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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
I can relate to this so much!
Submitted by Shahar on Sun, 2017-12-10 - 07:26
I can relate to this so much! That's exactly what I mean - you don't want to lose 7 days once a month to these annoying partials!
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.