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9 year old with absent seizures
Wed, 09/20/2006 - 14:59Comments
Re: Re: 9 year old with absent seizures
Submitted by angelbaby on Wed, 2006-09-27 - 09:12
Re: 9 year old with absent seizures
Submitted by kitch on Sun, 2009-03-15 - 13:28
Hi there im new to this site. I have a 7 yr old daugther, who since christmas has been having a few staring spells, usually around bath/bed time, I put it down because she was tired and also her brain is quite active. I have been to the Drs and just recetnly been for an EEG, during the the hyperventilation test she went into one of these staring spells only a few seconds if that, i am worried to death that he may say she has absent seizures. She has no problem at school and they havent noticed anything either. I am so anxious and worried about if she has to go on medication, this is something I do not want to do, as ive read so many not very nice reports. My problem is will she get any worse??? she is still bright and is not affected by them so i wonder if it is best left alone. I have to wait for the results to come back. I have also searched the website for alternative medicines, if you go on Native Remedies. com there is a product there called Epi Still - I wonder if there is anyone out there who has tried this and could help.
I hope your daughter continues to get better. Like myself and am very worried about the whole thing
thankyou
Diane
Hi there im new to this site. I have a 7 yr old daugther, who since christmas has been having a few staring spells, usually around bath/bed time, I put it down because she was tired and also her brain is quite active. I have been to the Drs and just recetnly been for an EEG, during the the hyperventilation test she went into one of these staring spells only a few seconds if that, i am worried to death that he may say she has absent seizures. She has no problem at school and they havent noticed anything either. I am so anxious and worried about if she has to go on medication, this is something I do not want to do, as ive read so many not very nice reports. My problem is will she get any worse??? she is still bright and is not affected by them so i wonder if it is best left alone. I have to wait for the results to come back. I have also searched the website for alternative medicines, if you go on Native Remedies. com there is a product there called Epi Still - I wonder if there is anyone out there who has tried this and could help.
I hope your daughter continues to get better. Like myself and am very worried about the whole thing
thankyou
Diane
Re: 9 year old with absent seizures
Submitted by mlriffraff on Tue, 2006-09-26 - 22:53
welcome to the form I am semi new myself. I also have a 10 yr old daughter with Absent seizures and myclonic seizures. She had them most likley since about three but did not get diagnosed until she was 10. She had the same problems in school. Also she had been diagnosed borderline ADD at age 6 but never medicated. As far as getting worse she did because she went untreated she started getting myclonic seizures. She has been on depakote since may and has had only two absent sz compared to several a day. she is also doing better in school and now in the gifted program. Will she get worse or loose it Unknown. the getting older prt unsure yet myself.