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My Daughter and college
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 13:08Topic: Teen Zone
My daughter will be going away to college next week and has partial complex seizures at least three times a day. The school knows, the counselor knows, her roomate knows, the teachers know, etc..., the I think I have them all covered at this point. I am really worried. Do you have any advice for me?
Re: My Daughter and college
Submitted by kherndon1 on Sat, 2010-08-21 - 23:34
Hello. Best of luck to your daughter. My daughter is in her second year of college. She has IGE ( Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy) with Tonic Clonic seizures. She was doing really well her first semester last year and then just prior to the second semester she had a seizure and her Topomax was increased by double to 300mg daily. The side effects this has presented have been quite difficult. We kept hoping they would Level out. But the dificulty remembering and with concentration are unchanged. We are currently researching for an AED without these side effects. I am hopeful.
Remind your daughter of the importance of getting a full nights rest each night. My daughter has trouble getting enough rest which have been a major factor in atleast two seizures. Also, I would stress the imortance of taking her AED at the same time each day and keeping it on a schedule....Alarm on cell phone is a great reminder.
Good Luck. Hope all goes well for your daughter.
Take care, Karen
Hello. Best of luck to your daughter. My daughter is in her second year of college. She has IGE ( Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy) with Tonic Clonic seizures. She was doing really well her first semester last year and then just prior to the second semester she had a seizure and her Topomax was increased by double to 300mg daily. The side effects this has presented have been quite difficult. We kept hoping they would Level out. But the dificulty remembering and with concentration are unchanged. We are currently researching for an AED without these side effects. I am hopeful.
Remind your daughter of the importance of getting a full nights rest each night. My daughter has trouble getting enough rest which have been a major factor in atleast two seizures. Also, I would stress the imortance of taking her AED at the same time each day and keeping it on a schedule....Alarm on cell phone is a great reminder.
Good Luck. Hope all goes well for your daughter.
Take care, Karen