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.