I have complex partial seizures and Grand Mal seizures and I was on Tegretol and tried the Lyrica and it has made my seizures lighter and spread them out so I don't have multiple seizures a day,only...
If you are having these seizures you should be on some sort of medication, there are so many out there. I have a compartment for just the morning and then I take my noon meds after lunch and night...
I am on Tegretol which is similar to Trileptil but there are many Anti Convulsants that you can try besides these 2 medications. Just ask your doctor about other drugs. Good Luck MistyGirl...
Hello, I started with simple partial seizures for many years and then graduated to complex partial seizures and I also have an occasional Grand Mal about one a month but usually not more than 5 so it...
Well I finally got around to going to a sleep clinic and having a sleep study. I couldn't go before because some family problems got in the way but I finally did get it done and got the results and...
JesseTwo, Good morning. Did you end up in the emergency room, have any tests done? More information please. MistyGirl...
Good Morning I had a brain abscess in the temporal lobe when I was 8 years old and i also have trouble with Math and multi tasking. Although I have a fairly good long term memory now. I believe there...
Good Morning Everyone, I don't usually post on this website since I am Epileptic but I tried Topamax when it first came out for my seizures and the only side effect I had was the very rare one of...
Aurora, I have taken Lamictal,Keppra and Zonegran but I took them when they had just come out so they did not have a generic yet. I take Tegretol in generic form and it works just as well and I also...
Dear Bullet, I have had both simple and complex partial seizures for the last 30+ years and they don't sound like simple partial seizures but everyones seizures are different. When I had simple...
Dear Deidre, I know how you feel about not being able to drive a car, I have never driven a car due to my seizures and the fact that I am partially blind in both eyes and yes brain surgery is scary...
Deidre, First thing you are not faking just because you may have had a suedo seizure or stress seizure and any doctor who says something like that to a patient especially in an ER needs to go back to...
dear awight, I am sorry you are having such a rough time of it, I have had epilepsy for over 30 years starting when I was 8 years old, from a brain abscess and I have been on alot of medications for...
Randy, I also think you should bring this up with your neurologist alot of times neurologists also have a degree in psychiatry, sress is always a possibility or it could be a tpe od Aura although...
Jeff, Thank you, I thought it was the other way around. MistyGirl...
Good Morning again everyone, I realize that no one really wanted to bash anyone but it seemed to be getting a little out of control there and I just wanted to get your attention. I know that every...
Hi, I have been on Dilantin and the side effects that I got were my gums growing ,my hair growing even faster than me and of course temperature problems,that is I wasn't sensitive to heat I just...
Randy, Thanks for the advice ,I will bring it up when I see the doctor tomorrow....
Hello Everyone, Now that you are all done bashing each other or not I would like to say something. I have had Epilepsy for most of my life,I am 44 going on 45 years old and have had seizures since I...
I have had similar seizures to what you just experienced, my neuro calls them tonic-clonic and I call them Grand Mal seizures. I normally have complex partial seizures where my facial muscles twitch....
Hello, I have had Epilepsy for over 30 years and I have just started having some very odd episodes at night.At the time I thought they were just a different kind of seizure or I was having my Grand...
Good Morning Caroleena, I have had Epilepsy almost as long as you due to a brain abscess and am now 44 years old so I understand where you are coming from since I also ride the bus and walk just...
Good Morning Turtlegirl, I too am off of caffeing although it is not because of my seizures and I have never had anyone bother me about it. I would just tell them that it is because of a medical...
I am a new member and I saw your post today and a reply that you made on try2bhappy and I am having a hard time imagining that you are being turned down for both SSI and Medicare because I do...
Hello, I am a new member and I would like to know if anybody has had a problem or heard of anybody having a buzzing or vibration in their neck where they put the leads that are connected to their...
Hi, I have Epilepsy and I have had pseudoseizures (fake seizure or stress seizures ) a few times myself and what you are describing kind of sounds like a grand mal seizure but I would see a...
Hi, I tried Topomax a number of years ago and I acually gained about 5 lbs. when I started and believe it or not I got kidney stones!Very painful sleeping on my back but I did not gain weight when I...