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rhythm problem after seizures
I had a prolonged seizure on the 7th and 9th July. Ever since the last one that I am aware of, I have been really dizzy, can be resting, sitting or stood up. My head feels funny and also my heart can all of a sudden races for a while and then goes back to reasonable.
I really feel awful. Im just wondering could it be the seizure that has set this all off and could it be a rhythm problem?
History
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
I really feel awful. Im just wondering could it be the seizure that has set this all off and could it be a rhythm problem?
History
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
No. The gtn spray they tried first when i was awaiting blood tests. Id just had the arm pain left at a &e so just tried spray and it worked. All they did was do a lung ct and leg scan. Dnt know if clot travelled anywhere else. Didnt do owt else. Plus ive got a complaint going in too
Glad to see the tests were negative. Curious though, GTN, Nitroglycerin, or a form of it I see from a cursory check. Did they know why the GTN relieved the arm pain?
thanks for your reply.
it culminated in me being admitted in hospital after having chest pain radiating into back and arm. pain went but arm was heavy etc. They gave me GTN spray which relieved the arm pain.
however also my D Dimer blood test came back positive so got admit for tests. No clot was found on ct scan and none for dvt so got released.
Still very dizzy etc so know somethings going on. just got to wait to see what neuro says
it culminated in me being admitted in hospital after having chest pain radiating into back and arm. pain went but arm was heavy etc. They gave me GTN spray which relieved the arm pain.
however also my D Dimer blood test came back positive so got admit for tests. No clot was found on ct scan and none for dvt so got released.
Still very dizzy etc so know somethings going on. just got to wait to see what neuro says
I had seizures for over 15 years before they made the correct diagnosis and medicated me, with 15+ years of symptoms going away almost overnight. Long before they knew they were seizures, I was given Clonazepam for my symptoms. I did not take it daily, but it seemed good at relieving the sudden onset of Deja Vu and eased the memory disruptions that were characteristic of my seizures. I have an anomaly in my brain, known as an Encephalomalacia, a soft spot, at the focus of the seizures. This was likely caused by a helmeted motorcycle accident (without the helmet, I would not be here today, without the visor on the helmet, I would not have a face) resulting on a very hard hit by my head on the pavement at about 35 MPH.
I take Phenytek (a form of Phenytoin aka Dilantin), and I have taken this from the start. One visit to the hospital for breakthrough seizures, in the E.R., my blood levels had dropped way too low. Honestly, I must have missed a dose as low as they were. I still use Clonazepam to take away the edge.
Hope you're on the mend.
I take Phenytek (a form of Phenytoin aka Dilantin), and I have taken this from the start. One visit to the hospital for breakthrough seizures, in the E.R., my blood levels had dropped way too low. Honestly, I must have missed a dose as low as they were. I still use Clonazepam to take away the edge.
Hope you're on the mend.
Thanks for your reply.
I was diagnosed with TLE in 09. and medicated since. I have recently had an increase in seizures since may and was put on clonazepam to try get them under control which it has been up till that point on Monday 7th when I had a 40 min complex partial. and then on the 9th july I had a 40 min absence. both of these given rescue meds. None of my meds were changed afterwards.
the next day 10th I was dizzy most day and collapsed once. the Friday I was due to be discharged I had been vacant in morn but then dizzy and its not left me since.
Not taken anything before the prolonged seizures. I was actually at the doctors.
no history of heart rhythm problems before, except an odd ectopic.
I didn't know if there was a correlation between the rhythm and the seizures
I was diagnosed with TLE in 09. and medicated since. I have recently had an increase in seizures since may and was put on clonazepam to try get them under control which it has been up till that point on Monday 7th when I had a 40 min complex partial. and then on the 9th july I had a 40 min absence. both of these given rescue meds. None of my meds were changed afterwards.
the next day 10th I was dizzy most day and collapsed once. the Friday I was due to be discharged I had been vacant in morn but then dizzy and its not left me since.
Not taken anything before the prolonged seizures. I was actually at the doctors.
no history of heart rhythm problems before, except an odd ectopic.
I didn't know if there was a correlation between the rhythm and the seizures
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I would discuss these symptoms with your doctor, specifically, the occurrence of the seizure and emergence of the rhythm issue. It appears that the seizure, apparently even after the seizure, (postictal) or between seizures (interictal) can effect the autonomic system which in turn effects the heart rhythm. If you are concerned or have new symptoms, I'd return to the Emergency Room for a cardiac evaluation.
I've read enough that I think you should be frank with your doctor about the association. I was unaware of it myself.
Have you had seizures before, are you medicated for them, has any change in the medication (type or dose or have you been prescribed something in addition to your usual meds after the seizure) occurred since your recent seizure, were you engaged in activities before your seizure that may have contributed to its occurrence (drinking alcohol, energy drinks, supplements, taking new over-the-counter medications, recreational drugs, etc.). Some of the things I mentioned here can cause heart rhythm issues independent of the seizures.
Evidently those of us with seizures and heart rhythm issues need to be sure our doctors are considering both when evaluating rhythm issues. EKG changes are possible due to seizure disorders, and from the little that I read, often the change is not very significant unless the heart had preexisting issues with the EKG, whereupon the change can be sufficient to cause more serious issues.