What are the signs of a tonic seizure?
Tonic-clonic seizures
- tonic stage – you lose consciousness, your body goes stiff, and you may fall to the floor.
- clonic stage – your limbs jerk about, you may lose control of your bladder or bowel, you may bite your tongue or the inside of your cheek, and you might have difficulty breathing.
What is a myoclonic seizure?
Myoclonic seizures are characterized by brief, jerking spasms of a muscle or muscle group. They often occur with atonic seizures, which cause sudden muscle limpness.
When is it necessary for you to get medical attention during a tonic-clonic seizure?
Tonic-clonic seizures last between one and three minutes. Any seizure lasting longer than 5 minutes will need medical attention.
How do you tell if you’ve had an absence seizure?
Signs and symptoms of absence seizures include:
- Sudden stop in motion without falling.
- Lip smacking.
- Eyelid flutters.
- Chewing motions.
- Finger rubbing.
- Small movements of both hands.
What triggers myoclonic seizures?
The most common triggers are lack of sleep and too much stress. Drinking alcohol, which can lead to too little sleep and fatigue, is the strongest trigger of myoclonic jerks and tonic-clonic seizures. Flickering lights can also trigger seizures for some people.
What do stress seizures look like?
Frequently, people with PNES may look like they are experiencing generalized convulsions similar to tonic-clonic seizures with falling and shaking. Less frequently, PNES may mimic absence seizures or focal impaired awarneness (previously called complex partial) seizures.
Can you feel yourself having a seizure?
For example, if you have a mild seizure, you may stay conscious. You might also feel strange and experience tingling, anxiety, or déjà vu. If you lose consciousness during a seizure, you won’t feel anything as it happens. But you might wake up feeling confused, tired, sore, or scared.
What should you not do if you have a tonic-clonic seizure?
Do not hold the person down. You may injure the person or get injured yourself. Do not put any object in the person’s mouth. The tongue cannot be swallowed during a seizure, yet you could get hurt.