Seizures anyone out there?

My dad has had a few gran mal seizures which were bad and he bit his tongue. Before he actually started having seizures he would have these black outs that only lasted a few seconds. Has anyone else experienced these black outs and are these seizures? He is now taking Dilantin and Keppra to try to prevent the seizures.

Welll, there's grand mal and petit mal seizures...and even borderline seizures, often mistaken for fits of rage, etc.
I have dealt with seizures of the petit mal type stemming from diffuse brain injury resulting from CO2 poisoning as a four-year-old. What do they "feel" like? I don't really "feel" the seizure....I "become" the seizure, and I can tell the shift is approaching sometimes five minutes in advance....like I'm being slowly dragged toward an alternate universe where everything gets sucked up like a black hole. Then, the next thing I know, is that I'm me again...but everything around me has changed, because time has passed me by. I'm used to it now, so I know when to pull over when I'm driving and other times as well.
I have videotaped myself and see that it looks like I'm just sitting and staring while I quiver like jelly.
If your child has violent seizures, I'm sure the sensation is similar....but much more dangerous...much more!
Hope this helps you out....
all the best
...also, when I meet a low functioning person with CP, I find it a joy to look past it, into their eyes, mind and emotions, even if the victim cannot outwardly return my attention. I wish everyone knew how important this is.

i have had the blackouts too, the blackouts came about a year after my first ceizure the way the doc told me was that it qualifies as a partial ceizure only getting the part of the brain that controls sleeping etc. when this part of the brain is messed with ta da blackout. Report It

I'm familiar with this and yes, they are seizures. Dilantin is a good drug, it's been around for a long time. I take it myself. He needs to keep seeing his doctor and to report anything that triggers his blackouts.

seizures at this age could be secondary to underlyng condition (ost commonly secondary brain cancer) or drug addiction.
i assume he checked with a neurologist & MRI & urine sample for drugs are taken.
wish he get well soon