09-03-2014 06:14
09-03-2014 06:14
09-03-2014 08:23
09-03-2014 08:23
@Czersue I'm sorry to hear about your daughter's seizure. Fitbit doesn't monitor such things, but who knows what devices will be able to achieve in the future.
All my best and welcome to the forums.
09-03-2014 09:36
09-03-2014 09:36
Sorry about your daughter, and I really doubt any of the fitbit's would track a seizure. Though you never know. My ex had seizures the best we had to know when his seizures came was he said he got a metallic taste in his mouth anywhere from an hour to a few minutes before one and our dogs aways stayed by his side before his seizures started. The best I can say for you is keep a calender of just her seizures and days she feels off. I always took it with me to the doctors so we could figure out a pattern and try to control the seizures. Good luck!
09-03-2014 11:37
09-03-2014 11:37
09-03-2014 11:43
09-03-2014 11:43
09-06-2014 12:30
09-06-2014 12:30
There was an article the other day on the news about the fitbit tracking the recent California earthquake. I'm thinking that tracking a seizure might be similar. If she has the flex on her wrist, for example, wouldn't there be a sudden burst of activity?
08-03-2016 21:26
08-03-2016 21:26
I understand that this is from a couple of years ago, but wanted to reply anyways. I am sorry to hear about your daughter. I hope she is doing much better. I personally have had seizures for 12 years, and am now involved in a great not-for-profit epilepsy foundation that focuses not only about seizure safety, but also what devices are out there to monitor seizure activity. If you havent done so yet, check out EmFit or SAMI Monitor. There are others out there, but wanted to throw those out there.
08-04-2016 09:32
08-04-2016 09:32
I recently experienced a seizure for the first time that appears to be a result of some complications from a stroke in January. I just went and looked at my fitbit date for this time and it does show a dramatic increase in heart rate during the seizure but there is no hint of anything abmormal leading up to it
08-08-2016 06:05
08-08-2016 06:05
I've had MILD seizures in the past (petit mal, absence seizures) and I have extreme anxiety and panic attacks. I have the Charge HR which, judging by BPM, it can tell when something was up.
Unfortunately, due to high anxiety, it thinks I'm active much more often than I am. LOL!
08-08-2016 06:05
08-08-2016 06:05
There might be a better one to monitor that. I just wanted the basics 🙂
08-14-2016 16:19
08-14-2016 16:19
hi
i have epilepsy for the last 24yrs and i have the charge HR and i have noticed since having it. it has helped.
because when im leading into a seizure and i feel not 100% my Heart Rate on my fitbit is climbing to near 120 where it is usually at 70 so i find it useful
feel free to add me 🙂
always keen for a chat
06-01-2017 01:50
06-01-2017 01:50
The pebble smartwatch monitors abnormal motion and has a clever alarm system via phone links. Fitbit have acquired pebble's intellectual property so they now need to be pressed into incorporating this into their own products.
10-14-2017 01:02
10-14-2017 01:02
My old fitbit blaze captured my grandmal dramatic raise in HR from 59 to 100+ would be nice. Still neat to see the data after.
09-10-2018 06:36
09-10-2018 06:36
There is a Fitbit like bracelet that can help sensor seizures. It’s called embrace by empatica. I’m sorry to hear about your daughters seizure. It’s very scary. My daughter has epilepsy and is on daily medicine for seizures. I also worry for her at night, since her seizures happen in her sleep. I bought a camera for her room that is linked to my phone. It hasn’t night vision and also detects movement. Hope you get answers as to why she had one. It took us a while to find out my daughters diagnosis but she has been 6 months seizure free. And I’m so thankful the meds work and we now know what’s going on. Like you, I’ve been researching fitbits and different brands to see if they have something we could use to keep track of her sleep and such. So far I’ve found the embrace. But I don’t have over 149$ to spend right now. But unless I find something better, we’ll be getting one of those. Praying for your sweet daughter and for your stress and worry. It has to be scary especially if it was the first time. Wishing you well.
-Kim
09-10-2018 22:15
09-10-2018 22:15
We just got our embrace today for my son who had his first seizure a week ago. I’m going to return it. The person must have a mobile device with WiFi or cell data in order to notify you. A 2nd grader will not successfully carry one with them all day. I thought about the backpack but that’s when an adult is there. Now for sleeping time it does seem tempting to keep for it but I had it connected to my phone and sitting on the other side of the house the band kept on disconnecting and connecting again. Mind you I pad 300+ for it and there is a monthly fee.
09-11-2018 16:48
09-11-2018 16:48
Also the embrace only captures grandmal seizures from my understanding. 😕
09-27-2018 08:21
09-27-2018 08:21
would be great, I have epilepsy/seizures myself
09-27-2018 08:34
09-27-2018 08:34
09-28-2018 13:23
09-28-2018 13:23
thanks I'll take a look
all this hassle with the charge 2 not syncing isn't doing me any good
plus it would do my family wonders
they already took out Life360 subscription because when I had a grand mal, or rather after, I go for walks as it were and end up anywhere.....
03-17-2019 07:22
03-17-2019 07:22
Hi, I just recently got diagnosed with epilepsy and have been trying to figure out what is triggering my Grand Mal seizures and recognizing when I’m having them especially when I am sleeping. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to recognize seizures? I have the Fitbit Inspire HR and it has some new resting heart rate features in addition to all the other features.