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New Here
Wed, 09/05/2007 - 17:22I have read a few of the threads. I gotta say you guys are a hoot! I have basically seizure free for 4 years (meaning I only had a couple) With no meds. about a month or so ago they came back with a vengence. At first my doctor put me on Tegrtol which made me not sleep at all and made the seizures worse. than he put me on Depekote ER 500mg 3 times a day. I have been in the hospital 3 times in a month and a half.
My question is what did I do wrong to make them come back? At this rate I am in danger of loosing my job. :(
Comments
Re: Re: New Here
Submitted by ialdridge on Fri, 2007-09-07 - 08:45
About the only thing I did different is turn 40 :) I work in the freight industry which is high stress. I did start working large amount of hours. For the past 9 months I have been working 12 - 14 hour days. I also had two sons get married a month apart. Full weddings. So I guess the only thing different has been alot of stress lately but most of that is over now. I am in front of a computer most of the day. Thanks for your thoughts. It's nice to know your not going through this alone.
Re: New Here
Submitted by banffgirl on Thu, 2007-09-06 - 09:21
i dont know how old you are but as we age our brain chemicals change. i was told at 25 when i had my first t/c that sometime in my forties it will get better, go away or get worse. mine got worse at 45 to uncontrolble i am now 49 still that way tried every drug on the market. i have had e since 6 yr old, t/c since 25. i did lose my job, luckily i had enough yrs to retire with disbilty. i t sucks but the brain is a very complcated thing that even the epi spec dont know everty thing about. they learn more al the time. some time i think we knw more then they do, cuz we are experencng it daly.
good luck,
banffgirl
Re: New Here
Submitted by EarthMonkey on Wed, 2007-09-05 - 21:00
I am sorry to hear that. Was there anything different that you did right before they started again? My understanding is they can start again with no obvious reason. Maybe woke up on the seriously wrong side of the bed. What kind of job do you do? Are there some safety options you can request? If they are threatening to fire you contact the Epilepsy Foundation and see if they have suggestions to fight it. Tyhere may be state laws that would make it very difficult for them to fire you and then there is the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are union it is pretty sure the boss would be breaking some part of the contract in some way.