Passing out, seizure?!
Question: Passing out, seizure?
So I did it after school, only on some soft grass and while laying down instead of standing up.
Unlike all my other friends who just layed there unconscious, my arms supposedly stiffened like a zombie and I flailed them around wildly.
My legs also went stiff and my eyes stayed open, but rolled back into my head.
Did I cause myself to seizure or something? I've never passed out prior to this though and am confident I don't have epilepsy.
Obviously I won't be passing out anymore on purpose, just wondering.
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i don't think so
31yrs experience seizures
What your friends have done is mixed postural hypotension with a Valsalva maneuver.
Suddenly standing up causes the blood flow to the brain to drop. It can take a few seconds for the body to adjust to get enough blood into the brain. During that time, blowing on their thumb is the Valsalva maneuver, which puts pressure on the blood vessels in their chest, making it harder for the body to get more blood to the brain. The effect of these two together is that not enough blood gets to the brain. Since blood carries oxygen, the brain doesn't get enough oxygen, and they pass out (syncope).
This is a very bad idea, but kids do it all the time. In a small number of children, this will trigger a heart rhythm problem (arrrythmia) that can be fatal. In some children, this lack of oxygen can trigger a seizure. In a small number of children, this can lead to status epilepticus, which is basically a seizure that doesn't stop until you're dead.
Since you have established that you are seizure prone, please don't do this again, because next time the seizure might not stop. And tell your doctor at your next visit. Your doctor needs to know that you have this predisposition to seizures.