How To Tell If You Had A Seizure?

Sudden loss of awareness or consciousness

Unexplained collapse or falling

Body stiffening

Jerking or shaking movements

Staring spell with no response

Confusion afterward

Memory gap for the event

Biting the tongue or inside of the mouth

Loss of bladder or bowel control

Feeling very tired, sore, or weak afterward

Headache after the event

Injuries from an unexplained fall or movement

Witnesses saw unusual movements or unresponsiveness

Sudden fear, strange smell, taste, or déjà vu before the event

Trouble speaking or understanding right after

If this happened, seek urgent medical care if it was your first seizure, lasted more than 5 minutes, or you were injured

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