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traveling overseas
Sat, 05/13/2006 - 05:46Topic: Parents & Caregivers
My 18-yr. old daughter will be traveling to Europe with her school soon and I wonder if there is any advice/info for her as far as managing the time change and meds when she goes. Her seizures are controlled with daily meds.
Re: traveling overseas
Submitted by angel_lts on Mon, 2006-05-15 - 06:48
I just came back from Germany on friday. I have dealt with the meds, switching the meds with the time and now just following the time in the US for my meds. I had seizures in the past because I swapped the time and meds around. That can really screw things up. Your glucose level gets low and will cause a seizure. I was having generalized seizure because I did that. I now just got up in the night to take medication and followed the US time. I NEVER switched the meds around. I did great. Towards the end I only had complex partial seizures, for I would get to sleep by 1 or 2:00 in the morning. I had seizures because, I lost so much sleep. SO my suggestion is, to follow the US time with your meds. If she can not get to sleep, tell her to take a nap in the afternoon. I did the first several days, but then the last two days I could not and that is when I had those seizures. good luck Lisa http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsyapproach/