The possibility of having fits is a frightening one I know, but they are not as bad as they look. They are not painful, they usually last only a few minutes, and you are not likely to die while having one.

A fit happens when part or all of the brain becomes abnormally irritable. If it is only part of the brain, there may just be jerky movements of part of the body — say one arm or leg— without loss of consciousness. A generalised fit involves jerking movements of the whole body and loss of consciousness for a few minutes. There may be some warning immediately before the fit in the form of strange feelings — anxiety, flashing lights, unusual smells, noises in the head or some other unusual feeling. When people come to from a fit they usually feel rather strange and tired for some hours and just want to sleep. Some part of their body may be paralysed when they first come to but this usually goes back to normal over the next few hours.

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