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Mind pulses, head zaps?

Thu, 03/03/2005 - 07:47
Every few months, my husband has something happen where it's like he feels pulses in his head that interupt his concentration. they only last about 2 seconds but can happen every minute or two. This lasts about 5 days before it goes away. He has not had a major seizure for about 7 years, so he is very fortunate, but we're concerned about these "head zaps" and the doctor doesn't really seem to know what to tell him. He just increased his meds. Sometimes it happens when life is stressful and sometimes it just happens, so we don't know if it is really related to stress. Has anyone else ever had this happen?

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Submitted by batman on Tue, 2005-03-01 - 19:17

My nickname of batman is due to my first and middle name. Bruce Wayne.

Then, while I was in the Navy doing general and preventive maintenance, one person started calling me grease monkey.

Bruce J

My nickname of batman is due to my first and middle name. Bruce Wayne.

Then, while I was in the Navy doing general and preventive maintenance, one person started calling me grease monkey.

Bruce J

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Submitted by pongosmommy on Tue, 2005-03-01 - 19:32
I take Zonegran, 200mg at night. I just started taking it in February, I also take Carbemazepan 200 mg. My Neuro said the Zonegran could make me really sleepy, but I don't find that to be the case. Although I do sleep really deep ( when my dogs let me). He said we will have to watch my kidneys to make sure I don't develop stones. Oh Yeah Make Sure Your Kid Drinks LOTS of Fluids to avoid the Stones. And make sure you read the everything you can on the interactions. They say that with the carbemazepan I need to be monitored a bit more closely than normal but...my Neuro just calls me and asks me how I feel. I was on Topomax, I really didn't like that one, we called it my stupid pills.As you have probably read I am not totally under control, we just need to do some adjustments. But this is a Great improvement from what I was a couple months ago.Dayna

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Submitted by pongosmommy on Tue, 2005-03-01 - 21:07
Oh yeah, is it just me or is everyone zapping more than normal lately?

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