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 dianeguse New - anyone w/ simple partial seizures?
is there anyone out there that can tell me what a slowing in the back of my brain is? this is what my EEG said. the doctor doesn't know if i'm having migraines or seizures. i have auras but i don't get a headache. my auras are somewhat relaxing, a little...
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aodonald New - 4yo w/ absence seizures and HORRIBLE behavior
hello my name is Amy. I have a 4 year old son who was diagnosed with absence seizures about 3 years or so ago but i never put him on medication till about 1 year ago i just sort of hoped he would out grow his seizures and when he didn't get better or worse...
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 katfaerie New - epilesy and depression and tinitis
is anyone else depressed? do you take meds? if so what.
does anyone else have constant tinitis? mine began after my first complex partial with generalization grand mal seizure 10 years ago and was put on dilantin. it had not stopped since. despite...
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dknight New - Easiest tolerated Med for complex partial seizures?
I reacted to Trileptal. I am trying to build up to the fully prescribed dosage of Topamax but spent all day yesterday feeling bloated and experiencing frequent urination. I was very embarassed at church during the Wednesday evening service because I went out...
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 Jessic... New - Q's about Topamax??? Anyone have a few answers???
Hello! Haven't been on in a while.
Well, my dr. put me on Topamax to help the sz and my head. and my face is numb(like when you go to the dentist) my eyes are twitchin like crazy, my fingers feel like needles are in them and arms and legs...
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jen_boi New - Siezures and Amnesia
Hello my name is Jen. I had a two, we think, seizures on Friday. I woke up and could not remember anything such as name, birthday, people, events, so nothing. I went to the hospital and had an xray and cat scan both normal. My girlfriend says it is like...
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 Stefan... New - 3 year old on Keppra
My 3 year old has been on Keppra for over a year and it seems like her outburst get worse! I don't know if it is her being her 3 year old INDEPENDENT self or maybe the Keppra. I am not one to use her medication as a crutch and I just think it is just...
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Gina M... New - Brain electricians on notice to be fired.
There is me. And then there is my brain. My brain and I are not on speaking terms. So, that said, I'd wish to have my brain kidnapped, brainwashed, and reprogrammed so that It and I can finally come to some sort of understanding.
During this process...
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 stephs... New - Simple Partials in Both Arms?
Does any one experience simple partials in both arms?
Before last week, I also just had focal szs in my right arm, and only during the night. But now they're happening during the day and with a vengeance. My left arm will go stiff - that's my dystonic...
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Gina M... New - Suggestions on how to deal with flickering lights?
I would like to know if anyone has any suggestions about how to deal with flickering lights and terrible patterns that cause seizures?
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puremo... |
 cjad234 New - Epilepsy and marijuana
Hi all, I was wondering whether or not the effects of pot on the brain can intefere with the effects of the epilepsy medicine Tegretol 400mg per day. I know grapefruit and alcohol have adverse effects on the drug's treatments and can...
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 justme222 New - Epilepsy telemetry
Hi,
Can anyone tell me more about this topic. My neuro wants me to have one, but apparently it involves a 4 day stint in hospital and I have to take a friend in with me for the whole duration.
Why the 4 days in hospital?
and why the need for...
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urban New - “THEY LIED TV SPOT”
Latest to hit the CNBC airwaves…maybe they
should’ve hired Martha Stewart for the TV spot J http://www.iwantmyphonefactor.com
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bmtmcd New - Ketogenic diet centers
My infant daughter has myoclonic epilepsy. We are looking for an epilepsy center on the east coast that offers the ketogenic diet. Especially in the Mid-Atlantic states. If anyone has had a good experience with any of the centers, and can recommend them,...
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 ValNew... New - Fructose corn syrup trigger seizures
My son is on 400 mg of Topamax. Last week he had 3 CP at school, after lunch. Yesterday he had another one ("Bad one" as he puts it) in the morning, after having pancakes with Lite Syrup. Aspartame definitely triggers seizures for him, could...
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kljagain New - What's going on?
Haven't seen much posting on acupuncture or other forms of energy work, so I decided to post :-)
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staticia New - depakote er
Hi everybody. I am new to this site, My daughter is 12 and was diagnosed with epiliepsy last September and was put on Depakote er. She is taking 500 mg a day. Lately i have noticed that she is very depressed angry and very moody. Her grades have dropped way...
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 jennif... New - Oily fish and seizure control- a miracle treatment for my daughter
Last time I posted to this forum I was in despair over the seizures my daughter was suffering. My teenage daughter started having complex partial and simple partial seizures last year- she was having many a day. Now- just months later-...
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 just sam New - article on epilepsy site invaded by hackers
I know this was discussed previously, but here's a link to the article about hackers invading the epilepsy site trying to provoke seizures in people who are photosensitive. There is a also a poll, if you care to vote.
