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seizures once a month right before my period

Mon, 01/22/2007 - 13:14
For about 15yrs I have been having grandmal seizures and auras strange feelings I didnt understand mostly happining around my period,They started after a very stressful pregnancy didnt realize what was happing for about a year.Much better now that I changed medication but still have headaches,tired,mood swings aweek before my period and on my period that seem more painful then they did before this all started. Does anyone else have grandmal seizures right before they start thier period,had one once a month for many years until got on Keppra 3/06.

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Re: seizures once a month right before my period

Submitted by darlin9211 on Fri, 2008-06-20 - 14:18

I have been having the exact same problem as your daughter for 2 years now and i am 15. i have JME grandmal seizures. My mom and i are not getting any answers from the doctors so we have started looking on the internet and other places. it would be much help if you would tell me what kind of projesterone is your daughter taking. i also took keppra with no result and now i am on topamax. in fact they have increased the dosage three times. any information you could share would be greatly appreciated.

I have been having the exact same problem as your daughter for 2 years now and i am 15. i have JME grandmal seizures. My mom and i are not getting any answers from the doctors so we have started looking on the internet and other places. it would be much help if you would tell me what kind of projesterone is your daughter taking. i also took keppra with no result and now i am on topamax. in fact they have increased the dosage three times. any information you could share would be greatly appreciated.

Re: seizures once a month right before my period

Submitted by rabcamah on Sat, 2008-06-21 - 08:21

  HI,

  I also get seizures more around my cycles.  I tried keppra but for me it only made me feel suicidal. 

  I started taking progesterone pill plus a progesterone shot, mainly because of my age.  I'm 47 now and my cycles were going on for weeks.  I noticed that the combination of the two had helped control the seizures and was suppose to stop the cycles.  But, I still get them, but not as frequent.   The progesterone pill I'm on is a generic for Provera called Medroxyprogesterone.   I know there is a progesterone cream also that I used years ago, but not for seizures.  You could check on that also. 

  HI,

  I also get seizures more around my cycles.  I tried keppra but for me it only made me feel suicidal. 

  I started taking progesterone pill plus a progesterone shot, mainly because of my age.  I'm 47 now and my cycles were going on for weeks.  I noticed that the combination of the two had helped control the seizures and was suppose to stop the cycles.  But, I still get them, but not as frequent.   The progesterone pill I'm on is a generic for Provera called Medroxyprogesterone.   I know there is a progesterone cream also that I used years ago, but not for seizures.  You could check on that also. 

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