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Posted 6/14/2005 1:23 PM (GMT 0)
tongue  hello friens my name is jess.my son dallas is 4 he has epilepsy i just found out last month.hes been on triptial 2 a day but they had to up it because he had  2 seizures this weekend.
Posted 6/14/2005 1:55 PM (GMT 0)
HI Jess, So sorry that Dallas has started having seizures! It is hard to wait for medication to start helping. It can take a few weeks to see control. I hope the Trileptal will stop the seizures for him!

Glad you came for some support here. I have 2 kids who have struggled with seizures. My son was young when his started, he is now 14. My dd started more recently and is now 16
Posted 6/15/2005 8:09 AM (GMT 0)
I am sorry...my daughter is 10 and was just diagnosed with epilepsy a few months ago.She too is on tripetal and hasn't had any further symptoms...
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{hugs Jessica and Kayakmom}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
we need to support each other because we are all..smile...in this boat..even if it is a kayak..together....
Please take care..............
Posted 6/15/2005 2:12 PM (GMT 0)
HI Angry.....I have plenty of kayaks to share.....So good that your daughter is doing ok on Trileptal!!

support is so important. We all need that...

Ginny
Posted 6/16/2005 12:43 PM (GMT 0)
hi guys dallas so far is doing well since having seizure friday but uppping the meds hes okay.still cranky and weird at times but hes 4 and a boy too lol.hope all is well.jess
Posted 6/17/2005 2:05 AM (GMT 0)
That is a lot of weird to go around....seriously, I am glad he is doing ok so far....The cranky part might settle down in a few weeks as he adjusts to meds...

Take care,
Ginny
Posted 6/18/2005 11:57 PM (GMT 0)
dallas woke up this am acted really funny.he was screaming just i thought a sensory overload.but from 10am to 4 he pretty much slept.he got up said he needed to puke nothing then he was walking funny falling into things twitching.then he threw up once and by 5 was running around eating fine happy.its scary cause iam thinking he had a partial seizure he was weird.but glad hes okay know
jess mom dalllas he has adhd epilepsy senosry issues asthma acid reflex
Posted 6/19/2005 1:38 AM (GMT 0)
Yes, I would think he had a partial too. I hope you can call his neuro on Monday and tell him what happened and see what he thinks...Sorry he had a rough day. SO good when they recover and can play again!!

I know, for me, my son, bounces back faster than I do with his seizures...

Hoping tomorrow is a better day....
Posted 9/21/2005 1:22 AM (GMT 0)
Hi all, my son Alex is 8 and had his first seizure in Nov 2004 which turns out he has double cortex symdrone which can cause different types of seizures and adhd, dyslexia, bipolar, and other things. He started on depokote but the doc changed it due to having to drawn blood to check levels, then he was on 150 mg of Trileptal but the seizures were still coming 2 to 3 to 9 times a day some lasting 10 to 15 mins long. He had 2 gran mals in April that resulted in 5 hr visits at the ER. Now he's on Limictal 300 mg a day and nope the seizures are still every day but they don't last as long. He's on homebound as the teachers at school were un sure how to help him as every seizure he falls forward or backward and you never know when he will have them so now he wears a helmet too.
Hope your son is better.

Tonya
Posted 9/21/2005 2:32 AM (GMT 0)
WOw Tonya, he sure has a lot going on! Have htey tried an add on med to help him get better control?
How is the home bound going for him, has it been a help?

Hang in there!
ginny
Posted 9/23/2005 12:48 AM (GMT 0)
The doctors have tried two meds and yet no help.
Posted 9/27/2005 10:54 AM (GMT 0)

hi tonya,

im new to this forum but have found it so supportive.  i was interested to read your homebound situation as son has just become stable on Epilim and so is heading back to a new kindergarten as his current kindergarten didnt seem to want to learn about E or administer the valium if he did have a seizure there.  normally i would fight this kind of discriminatory attitude but we are leaving this town in less than 3 months and i just havent got the energy to try and change ignorance at the moment.  anyway, just wanted to say kia kaha ("stay strong" in Maori) for having your boy home with you, i know that it is tough on both of you after they have left home and had some independance. 

jo. 

Posted 3/23/2006 10:09 PM (GMT 0)
hi jess, i am new to the board. so i know this is an old forum but wanted to ask a question - are things better? did your son respond to the meds? i have an 19 month old with epilepsy - he had surgery and was seizure free for 9 months but started up again - it isn't to the severity of before but hey they are still seizures. just wanted to know how things are going.
amy
Posted 3/23/2006 10:10 PM (GMT 0)
hi jess, i am new to the board. so i know this is an old forum but wanted to ask a question - are things better? did your son respond to the meds? i have an 19 month old with epilepsy - he had surgery and was seizure free for 9 months but started up again - it isn't to the severity of before but hey they are still seizures. just wanted to know how things are going.
amy
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