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Please Help Me: New To Epilepsy
Sat, 02/16/2008 - 00:28Comments
Re: Please Help Me: New To Epilepsy
Submitted by Janell on Wed, 2008-07-30 - 20:08
Re: Please Help Me: New To Epilepsy
Submitted by stefana on Sun, 2008-02-17 - 07:14
I was on Topamax and it had me seeing things. It sounds like what your experiencing could be the side effets of Topamax. I had to go to the hospital and come off of Topamax. I was seeing myself out of my body. Seeing myself as another person. I would becareful on the topamax. I came cose to death on it. Topamax also had me losing my memory. It effected my vision, my speech. It's a strong drug. Please be careful.
I was on Topamax and it had me seeing things. It sounds like what your experiencing could be the side effets of Topamax. I had to go to the hospital and come off of Topamax. I was seeing myself out of my body. Seeing myself as another person. I would becareful on the topamax. I came cose to death on it. Topamax also had me losing my memory. It effected my vision, my speech. It's a strong drug. Please be careful.
Re: Please Help Me: New To Epilepsy
Submitted by scribegal on Sat, 2008-02-23 - 23:05
Kissof,
I am also a senior in college, and I just had a grand mal after not having one since junior year of high school. I know how you feel--I was in denial that I even had epilepsy for six years. This was shown in the fact I did not take my anti-convulsants, tegretol and depakote, on a daily basis. My depakote level finally got so low that I had a grand mal seizure lasting about four minutes and had to go to the ER.
I beg of you--please don't do what I did. Epilepsy is manageable and treatable, and you are blessed enough to be able to get help. If you're struggling coming to terms with your epilepsy, you might want to talk to a close friend or counselor about it. You might also want to inform your close friends at the university about your seizures and what to do--I've spent all this week doing that, making sure my profs know what to do in that situation. Also keep track of your seizures in a seizure diary. Good luck!
Kissof,
I am also a senior in college, and I just had a grand mal after not having one since junior year of high school. I know how you feel--I was in denial that I even had epilepsy for six years. This was shown in the fact I did not take my anti-convulsants, tegretol and depakote, on a daily basis. My depakote level finally got so low that I had a grand mal seizure lasting about four minutes and had to go to the ER.
I beg of you--please don't do what I did. Epilepsy is manageable and treatable, and you are blessed enough to be able to get help. If you're struggling coming to terms with your epilepsy, you might want to talk to a close friend or counselor about it. You might also want to inform your close friends at the university about your seizures and what to do--I've spent all this week doing that, making sure my profs know what to do in that situation. Also keep track of your seizures in a seizure diary. Good luck!