Epilepsy
Questions + Answers
About me
About me
I have a question can I drive a car or not I haven't had a seizure for about 5 years wat do u think and u respond to me back please.
Memory
Memory
Can you lose your memory with seizures?
Yes u loose memory from seizures desorder...its sad cause u know something but u can't remember the name ,place,or thing
Medicine reminder?
Medicine reminder?
I take Levetiracetam and tomapax in the morning and at 6pm. I have my alarm is set for both times but sometimes I don't here the one in the morning or I take it and I'll forget that I did rather it's in the morning or afternoon. What I am asking is how do you keep track or what are you using to make sure you didn't forget?
I use a pill box for the week. Morning and night
I have the feeling i lost my past,i can't remember almost nothing?Are there people here who are having this too?
I have the feeling i lost my past,i can't remember almost nothing?Are there people here who are having this too?
I thought it was age get a bit older memory loss but yes after a sizeure hard to rember anything long ago thought I was alone for this one as for… read more
Does or has anyone ever felt embarrassed about telling someone about their seizures?
Does or has anyone ever felt embarrassed about telling someone about their seizures?
Or on another note, has anyone ever been a little scared of telling someone you feel like you’re about to have one but end up not? Sometimes I feel like I shouldn’t tell my parents or sister because then they’re going to overreact a little after the feeling went completely away.
Driving
Does anyone else experience depression with epilepsy?
Does anyone else experience depression with epilepsy?
This is my first time posting on a site about my epilepsy, but I feel like I just need to vent to people like me. A little about me: I live in a small town in VA with my mom, dad, and fiancé. I'm turning 25 in a week and I had my first seizure at 17 the morning after my grad party. It was a gran mal and my life just hasn't been the same since. I currently take 350mg Lamictal XR at night before I go to sleep. Some nights I wake up and have bad tremors still.… read more
The way I calm down
is either watch a good film or take a nap or find something that will interest me.
Mediation doesn't work~Can't stand "Total silence… read more
Carbatrol
Carbatrol
I've been put up to 1200 mg per day of tegretol retard. This is the maximum dose and seems very high - has anyone else been on such a high dose and did you suffer any side effects?
Is it normal to get sick after a seizure?
Is it normal to get sick after a seizure?
Had grand mal seizure last night, after I came too. I needed help to bathroom & got sick for 20 minutes or so. I have never had that happen before.
Nausea is one of my main symptoms that I'm having a bad seizure. My brain fires, body releases adrenaline and that starts the nausea. This is the worst… read more
Women - do hormone changes throughout the month affect your seizure threshold?
Women - do hormone changes throughout the month affect your seizure threshold?
If so, which part of the month? Have you had any form of treatment to control hormones? Birth control?
I use depo shot it is a birth control shot every 2or 3 months. It is for the hormones.it works.
