 kmworden
New - Switching from Keppra XR to Zonergan- tossing& turningCreated by kmwordenat6/10/09 - 7:48 am|25 Views|3 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
I have been on Keppra and then Keppra XR for a little over a year. Seizures started to get progressively worse post-pregnancy so I am switching to Zonegran. I also take Klonopin which seemed to be helpful in working with the Keppra to manage my seizures. ...
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 KJL74
New - Seizures and hormonesCreated by KJL74at11/5/09 - 1:38 pm|17 Views|2 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
I am 35 years old and I have petite seizures right before and during my period. This started in high school but recently it seems like it is becoming worse and more often. I've read about people taking birth control pills or taking other meds 14 days out...
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 smp
New - epilepy and breast cancerCreated by smpat10/11/09 - 10:07 pm|7 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
I was diagnosed in November 2007 with epilespy after dealing with, what I thought were anxiety attackes for 10 years. April 2009 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I had a bi-lateral mastectomy. While on a/c chemo my seizures seemed to have stopped...
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 EMSMommy
New - epilepsy after childbirthCreated by EMSMommyat11/4/09 - 7:26 am|3 Views
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
has anyone had a baby and feel lik their condition is getting worse. Feeling sick all the time?
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 epilep...
New - absent seizures affecting memoryCreated by epilep...at10/9/09 - 1:44 pm|35 Views|7 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
im 17-yeas-old. my memory had become the biggest problem in the world. I cannot function in school, and it has gotten extremely harder for me within the past couple years. not even in school, but in ordinary day events. my friends make fun of me, and nobody...
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 Tiffany K
New - Safely Treating PCOS and Epilepsy At The Same Time Created by Tiffany Kat7/24/08 - 7:24 pm|46 Views|3 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
Hi Ladies:
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New - Epilepsy triggers?Created by Black....at3/18/08 - 11:11 am|913 Views|56 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
hi
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 adritu...
New - should I switch from topamax before getting pregnant?Created by adritu...at10/26/09 - 8:33 pm|5 Views
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
Hi everyone,
this is my first post-- I'd really appreciate whatever feedback you can give me. I had an EEG the other day in hopes of getting off AEDs all together, but no dice, still spikes and my neurologist still said I should stay on.
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 emma_nz
New - Amount of folic acid to take before conceiving??? (and during pre...Created by emma_nzat6/6/07 - 7:42 pm|408 Views|6 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
Hi everyone,
My name is Emma & I'm new to this forum (so glad I found it). Anyway I had a baby girl last October - after being seizure free since 1997, however in about April I began waking up having bitten my tongue really badly,...
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 Donnajoy
New - Tegretol and Weight GainCreated by Donnajoyat6/27/06 - 6:07 am|1992 Views|14 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
I have been on tegratol for almost 1 year now and have put on about 15 pds, mostly in my mid-section. Very upsetting as i cannot seem to do anything to get it off. Has anyone had any success losing weight while on tegratol- how did...
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 queent...
New - Want to get pregnant while on LamictalCreated by queent...at4/7/09 - 1:27 pm|112 Views|18 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
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 tmr1028
New - Hormone TestingCreated by tmr1028at7/19/09 - 2:17 pm|34 Views|7 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
I am new posting to the boards. Was wondering if anyone has done hormone testing for their epilespy?
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 hallab...
New - Uncontrolled epilepsy and c-sectionCreated by hallab...at10/22/09 - 3:59 pm|7 Views
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
Hi all, I am almost 28wks pregnant and have been told I need to book a c-section for my baby due to my seizures becoming unstable during the pregnancy. I have tonic clonics in custers and have been in status several times.
Anyone else been through...
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 jaimeb...
New - Hormones And EpilepsyCreated by jaimeb...at10/21/09 - 9:33 am|6 Views
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
Hello, my name is Jaime. I am 29 years old and was diagnosed as epileptic at the age of 15. I am currently on Lamictal, which has controlled my seizures for most of the past 9 years.
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 chloech
New - Lamictal dosage when breast feedingCreated by chloechat10/21/09 - 5:03 am|2 Views
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
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 recioev
New - Lamictal and birth control pillsCreated by recioevat3/20/06 - 7:38 pm|2982 Views|17 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
I was just wondering if anyone was on brith control as well as Lamictal. My neurologist said that there is no interaction, but I came across 2 studies on the interaction that stated that it decreased Lamictal concentration by almost...
