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Can seizures cause you to see things?
Wed, 10/04/2006 - 11:36Topic: Living With Epilepsy - Youth
Hello, Hope someone can give me an answer. I just read that you can spell things or see colours. Is this true? Can seziures cause effects? My daughter is 9 just diagnosed with absent seiures E and waiting for medication, she has not been on any meds so far. Does valporic Acid cause weight gain or any other major side effects. Hope to get answers Thanks Tre
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Re: Re: Can seizures cause you to see things?
Submitted by Lights Out on Wed, 2006-10-11 - 06:26
Valproic acid or Depacote is bad news. It causes weight gain, and loss of hair. Those are the 2 biggies I can think of for a little girl. Ask your Dr. about topamax or lamictal. Valpro is not good.
Here is a page on Juvenile
Submitted by solis on Mon, 2006-10-16 - 14:21
Here is a page on Juvenile Absence Epilepsy:
http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/epilepsy_juvenileabsence.html
Symptoms of a seizure:
http://www.epilepsy.com/101/ep101_symptom.html
Please try not to concern yourself with another person's drug side effects. We're all different and avoiding something due to another's problem, could, possibly, nix the one med that would get your daughter controlled.
JAE is known to be outgrown in the majority of cases, but please live for today and do NOT depend on that to come true (cross your fingrers, of course) as not all of those with JAE outgrow the condition.
My best wishes to you and your daughter,
~sol
Re: Can seizures cause you to see things?
Submitted by Soccerchik1012 on Wed, 2006-10-04 - 22:28
I dont know but i am on phenobarbital and i love it... my mom and 3 aunts were on it andthey never had any problems and its the cheapest.. i think one month is like 2.30 and then without insurance for some people its like 20 ... very easy to afford.. i love it.. i have never had a seizure while being on the medication... Lys