Possible seizures

[Zilla113]

Please help me. I feel so upset. My 15 year old daughter has been having 'episodes' which to me sound like fits (i haven't witnessed any, they mainly happen at school) but they could be anxiety attacks - well either way they are causing anxiety (happening several times a week). I feel like I'm losing her. I can't just make things right like I used to be able to . She is distressed and I don't know what to do or say - everything seems to be wrong according to her! Her dad (divorced) not helpful in putting pressure on her to talk via text.
I've taken her to the doctors - awaiting a referral. But it is making both her and me very miserable.

Oh bless you both, I sympathise,
My DD suddenly developed Epilepsy at the age of 21, totally out of the blue. She had one seizure (which I didn't see) and ended up in hospital. Then, 2 months late she had another one. She was then put on medication and couldn't drive for a year. Which was very hard for her
She said that before the 1st seizure she kept having 'episodes' of de ja vue and forgetfulness.
Thankfully she has had no more seizures and is back to her normal happy self, but it was a very anxious time, and her sister (who witnessed the seizure) is still suffering from anxiety and panic attacks, 2 years on,
Your DD is probably very scared, lots of hugs, if she will let you in, and hopefully the referral won't take long

OMG, those grins are meant to be
Sorry!

Thank you so much - yes she is very scared and I am very tearful! Everything just feels so muddled and scary at the moment. I actually hope whatever it is is diagnosable because we can't keep living with this uncertainty and stress. Thank you for your kind words. It means a lot x

You are right, it is much better when something is diagnosed. They will soon sort her out, try not to worry xx

Good luck Zilla. My dd is diagnosed with reflex/neuro cardiogenic syncope which can apparently sometimes be confused with epilepsy. She basically faints but sometimes she can shake so can look like a seizure. My dd is especially prone to fainting at times of stress, anxiety or illness, so it may be several times a week or once a month. Take a look at STARS website if it sounds possible that your dd has something similar.

Hope it all works out. X

I'm so sorry to hear about your daughter, it must be very worrying for both of you, but there is help out there so try and hang in there while you wait to see the doctor.

What description have you had from the school about these episodes? Does your daughter have any knowledge of them? Does anyone in the family have epilepsy? My Mum has it, also MIL and my Mum's doctor said it often skips a generation so we need to be aware for our DD as it's on both sides.

My DD1 had a few 'suspicious' episodes as a teen and more as an older teen at Uni, after any alcohol... but ignored them.
Following an op to take her tonsils out, the sedatives resulted in 9 MASSIVE tonic clonic seizures in hospital and some smaller partials in the days following.

No anxiety involved! She was told she couldn't drive for a year, but as a med student the neuro agreed not to officially dx her with epilepsy as long as she avoided all sedatives (which appear to be her trigger) inc booze! She sensibly took it on board and while she has had a few small episodes (and doesn't drive) she's now a junior doctor and doing fine.

It may be epilepsy... or anxiety or something mimicking it. Keep records and other people's descriptions of what has happened and try not to worry until she is seen by the neuro xx