Epilepsy Site Posts Trigger...
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 Dalia New - Topamax and losing hair?
hello,
im not new here but mostly im reading. I have a question if this happen with some of u. Im on Topamax - taking 150 mg par day and from few months i start to lost very badly my hair. Before i was on Lamictal and i never had...
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kellys... New - Re: Keppra and mood swings
Hello Everyone,
I am new to Epilepsy.com but read the reviews on a regular basis.
At this present moment in time, I feel like I am banging my head against a brick wall.
I was diagonized with convulsions when I was 2 years old and...
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Chipsm... New - Could having hit his head pretty hard several times when he was s...
My son is 21 months and has been having what appears to be absence seizures during the day and something the resembles night terrors with stiffening or jerking movements at night. He had a sleep deprived EEg on the 28th that was normal. Could having fallen...
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melissaa New - Doctor wants him to switch from Dilantin to Lamictal
My husband is 37 and has been on Dilantin since he was 12 . His seizures are under control but his doctor has ordered a MRiIto check for Cerabellum(spelling?) shrinkage and a bone density test. The Dr. says of there is evidence of damage, he wants...
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shirlsue |
Little... New - 21 month old son w/ epilepsy
We've suspected for a while that Owen's
been having minor seizures (very minor-like he'll pause, his eyes roll
into his head, and he goes on doing what he was doing. No major breaks in behavior or anything.)
Friday we had an appointment with a pediatric...
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m-insane New - Is Jamias Vu always a seizure?
Ok so this is my second thread on the site (if you want to see my story got to thread "What Do I Have?) and although I'm medicated for the one grand mal I suffered and the countless petit mals prior to, does mild Jamias Vu necessarily constitute a seizure?...
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jjsmum |
marchetti New - my head
I have been diagnoised with grand mals recently. I found out the hard way that my black outs during my early years where indeed seizures. Now I am trying to figure out what to do with the part that my head hurts then shortly after that my head burns like it...
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 WendyB... New - How exactly do aura's feel
How exactly do aura's feel? Can you have aura's and not have an actual seizure? I think I had some this weekend. I went off into like a "spacy" feeling. Like I was tingling and I couldn't make myself snap out of it for a few seconds....
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melissaa New - Doctor wants him to switch from Dilantin to Lamictal
My husband is 37 and has been on Dilantin since he was 12 . His seizures are under control but his doctor has ordered a MRiIto check for Cerabellum(spelling?) shrinkage and a bone density test. The Dr. says of there is evidence of damage, he wants...
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 zoester New - 5 seizures in 3 days
my friend has gran mall seizures an is bipolar an an his meds is not working an ,he is 20 an has no insurance no mony an is his bipolar issues make it difficult to him any recommendation is appreciated
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m-insane New - What do I have????
Hello everyone I'm new to the site and would just like to express my empathy for all of you brave fighters out there who struggle with this disorder. I am confused however and although I know a diagnosis over the internet is not practical, I was curious...
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 upanama New - Keppra for kids
Hello,
Very new 2 this, doctors want to put my 6yr old son on Keppra, anyone using this on their children?
Thanks
upanama...
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 JohnsWife New - Is Keppra making my husband angry?
About 3 months ago my husband (who was diagnosed with JME at 14 and is now 44) was switched to Keppra by his neurologist. He had been on Depakote ER for a number of years with pretty good seizure control but the side effects were...
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 queeniw New - new neurologist @hospital
Hi! I am going to see my present neurologist for the last time at the end of this month. Just want to change - he only feels surgery as an answer and I do not want to have it. Any suggestions?? I live in Manahawkin, New Jersey and would be willing...
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 pdl1 New - Possible cure for absence seizures
I am an MD. My daughter suffered from temporal lobe partial absence seizures from age two. Many medicines helped but none were fully effective.Based on an article on congenital defects in lipid metabolism, I had the flash insight that...
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 happygirl New - Average Dosage of Keppra
Hi There,
Hoping someone can advise me as to what a normal dosage of Keppra per day should be? I guess what I am trying to guage is if I am on high or low dosage (1500 mg). The side effects that I am experiencing right now are being really tired,...
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 brevan... New - Does anyone have positive results from ACTH treatment for infants?
When my son was about 7 months old his eyes started rolling back in his head and his head would jerk to the side for just a split second. He was just starting to crawl at that point and thank the Lord I was able to catch it on video...
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Saint ... New - College
So here's one for all of the seniors and Juniors in High-school... Who is scared of college? All my friends are so pumped for it and I joke around about and talk about all the parties. So I just sit there and smile and talk about it to and put on a fake act...
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