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Medicine stop grand mals but not simple partials?
Fri, 08/04/2017 - 01:49Topic: Medication Issues
Hi there, I'm a 38 year old single woman who started getting grandmals(2) 3.5 years ago. After the second one, they put me on keppra 2000mg/ day and it stopped the grand mals but now I get simple partials(my aura before the grand mal). I never had a seizure of any kind before that and was wondering if it's normal to have a med prevent a big seizure but you still get the smaller simple partial ones? It's driving me crazy, I hate having them. I suffer from severe anxiety(always have) and this makes it worse. I want to add that all the seizures started after my mom died and now I get a sps at least once a week.. I have 2 questions:
1- think they could be non epileptic? Eeg, Mri,and ct scan clear.
2- have you ever had a med help a stronger seizure but not help weaker ones(auras)?
Thanks in advanced.
Comments
yes, you can still get
Submitted by debbiedlucas on Wed, 2017-08-16 - 11:37
yes, you can still get seizures (any kind) even with medication. Have you looked into vertigo?
Hello! I have simple partial
Submitted by Epilepsy_Warrior on Sun, 2017-08-13 - 04:51
Hello! I have simple partial all the time, while my complex partial are controlled by medicine. I refuse to increase it or add another med though beause I hate medicine. I'm almost positive they are real and not non-epileptic. Best of luck and God bless.