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adult onset epilepsy

Sun, 05/20/2007 - 23:19
Looking to see if there are any other women out there with adult onset epilepsy with the complication of migraines and breakthrough complex partial seizures. My tonic clonic seizures have been controlled for one year now with keppra but my complex partials are breaking through the topiramate. They have not found a cause.

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Re: Hello lb34,I am new here

Submitted by billy bob on Mon, 2008-06-16 - 23:05

Hello,

I am recently diagnosed with a seizure disorder. I am worried about my future employment as an RN. I have been a RN for 30 years. Are you able to draw disability?

Hello,

I am recently diagnosed with a seizure disorder. I am worried about my future employment as an RN. I have been a RN for 30 years. Are you able to draw disability?

Re: adult onset epilepsy

Submitted by heidi on Fri, 2007-05-25 - 08:44
I just wanted to chime in on this one. I always say my seizures and migraines were 30th birthday "presents" from my body. I never had a problem with either until then, and the cause of them is still unknown. I, too, have TLE--temporal lobe epilepsy. Look up what your temporal lobe is responible for if this is your diagnosis. It will help you understand a lot of your symptoms if you have problems with memories, emotions, auditory halluncinations...regardless, know that you are not alone. When I'm feeling ok enough to joke about it, I always say my warrantee must have expired. Hang in there, all of you.

Re: Re: adult onset epilepsy

Submitted by lb34 on Mon, 2007-05-28 - 13:40
LB Hey Hiedi, Thanks. I guess if I would have looked up what my temporal lobe was responsibel for things might have been clearer. I guess I have been waiting for the magic scan to reveal all. I do have all those things you listed and I do have a lot of good days that I can laugh about all of this. My first seizure- a grand mal was a couple of days before my 35th b-day a present as well. I like your warrantee joke, that's a good one. Now my knee is going- not good for an epileptic we'll see what's going to drop out from under me next. Yes, I'm laughing as I write this. God has done a lot of good things for me through it all. Thanks again. Lynn P.S. Thanks for clearing up for me what TLE is I don't know when that would have clicked for me.

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