.

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