Non Epileptic Attack Disorder (Dissociative Seizures)

bluefox

Hello all,

Who else has NEAD or Dissociative Seizures. 

What is your experience of this diagnosis?

Tori_Scope

This isn't something I've experienced myself @sierrafox. Is it something you experience? 

bluefox

It is. 

The attacks are really strange. From blank staring spells to seizures with hyperventilation. To brief seizures and loss of awareness/consciousness. 

But it’s also other symptoms with FND like tics and trouble with sensations. 

Ross_Alumni

bluefox said:

It is. 

The attacks are really strange. From blank staring spells to seizures with hyperventilation. To brief seizures and loss of awareness/consciousness. 

But it’s also other symptoms with FND like tics and trouble with sensations. 

I see, thanks for sharing your experience of them.

SSparkles

Mine lasted really long, once 6 hours. But once the fear passed when I was told what they are the lessened. 

bluefox

Mine tend to be short in duration, maybe 30 seconds to 2 minutes. 

Taliesen

I suffer from the seizures and have done for 8 yrs now, I breath hold, full body convulsions to lights on now ones home staring off into no where, I have 30+ in one go one after other in one session and can be in and out of seizures for a few hrs.

bluefox

Taliesen said:

I suffer from the seizures and have done for 8 yrs now, I breath hold, full body convulsions to lights on now ones home staring off into no where, I have 30+ in one go one after other in one session and can be in and out of seizures for a few hrs.

Do you have dissociative seizures? Nead?

Taliesen

@bluefox I suffer with nead which I have done for 8 yrs now