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More sezuires when your're tired
Mon, 05/21/2007 - 22:24Do you seem to have more sez's when you get tired out? I don't sleep real well unless I swallow a bunch of pills and I hate how I feel in the next day. When I'm on the go for a few days or get sick I seem to have the sez's as well. Just wondering......marty
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Re: Re: More sezuires when your're tired
Submitted by xgi on Sat, 2007-06-02 - 20:51
I'm sorry I forget about this post. I've had a helluva week between my daughter and my dog. I take nightly 4 pills Proxicam ambein cr topomax and amptripllyline sp?. My back and neck gives me lots of pain nightly. I can't remember the last time I slept 8 hours of straight sleep.
Once in a while I take vicodin although I really don't like the pills. Last year got real whack out of them. I do smoke mj to help with my sez and my pain as well. I've done the book thing No Tv In bed. Eating clean. I drink lots of green tea but stay with decaf. I also like white tea as well. Now I make sun tea and add honey and lemon Goood stuff
Re: More sezuires when your're tired
Submitted by lwblanks on Tue, 2007-05-22 - 13:27
if you are taking a pill at night that is over the counter for sleep that has diphenhydramine (benadryl) in it, it could be lowering your sz threshold. you have to be really careful with that. i would talk to your neuro. sleep is a really strong trigger for lots of ppl with e.
Re: More sezuires when your're tired
Submitted by mcouzens on Tue, 2007-05-22 - 11:12
DEFINITELY. I have JME (juvenile myoclonic epilepsy), which is extemely sensitive to lack of sleep and drugs like alcohol and cocaine. i never did coke, but i had to give up booze (tear, tear--i'm just 23). anyway, i digress. anytime i've had any of the three grand mals in my life, i've been suffering from lack of sleep. whenever i experience more seizure activity (face twitches, lack of balance, etc.), it's because i'm tired. last year i had a partial complex seizure after getting off a plane (i don't know what it is but getting on a plane does something to my brain, it really does) and drinking. so take a nap! also, what pills are you popping? you have to be careful. really, what pills are you taking? would you tell me? one thing i would recommend to help you fall asleep at night is reading. get a book and read it in bed, if reading's not your thing, try some tea (i know, i know, i'm not a tea person either, but it really does calm you down) like cammomile. write back. peace!