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Epilepsy/BiPolar
Sun, 11/27/2005 - 12:37Comments
Re: Epilepsy/BiPolar
Submitted by dainty on Wed, 2011-03-09 - 17:29
We entered the world of E in 2005. My healthy 15 son had seizures. They Said JME and he will be ok. He takes lamictal and does well on it. He can go seizure free 18 - 24 months and then has grand mals.
My daughter gets JME in 2008 when she turns 15. We have no E in the family. My daughter on MAD 18 months and is basically seizure free.
2010.. we are now being told, both kids bi polar and that a "usual" thing with this type of E JME/Janz syndrome... Just when you think you have it all covered. more stuff pops up.
They say lamictal helps... but they also want to add another med... ack! I feel like I kept getting them off meds, only to need others meds, for companion issues!! ack!!
I wish you all well,
joan*
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/JuvenileMyoclonicEpilepsy/ Son 21 lamictal 500X once a day 20 Grand Mals-Stable Daughter keppra 500 18 - on MAD **stable* Both had first issues at 15 - Both JME - gotta love puberty : ) * Both dealing with the nuances that
We entered the world of E in 2005. My healthy 15 son had seizures. They Said JME and he will be ok. He takes lamictal and does well on it. He can go seizure free 18 - 24 months and then has grand mals.
My daughter gets JME in 2008 when she turns 15. We have no E in the family. My daughter on MAD 18 months and is basically seizure free.
2010.. we are now being told, both kids bi polar and that a "usual" thing with this type of E JME/Janz syndrome... Just when you think you have it all covered. more stuff pops up.
They say lamictal helps... but they also want to add another med... ack! I feel like I kept getting them off meds, only to need others meds, for companion issues!! ack!!
I wish you all well,
joan*
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/JuvenileMyoclonicEpilepsy/ Son 21 lamictal 500X once a day 20 Grand Mals-Stable Daughter keppra 500 18 - on MAD **stable* Both had first issues at 15 - Both JME - gotta love puberty : ) * Both dealing with the nuances that
Re: Epilepsy/BiPolar
Submitted by sier on Sat, 2013-09-14 - 02:51
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