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Stressed with a new Diagnosis
Mon, 10/06/2014 - 19:47Hey guys,
I was recently diagnosed with epilepsy in August, roughly a week before I was leaving for my freshman year of college. I was having upwards of 8 petite mal seizures a day, with no clear reason. My doctor put my on Keppra, and for the most part I was doing really well with it. I was seizure free for almost two weeks until one day I had five seizures in a day. I went to the ER and they took my levels. My keppra level was less than two, and for someone taking 3000 mg of it a day. That's alarmingly low.
I am also a collegiate athlete and haven't been able to play since that day about two weeks ago. I know it's a new diagnosis and something that may take a while to figure out, but does anyone have any tips for how to deal with all of this while being a new college student?
Thanks
B
I am a third-year college
Submitted by Misjoey101 on Wed, 2014-10-08 - 19:48
I am a third-year college student. All I can do is talk to my teachers and roommates, take my medication every day and (even on finals week) get enough sleep. You'll be fine though. College students are much more understanding than high school students.