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Vertigo Epilepsy/Seizures
Fri, 05/20/2016 - 17:49Topic: Parents & Caregivers
I have a 22 year old son who was diagnosed with epilepsy at 11 months old. He is on multiple meds and has a VNS, but his seizures have never been controlled. In the past 9 months he has started having episodes 1-3 times per week. He gets up in the morning and is fine. Within 1 to 2 hours he is so dizzy that he can't walk without help and unless I make him lay down and go to sleep he ends up very nauseated and vomiting to the point of having the dry-heaves. I'm desperately trying to find some answers. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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I have had this problem with
Submitted by mperez405 on Wed, 2016-10-19 - 10:39
I have had this problem with my son for many years he is only 14yrs old and I still cant get any answers he has Familial focal epilepsy with variable foci we have tried many meds and still not under control he has a hard time with school he is always dizzy they gave us a new med to try for the vertigo Antivert 25 mg 3 times daily or as needed
I had a toxic reaction to
Submitted by just_joe on Sat, 2016-05-21 - 15:01
I had a toxic reaction to Dilantin when it was first prescribed. I was taken off it and the next week I went back on and had no problems. I think the dosage was changed. 35 years later I was having the same issue and couldn't figure out why. I finally remembered that first week and sure enough I was toxic on it again and had to be taken off and the medications changes completely. It does build up in your system. So check with the neurologist on this issue the dosage may ne high or if they have taken it for some time the therapeutic levels may be high.