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 leonbetty
New - Seizures and mental illnessCreated by leonbettyat10/16/09 - 8:11 pm|20 Views|2 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
I am looking for anyone who has any experience with psychosis folloing cluster seizures.
My wife, 67 just went thru that and she almost died.
She is okay now I think but I want to find out how to prevent it from happenig again.
Thank...
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 mandyvas
New - i have a question about ct scansCreated by mandyvasat10/16/09 - 2:05 am|5 Views
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
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 garytoh
New - Epilepsy and its trigger factorsCreated by garytohat10/12/09 - 10:32 am|20 Views|2 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
Hello,
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 SlimSh...
New - Epilepsy and PregnancyCreated by SlimSh...at9/21/08 - 8:01 pm|56 Views|7 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
Hello everyone
Just wanted to introduce myself first. I'm Yelena and I just joined in this community. i was diagnosed with Mioclonic epilepsy at age 10. I'd say that its well controlled for the past 6 yrs, thanks to depakote ER. I'm taking 750 mg a...
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 crysta...
New - What is wrong with me?Created by crysta...at10/12/09 - 7:16 pm|32 Views|2 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
Hello!
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 casper80
New - Weight LossCreated by casper80at11/1/08 - 5:02 pm|69 Views|5 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
I would like to know if anyone else has had trouble lossing weight on Keppra. I have been on it for four years now and I have gained 10 kgs. I have tried everything to lose weight. I now eat a healthy diet, and walk daily min 40 minnutes. Does...
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 sunnyred
New - Can Childhood Epilepsy Cause Memory Problems?Created by sunnyredat7/17/09 - 2:10 pm|41 Views|9 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
I had epilepsy as a child - the absence seizures. They began probably around age 5 and the doctors said I was having between 20 and 40 per day. I started on medication which was stopped when I was 9 and they said that I was no longer having seizures. However,...
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 rose0527
On Keppra, Baby on the WayCreated by rose0527at2/1/08 - 4:06 pm|483 Views|62 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
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 aspepath
pregnancy and keppraCreated by aspepathat12/27/05 - 10:01 am|5106 Views|51 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
Hello everyone
I am 28 years old, female, with JME. My doctor has switched me from Depakote to Lamictal and now Keppra. I take Keppra 1000mg a day. Is there anyone, who is on Keppra, who is pregnant or who has had a baby. There is...
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 elizleigh
Keppra levals?Created by elizleighat10/6/09 - 3:15 pm|12 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
Wow, it's been AGES since I've had to post on this site! Hope everyone is doing well!
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 Greenw...
Ahem! Shooting Silvery Spots - Turned to shooting headachesCreated by Greenw...at6/3/08 - 3:45 am|57 Views|8 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
16th June: Now I'm getting terrible headaches. SHort shooting pain that totally stops all thought and all actions...it happened 4 times over 3 weeks.
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 marta30ny
Lamotrigine problems, please help!Created by marta30nyat12/16/08 - 6:17 am|108 Views|9 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
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 akewbc
Epilepsy and Breast CancerCreated by akewbcat10/5/09 - 6:24 pm|5 Views
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
Four years ago I was diagnosed with epilepsy. Last year I was diagnosed with breast cancer.
I am a cancer survivor and I'm looking for other breast cancer patients and/or survivors to share their experiences with anti seizure and chemo/followup...
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 Trichica
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 betsya...
Topamax and PregnancyCreated by betsya...at11/2/08 - 3:09 pm|19 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
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 haylei...
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 swedis...
Am I the only one?!Created by swedis...at9/30/09 - 9:36 am|14 Views
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
Hey!
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 origin...
Female infertilityCreated by origin...at9/29/09 - 9:10 am|5 Views
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
Hi
I am 33 yrs old and as a child i took 1500mgs of Tegretol a day between the age of 9-14 yrs old now im having problems conceving and am looking into fertility treatments.
I know there are many men out there having the same problem...
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 Newyor...
I'm afraid I'll never grow up!Created by Newyor...at9/22/09 - 8:18 pm|124 Views|18 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
In another thread I explained how I was supposed to have gotten over my epilepsy when I was a teenager. Looking back on my life and recent events make me believe that's not so.
