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Dizziness in morning
Sun, 04/05/2020 - 14:12Hi,
I’ve had complex partial onset seizures for the last 10 years. Out of nowhere, the last few months about an hour or two after I wake up I start getting dizzy. After I take a 20-45 minute nap it is gone and it doesn’t happen for the rest of the day. If it matters, the only two changes in my body the last few months is I have gained 8 pounds and my vision changed from -5.75 to -.6. The dizziness doesn’t happen every day, but last few months it has increased to 3 – 5 times a week. The last two years, I’ve been on aptium and lamotrigine. Once again, this just started a few months ago and randomly happens only in morning. Has any ever experienced similar problems or have had this diagnosed?
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Micael, I'm currently taking
Submitted by Kellan on Tue, 2020-04-07 - 10:48
Micael, I'm currently taking both meds (aptium, lamotrigine) before I go to bed, around 9 pm. They may change this, I already sent an email to the Dr..
Dizziness could be a seizure.
Submitted by Misjoey101 on Tue, 2020-04-07 - 17:36
Dizziness could be a seizure. I also have complex partial seizure and have the neuropace machine(which tracks seizure activity). My family has noticed that double vision, drunk walking/dizziness and waking up dizzy in the morning are all signs of seizure activity that have appeared on the Neuropace record.
Micael, I'm currently taking
Submitted by Kellan on Tue, 2020-04-07 - 10:48
Micael, I'm currently taking both meds (aptium, lamotrigine) before I go to bed, around 9 - 10pm. They may change this, I already sent an email to the Dr..