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Newly Diagnosed, Scared and Overwhelmed
Tue, 05/19/2015 - 12:35I am newly diagnosed in April 2015. I had been having 2 seizures a year (give or take) thinking I was fainting, because that is what they felt like to me and no one witnessed them. An EEG provided a diagnosis of epilepsy.
In January 2015, I had a seizure. I just started meds after my diagnosis in April. I was seizure free until this past weekend (May 2015). I am frustrated and agry and scared and every other emotion I can think of. I'm frustrated because I thought the meds would stop the seizures.
I am on 100 mg - twice daily (200mg daily dose) of Lamotrigine (Lamictal generic) currently working up to 150 twice daily (300 mg daily). At that point my doctor wants to see me, I imagine to evaluate how things are working.
In the past, I had absence seizures, but the most recent one was a Grand Mal. After that long winded explanation, my questions are:
1. Is it common to have more than one type of seizure?
2. How long after starting meds did your seizures stop?
3. What is a common dosage for Lamotrigine/Lamitcal? Is 200mg working up to 300mg a little? a lot?
Thanks for any responses. I don't have anyone to talk to about these epilepsy questions, other than my doctor, so I am hoping talking to someone with Epilepsy can help.
Jodi
Newly diagnosed here as well.
Submitted by Jeff fly tier on Tue, 2015-05-19 - 20:05
Newly diagnosed here as well. I have had nocturnal seizures. I am told I have focal seizures that sometimes become "generalized" to a Tonic- clonic or grandmal. I have had staring spells all my life. Hope it helps. My seizures haven't stopped, they are lessened. I don't knowAbout lamactil. It helps to see an epileptologist, neurology is quite general, epileptologist do an extra 4 years studying seizure disorders. Don't give up!