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 maedlam
16 Weeks PregnantCreated by maedlamat9/28/09 - 7:14 am|13 Views
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
In October of 2005, at age 25, I had my first seizures. My MO is to have a grand mal, pass out, wake up and have another. This happened in October and then again in November. They seemed to align with my menstrual cycles, so there was a hormonal component....
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 juliep
Dilantin to Lamictal for pregnancyCreated by juliepat9/27/09 - 6:45 pm|8 Views
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
Hello-- This is my first post on here after months of lurking. ;) What a great place to share experiences and information.
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 lb34
breastfeeding and anticonvulsant medicationsCreated by lb34at9/25/09 - 2:25 pm|8 Views
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
Has anyone breastfed their infant while on anticonvulsants and what has been your experience? I am contemplating breastfeeding my child to be born the end of November and I am currently taking Zonegran and Keppra. My neuro says the benefits definitely...
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 agwalt
Changing AEDs while pregnant?Created by agwaltat2/26/08 - 10:21 pm|77 Views|9 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
Hi,
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 chelsea93
Pregnancy and Trileptal?Created by chelsea93at9/25/08 - 3:27 pm|43 Views|4 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
Im chelsea and im only 15 but im really worried about when i get older and want to have kids. I am on Trileptal right now and have been for a little over a year. I was wondering if anyone whose on trileptal has had a kid or if anyone knows if the medication...
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 jane_r...
Frequent Dejavu QuestionCreated by jane_r...at8/29/09 - 12:21 pm|17 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
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 maggiela
Lamictal dosage and pregnancy?Created by maggielaat2/16/08 - 10:37 am|32 Views|4 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
Hello,
I recently learned that I'm pregnant and was wondering about the effects of Lamictal on my baby --- specifically, I'm curious if lowering my dosage will decrease the chances of birth defects? Or does having the meds in my system pose a threat...
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 batgrl
OK So does anyone Know What this sounds like?Created by batgrlat9/17/09 - 9:31 pm|29 Views|3 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
OK So... technically I have not been diagnosed just yet. But I was wondering if any of you could help me. This has been ongoing for a year and started off with I wanna say ADHD like symptoms, and has honestly seriously progressed to this point, and I would...
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 KerriB
Can seizures be caused by birth control?Created by KerriBat2/22/08 - 2:02 pm|184 Views|30 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
Now, I know some of you may think this is strange, but here goes:
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 Elle L
breastfeeding and trileptalCreated by Elle Lat9/15/09 - 11:43 am|9 Views
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
Does anyone have any info on taking trileptal while breastfeeding? Is it safe? What side effects should I look for in my baby. I took trileptal while pregnant and did not have any problems/defects. I can't find a straight answer on the internet. Thanks!
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 belimawr
Want to help, New Dx, weird Dr recommendationsCreated by belimawrat6/15/08 - 10:02 am|89 Views|5 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
We had an eeg and mri done by a Dr. He did not show us the results
though we requested them. My gf has had partial seizures, where she
gets overloaded, breathes heavy, and as my mother stated her eyes make
her seem like a scared rabbit.
She started...
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 rawrdi...
I take Keppra XR and now I have no energy and im gaining a lot of...Created by rawrdi...at9/12/09 - 4:59 pm|16 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
Ever since ive been taking Keppra and Keppra XR i have slept all the time and had no energy to even walk outside. Ive gained 30 pounds but even when i try working out i need rest. i just want to be myself again but the last time i saw my neurologist he just...
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 katjdi
seizures in the form of panic attacks/fearCreated by katjdiat8/21/05 - 12:11 pm|851 Views|9 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
I was diagnosed with epilepsy 7 months ago. I began having panic attacks/intense fear/depression on a cycle of about every other month for 2 or 3 days each time. These spells had nothing to do with menstrual cycle. I've had this...
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 Clarice25
Pregnancy LossCreated by Clarice25at9/5/09 - 8:09 pm|35 Views|4 Comments
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
Hi I am Danielle and about 2 years ago....I was almost seven months pregnant and I lost my daughter when I had a seizure for an hour...I was just wondering ....I know this is horrible to ask....but if anyone could relate with this? I would love to get...
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 mightypie
New here - Question about epilepsy and female hormones?Created by mightypieat9/6/09 - 7:16 pm|27 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: Women With Epilepsy
Hey everyone I just signed up because I'm curious... This is a feminine issue so if I'm being too descriptive I apologize.
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