Fatima Sana Shaikh Recalls Terrifying In-Flight Seizures: 'They Gave Me A Chemical...'
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Fatima Sana Shaikh shared her epilepsy journey, revealing a severe seizure episode on a flight that halted her work on Sam Bahadur and Dhak Dhak.
Actor Fatima Sana Shaikh, who's starring in Metro… In Dino and Aap Jaisa Koi, has courageously opened up about her epilepsy journey, sharing a dramatic incident that changed her life during a flight. In a heartfelt conversation with Humans of Bombay, she recalled,
'I had a major episode when I had multiple seizures. I was travelling to the USA and it was via Dubai flight. I got seizures on the flight. Then I was taken to the airport hospitals, I was given the medication but then also my seizures weren't stopping, then they give me a very high dose," she said.
Fatima said she was given strong medications to stop the seizures, leaving her heavily sedated and immobile. She recalled, 'They gave me a certain chemical and I was already on a different chemical. So in epilepsy you have to wean off one chemical before you can take another one. So, I was so drugged out."
This medical emergency forced her to halt production on two major projects—Sam Bahadur and Dhak Dhak. She added, 'I was shooting for Sam Bahadur and I was also doing another film with it, I think Dhak Dhak. I had to cancel shoot, one of the guy called me and asked me if I can shoot and I started crying because I couldn't get out of the bed."
Fatima said the episode was a moment of reckoning. 'I couldn't get out of the bed. I was constantly dropped out. My emotions were all over the place. I was like this is my reality now. At that time I accepted that this is my disease and people also should know about it as it will help others," said the actress.
She credits support groups and open conversations for her improved health. 'I got help from conversations and support groups, and now I am very much stable, and I haven't gotten an episode since a while now."
Fatima will be next seen in Aap Jaisa Koi alongside R Madhavan.
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