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No Warning Signs

Fri, 07/27/2007 - 23:50
There are no warning signs when I have my seizures. I had my first Seizure ten years ago. I just had one. And then another in November 2006 at the office, was taken to ER and had another at the hospital. I was in the hospital for 4 days. They did so many tests. My seizures are in the left temporal lobe. I am told I have a low seizure thresold. Three months to the day in Feb 2007 I had another seizure while driving home from work. I had been taking Lamictal and the Neurologist I was seeing cleared me to drive after 3 months and told me I was fine since I had been taking Lamictal for 3 months. I never heard from the DMV. After my seizure that I had while driving in Feb 2007 I almost killed myself. Thank God I didn't hit anyone and I was the only one hurt. I have now switched Neurologists and I am taking 1000mg of Tegretol per day. I just started back to work and have not yet returned to driving. The doctor and DMV are telling me that I will be clear to driving in August as long as I remain seizure free. I am scared to drive again because there is no warning signs with my seizures. I know I have only had three I am told the Tegretol will keep me safe. I already believed on medicine why should I believe in another. the Neurologist I see now is so much more thorough, it's like day and night. I see him all the time, he is always requesting Blood work. I am had never done any of that with the other neurologist. And knowing what I know now I can't believe she put in writing that I was ok to drive after just 3 months. I live in California and I am a single parent. I need to drive. I am so scared though to start. I can't imagine hurting anyone. Will the Tegretol really keep me safe? Any comments or feedback is so very appreciated. Thank you, Elizabeth

Comments

Re: No Warning Signs

Submitted by pan06 on Sat, 2007-07-28 - 11:30
Hey Elizabeth, I am kind of like you. I do not have warning signs either. I have had one time when I had a seizure and I fell off a brick wall at school. I had a seizure in the bath tub and liked to drown myself, but the water spout is the only thing that kept me from drowning. My dog kept walking to the BR door and was whining. My mother went in the BR to check on me and saw that I was having a seizure. I have also lost my liscense, which stinks, but is kind of good because I am kind fo scared to get back on the road again. I have seizures coming from my TL. I have a wada test coming up next week. I am kind of nervous, but after that, my neurologist is looking in to depth electrodes because he cannot figure out exactly what TL they are coming from or if they are bilateral. I am ready for answers and I am hoping I am a candidate for brain surgery. Best of luck to you! pan06

Re: Re: No Warning Signs

Submitted by aussie2006 on Wed, 2007-08-01 - 08:10
Before my surgery- I never had any warning of a seizure coming. I took 400mg of dilantin,1200mg of tegretol and 2400mg of nuerontin daily-and I never had full control of seizures with any medicatioinns I am currently withdrawing from medications, I am now slowly withdrawing from mymeds. In Australia you have to be seizure free for 2 years controlled by medicine or 1 year by surgery before you can drive,plus you cannot drive whilst withdrawing from the medications. You need the blood tests to see if you are taking correct doseages. Good Luck Aussie

Re: Re: Re: No Warning Signs

Submitted by ucabirde on Tue, 2007-08-07 - 14:21
I have no warning either, and have had many falls. But my Neurologist tells me I don't have seizures, they are Non electrical and took me off all meds..now they are worse then before like 3 times a day..before I had them 2 to 4 times a month. Guess its time to change to another Neurologist Erin

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