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breastfeeding and pregnancy
Wed, 04/29/2015 - 21:19Topic: Women With Epilepsy
If diagnosed with simple partial seizures do I have to go on medication? Is there alternative methods such as diet or something like that to lessen seizure occurrence? Can the Dr take my license away if I don't go on medicine and have simple partial seizures? Can or will simple partial seizures escalate to a worse type of seizure?
I go for my EEG Friday. I feel like I am having these after reading the descriptions of others.
I am 35 yrs old, breastfeeding a 6 month old, and considering having another child and am very worried about going on seizure medication for those reasons.
Also does anyone know of a good neurologist to go to in the northeast Pennsylvania or Philadelphia area?
To start with the state you
Submitted by just_joe on Thu, 2015-04-30 - 16:46
To start with the state you live in have laws to protect their populace. One of which is a person that has seizures. The doctor is required to fill out paperwork regarding a patient he sees that is having seizures. That paperwork travels thru systems and the DMV will revoke a license. All states have a time period for the person to go thru and it the do their license can be restored.If you are having seizures now and have been prescribes meds and you don't want to take them it is your decision. I can say the youe seizures will get more frequent and stronger. Moving from an absence or simple partial to a tonic clonic Grand Mal Seizures)Joe