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Headaches, Epilepsy & Car Travel

Thu, 02/05/2004 - 16:31
Topic: Living With Epilepsy - Adults
For a year now I have been getting bad headaches whenever I drive or travel in a car. OTC pain relievers don't work on these and neither did any of the migraine medications I tried. My current Neurologist did an EEG and diagnosed Epilepsy. Apparently they are ictal headaches, where the headache is the only symptom of a seizure. Now we are in medication trials of anti-seizure drugs with all the joys of side effects I remember from back when I was diagnosed with Bi-Polar disorder. I just wanted see if there was anyone else out there I could talk to who has ictal headaches or anyone who has headaches or seizures that are triggered by being in a moving car. Am I alone in this bizarre condition that confounded the doctors for so long?

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RE: RE: RE: RE: Headaches, Epilepsy & Car Travel

Submitted by pongosmommy on Mon, 2005-05-02 - 18:23
oops hit the post button twice

RE: RE: RE: RE: Headaches, Epilepsy & Car Travel

Submitted by pongosmommy on Mon, 2005-05-02 - 18:24
In some states if you have seizures or episodes of loss of consciousness, the MD is requied to report you to the DMV, who in turn "yanks" your license.

RE: RE: Headaches, Epilepsy & Car Travel

Submitted by jackson3911 on Fri, 2005-08-12 - 03:49

   A friend of mine was put on the anti-convulsant "Neurotin" (I don't think I spelled that right!) after a severe head injury- this drug to prevent a possible seizure onset, and it also worked to help control pain......incidently, after nursing him through all that, he dumped me because he couldn't "handle" my seizures (go figure...).   I also had a co-worker with a migraine diagnosis (only- not epilepsy), and her doctor put her on Tegretol (I was on it at that time); I mentioned to her that now we (she & I) had something in common, she was angry & horrified..........so much for being friends with her!  She walked out in the middle of a shift shortly after that........You don't mention which anti-convulsants you're being tried on, so I can only imagine what side effects you're experiencing......

   A friend of mine was put on the anti-convulsant "Neurotin" (I don't think I spelled that right!) after a severe head injury- this drug to prevent a possible seizure onset, and it also worked to help control pain......incidently, after nursing him through all that, he dumped me because he couldn't "handle" my seizures (go figure...).   I also had a co-worker with a migraine diagnosis (only- not epilepsy), and her doctor put her on Tegretol (I was on it at that time); I mentioned to her that now we (she & I) had something in common, she was angry & horrified..........so much for being friends with her!  She walked out in the middle of a shift shortly after that........You don't mention which anti-convulsants you're being tried on, so I can only imagine what side effects you're experiencing......

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