He really should go get checked out, but I understand the issue with ambulance cost. In all honesty what you witnessed may not have been a seizure at all. A syncopal or “fainting episode” can look just like a seizure to someone not in the medical field; syncope can be due to many things, dehydration, a sudden heart arrhythmia, low blood sugar, low blood pressure, just to name a few. The fact that he was ill and taking meds that could alter his blood pressure or heart rate makes me suspicious that a syncopal episode could have caused this. Throwing up right afterwards is also a sign of this. Unfortunately without further testing it’s hard to say exactly what the underlying cause would be. I would definitely take him to the ER if something like this happens again, I would not take him to an urgent care as they would most likely just transfer him to an ER anyway. I hope he continues to feel better and has no further episodes.
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