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Emergency meds for simple partial seizures?
Sat, 08/19/2017 - 16:18Topic: Medication Issues
Hello all,
Has anyone been given emergency meds to interrupt clusters of/continuous simple partial seizures? I'm just wondering as I'd always assumed given the risks associated with benzos that they'd only be used for life-threatening tonic-clonic status type situations. However I've now heard that they can be used for smaller seizures as well if they come in clusters and I've been thinking about asking my physician. It would be nice if I could stop these clusters, but I don't want to be overly dramatic.
Thanks!
Shahar
Comments
Thanks for the reply! I think
Submitted by Shahar on Sun, 2017-12-10 - 07:26
Thanks for the reply! I think if there is a risk of tonic clonic that probably makes sense. I don't really have them, so in that sense it's not as urgent.
Thanks for the reply! Yes, I
Submitted by Shahar on Sun, 2017-12-10 - 07:26
Thanks for the reply! Yes, I'd probably also be hesitant to use them and it's hard to know when one would start with 'just' a SP. I'm less concerned about being out or on my own as I still function to some extent and it always gets better after a while, but my clusters can knock me out for days and I'd really rather not have that happening. So the idea would be to try rescue meds after the first day or so when it's not getting better.
Thanks for the reply! Yes, I
Submitted by Shahar on Sun, 2017-12-10 - 07:26
Thanks for the reply! Yes, I'd probably also be hesitant to use them and it's hard to know when one would start with 'just' a SP. I'm less concerned about being out or on my own as I still function to some extent and it always gets better after a while, but my clusters can knock me out for days and I'd really rather not have that happening. So the idea would be to try rescue meds after the first day or so when it's not getting better.