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Myoclonic jerks occuring in the evening?
Thu, 11/01/2007 - 13:10Comments
Re: Myoclonic jerks occuring in the evening?
Submitted by confused924 on Wed, 2008-01-30 - 12:32
Re: Myoclonic jerks occuring in the evening?
Submitted by bmarshall2 on Thu, 2008-02-07 - 10:57
I have been on Lamictal for two years and it has helped me a lot. It was the only medication that my doctor would put me on. Of course, at first it was a gradual increase of doses, but now I am 150mg twice a day and it is good. When I first started taking it I was really dizzy, tired, nauseous, etc...Now, I have to remind myself that I took my medication. I dont have anymore side-effects.
Brittani
I have been on Lamictal for two years and it has helped me a lot. It was the only medication that my doctor would put me on. Of course, at first it was a gradual increase of doses, but now I am 150mg twice a day and it is good. When I first started taking it I was really dizzy, tired, nauseous, etc...Now, I have to remind myself that I took my medication. I dont have anymore side-effects.
Brittani
Re: Myoclonic jerks occuring in the evening?
Submitted by ljc on Tue, 2008-01-29 - 18:23
my son was diagnosed with myclonic epilepsy 10 years ago,he is now 11. He has seizures all day,no certain time.I had never heard they only happen in the morning.Like you,he has stares with no jerking,but most of the time it is jerking.He takes zonegran and depakote,nothing we have tried has worked,unless i change my mind,we are waiting to have the vns.