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Wanted: Diagnosis
Thu, 05/26/2005 - 16:55Been taking between 300 and 600mg of Carbatrol a day. Have been siezure free for the last 3-4 years. Being the stubborn Greek that I am, I decided to wean myself off a couple weeks ago.
On Tuesday (after cutting the Carbatrol on Sunday) I had 2 siezures (gran mal). Need some opinions...Was this caused by dropping the medication cold turkey?
RE: RE: Wanted: Diagnosis
Submitted by victoria on Tue, 2005-05-31 - 14:10
If you have been seizure free for 3-4 years, tapering an AED may just be the way to go, BUT UNDER A DOCTOR'S SUPERVISION. Your dr. would, I imagine, taper very slowly and if any resumption of seizures, increase your dose back up again.
Some seizures, particulary temporal lobe seizures, can be extremely hard to get back under control once they have reappeared.
Please, please, talk to your doctor.
Grandspam
If you have been seizure free for 3-4 years, tapering an AED may just be the way to go, BUT UNDER A DOCTOR'S SUPERVISION. Your dr. would, I imagine, taper very slowly and if any resumption of seizures, increase your dose back up again.
Some seizures, particulary temporal lobe seizures, can be extremely hard to get back under control once they have reappeared.
Please, please, talk to your doctor.
Grandspam