Hi, I feel for you, as I had to drop out of the MD program 2 semesters before it was through---from meningitis. But, as for the Nursing program, epilepsy and all, I managed to get through it and even...
HI CIndy~~ Unfortunately for me, my epilepsy is a bit more complicated than that. It wasn't EVER diagnosed, nor was it ever trreated. In fact, it was misdiagnsoed for other things my whole llife...
I have a good support system for what I have. I was adopted at 3 months, and have only ever known the two I ahve today. My dad's whole side of the family have never been anything good to me, in any...
I have been feeling better, no seizures other than annoying auras since the dose was increased MOnday. My epi can't give me certain drugs, because they will either toxify my liver ior interact hugely...
I may have posted about this, before, but I can't remember, so I am doing it possibly again. DO any of you have an epileptic syndrome called JAE or Juvenile Absence Epilepsy? It is related to...
Yes, you NEED THE DRUGS!!!! They are what stop or slow the abnormally fast nueronal firing. Herbs do not and mever will have chemicals in them needed to achieve this. It is a problem with how the...
Hi all, I just want to apologize to all of you for my absence and insight. I have been felled with Grand Mal seizures and that in combination with my Absences and CPS have made me really sick. I have...
Yes, he ordered a Sleep-deprived EEG, because the brain waves are considerably different and even act different while you are sleeping, then when you are awake. If they only allow you to get 4-5...
Here is the rest of that list of herbal remedies that I have on a list in my textbook. There may be more that I don't have listed anywhere. I guarentee there are more out there, but I don't have them...
Here is a list of Herbal remedies found OTC that people like to think they lessen seizures, when there is no PROOF that these things prevent or lessen seizures. Kola, Guarana, Bitter Orange, Country...
I wouldn't rely on ANYTHING that Everet Koop wrote, said, or did. He is high on the list of quack docs. He would rather push "do-it-yourself-medicine", that are mostly nonsense in nature, than be...
Some of the info I got was sent to me by the Epilepsy Foundation OF America. THey also have a site with good info on it with seizure types, drugs, an Answer place, and more forums to belong to. THe...
I am on state insurace and it doesn't pay for stuff like Amour thyroid drugs. IT has not caused any problems for me, and the pharmacist, that everyone is different, and jsut because my drug book says...
The person who posted about the Thyroid is right. Certain drugs, ESPECIALLY Depakote can deplete the T3 adn T4 levels. THat happened to me. I now have to take Synthroid as of two weeks ago for it,...
My mom was able to leave a day early and got her flight changed, so she will be coming on Thursday night at 11 30 pm, so that relieves it some. Now, I caught some bronchial crud from someone, or my...
These are direct quotes out of one of my neurology textbooks, from med school. On violent behavior and epilepsy: Attempts to restrain a patient who has clouded sensorium during or after a TC or CPS...
Hi all, Have you ever thought of the fact that since he is retarded, that he may be doing this and other things to get attention. I have been around alot of children and adults who do this. He may or...
Now it makes sense. I have SGTCs that come off both SPS or CPS. I got to be one of the lucky ones who got all three types of seizures in that disorder. Some people only have one, some have two, and...
Hi guys, GREAT topic, here, and good answers. I just have one problem with Jess's seizure type is, because you don't just have it by it'self. They need to do long term monitoring with her, so that...
Ginny and JEn, I know that mom being gone causes more stress on me. IT shouldn't, but it does. WE had different people from the church lined up two weeks in advance to help me, you know give me a...
Hi guys again, I got woken up by my Doc's office and they said that for the 3rd time in a row my TSH was through room and my T3 and T4 were as low as it can get without going through the floor....
I agree with Kayakmom about a second, third or even an 4th opinion about your seizures. Epilepsy, if you do have it, is NOTHING to play games with. They need to get their acts together, and quit...
Yes, I am having seizures, but then mine has never been very well controlled. I think you are probably both right. As of Thursday, I had my first ever during waking hours Grand Mal. All of mine are...
Hi guys, I have not been well, so I was not on here for a while, and I just didn't want you to think I left you behind in some rage over something, because I didn't. I saw my epi 2 days ago on an...
I was in the EMU this March, and only had to do it once. I was in for 9 days, though. They glued 34 electrodes to my head and later put in sphenoidal electrodes. They wanted to catch two seizures,...
Hi all, I am just wondering how many of you with temporal lobe seizures of any kind, have behavior problems or sudden mood cahnges for no reason, that are not in your control?? I have those, and was...
Epilepsy does what is called remitting, which means it either goes away adn stays gone (total remit), or goes away and comes out again later in life (partial remit), and petite mal epilepsy is known...