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Epilepsy and Disability
Tue, 11/21/2006 - 04:16Does a person with epilepsy qualify for any type of disability assistance? Although I am on medication and it helps, it still does not control the seizures and since I live in a small town, no one wants to hire me and everybody knows about my seizures becausr they have happened on varoius jobs in the past. I am pretty much starving and could really use some assistance from the Gov. I am not sure what is available to people who suffer from E and just thought I would ask you guys.
Douglas
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Epilepsy and Disability
Submitted by Gina Marie on Thu, 2006-11-23 - 20:33
I sincerely hope 2007 is better for both of us as well! Maybe 2006 can just disappear or something.
Financial quicksand, that is the perfect term for it. And trying to explain to creditors and landlords just doesn't work. I've had seizures since I was 13, but they were always, ALWAYS occasional, like one every few years. In 2005 I started getting them every month, now I getting several every day. Stress provokes them. Lack of sleep provokes them. Watching computers or tv's provokes them. Flickering lights provokes them. Lights at night while driving provokes them, actually driving periods seems to provoke them. I think that about completes the list. And I haven't found a job that doesn't have at least one of those things. How about you, have your found what provokes yours?
The problem with anticonvulsants, is find one or a combination that works. I'm on 2100mg of trileptal. I've spent the last year working up to that much. So far it's not even close to working, that means when I finally hit 2400mg and if it doesn't work, then it will take a year to titrate back down and then to add something else, deal with the side effects of that and hope it works. I don't know about you, but side effects for me can almost be as bad as a seizure.
Cheers to thoughts of a better year to come! or even a better month.
Take care Douglas
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Epilepsy and Disability
Submitted by Gina Marie on Thu, 2006-11-23 - 20:43
Thank you Lisa for your suggestion. Although I don't think I'll be calling the politicians, esp. since 1) they all just changed and 2) I have no idea who they currently are and 3) I don't vote so they probably wont care. Yikes. Best of luck with your 3rd try, I hope you get it this time!