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Breakthrough Seizures

Wed, 12/15/2010 - 21:18
Topic: My Epilepsy Diary
I had my first seizure in 2008 and the doctors preformed all the test such as EKG, EEG, MRI and Cat scans and everything came back normal so they put me on Keppra XR for 2 years and all was fine untill June of this year i had forgotten to take my medicine for a few days and i had a seizure but i was fine and didnt think anything of it and kept on my regular schedule. Then this Sunday i was in bed around noon when i heard the plow guy plowing are driveway and i had to move my truck so i jumped out of bed ran down stairs and moved my truck out to the street and my dads car, when i got out of the car i started spinning and had another seizure. After i thought about it for a while the last time i took my medicine was thursday morning, so i went 3 days without medicine. I went to the doctor monday and they preformed an EEG and it came back abnormal in the area above my left ear, but thats also the same area where i hit my head on the ground when i fell and i have a big bump there. So my doctor is uping my medicine from 2 a day to 3 a day. What do you guys think? is my medicine working and im only have seizures when i forget?

Comments

Re: Breakthrough Seizures

Submitted by wp3003 on Thu, 2010-12-16 - 19:08
yes, i told my Dr. that i had forgotten to take my medicine for a few days and he still wanted the test to be preformed. I have a pill organizer now so i wont forget anymore. The weirdest part to me is i had an EEG done 2 years ago and it came back normal and then the preformed one within 24 hours of my siezure and it came back abnormal. But i also hit my head very hard on the ground in the same spot that the EEG came back abnormal so could that have anything to do with it?

Re: Breakthrough Seizures

Submitted by wp3003 on Thu, 2010-12-16 - 19:08
yes, i told my Dr. that i had forgotten to take my medicine for a few days and he still wanted the test to be preformed. I have a pill organizer now so i wont forget anymore. The weirdest part to me is i had an EEG done 2 years ago and it came back normal and then the preformed one within 24 hours of my siezure and it came back abnormal. But i also hit my head very hard on the ground in the same spot that the EEG came back abnormal so could that have anything to do with it?

Re: Breakthrough Seizures

Submitted by tonialpha on Thu, 2010-12-16 - 19:46

My EEG was normal first and my family thought was weird.  They did a brain scan and they saw an abnormality.  Two years later my EEG is abnormal now.  Hmm!   My MRI most recently found the cause of my sz.  It is interesting.  The first MRI didn't see anything.

Breakthrough seizures are common when we forget!  I have a timer on my meds!  My kids will say mom!!!! It irritates them!  I don't forget as easily!  I have to much to do and be responsible for!  I wish you the best!

 We all are human!  I take Keppra XR too. along w/ Tegretol XR and Zonegran!

Taking them two times a day is great around meals is also a helper to remember to take your meds!

My EEG was normal first and my family thought was weird.  They did a brain scan and they saw an abnormality.  Two years later my EEG is abnormal now.  Hmm!   My MRI most recently found the cause of my sz.  It is interesting.  The first MRI didn't see anything.

Breakthrough seizures are common when we forget!  I have a timer on my meds!  My kids will say mom!!!! It irritates them!  I don't forget as easily!  I have to much to do and be responsible for!  I wish you the best!

 We all are human!  I take Keppra XR too. along w/ Tegretol XR and Zonegran!

Taking them two times a day is great around meals is also a helper to remember to take your meds!

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