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Memory and Seizures
Tue, 10/22/2013 - 23:29Comments
Re: Memory and Seizures
Submitted by just_joe on Wed, 2013-10-23 - 16:30
Photographic memories do help.
As for memory loss and grande mal seizures. Welllll I have had grande mal seizures and the only loss I had was the time in the seizure and what was happening while I was getting back to normal. Those become blank spaces of time for me.
I have many types of seizures and during those I can see hear and understand what is going on many of those are now seconds long and maybe 2 minutes to focus at the most. If they are complex partial and they effect my hand I can't use it until I am out of the seizure and close to normal.
Keppra is one of the best medications I have used and it has reduced the number of seizures I was having along with the time in the seizures. I was still having more seizures that Doc and I wanted and we added vimpat which has reduced the number even more. Back in May I was havinf 2-3 seizures or clusters of seizures a week now I may have a seizure every 6-10 days
Hope this helps
Joe
Photographic memories do help.
As for memory loss and grande mal seizures. Welllll I have had grande mal seizures and the only loss I had was the time in the seizure and what was happening while I was getting back to normal. Those become blank spaces of time for me.
I have many types of seizures and during those I can see hear and understand what is going on many of those are now seconds long and maybe 2 minutes to focus at the most. If they are complex partial and they effect my hand I can't use it until I am out of the seizure and close to normal.
Keppra is one of the best medications I have used and it has reduced the number of seizures I was having along with the time in the seizures. I was still having more seizures that Doc and I wanted and we added vimpat which has reduced the number even more. Back in May I was havinf 2-3 seizures or clusters of seizures a week now I may have a seizure every 6-10 days
Hope this helps
Joe
Re: Memory and Seizures
Submitted by ral on Wed, 2013-10-23 - 16:07
vimpat was the last one i was on as well.
pay attention to how much it impacts your brain & make sure that YOU are the one staying on top of the decision of if that is worth it for how well it is controlling the seizures.
good luck!
vimpat was the last one i was on as well.
pay attention to how much it impacts your brain & make sure that YOU are the one staying on top of the decision of if that is worth it for how well it is controlling the seizures.
good luck!
Re: Memory and Seizures
Submitted by olympiasophie on Wed, 2013-10-23 - 15:05
Thank you guys! I am on vimpat (lacosamide), they used to have me on kepra too, but they now suggest for the past year I just take vimpat. I guess being seizure free comes with its price.