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Every couple of years I have seizures then my Dr wants to try something new or ups the dosage. The meds I'm on now are making me dizzy and off balance
I have right temporal lobe (lesions on the right side)epilepsy and I'm currently on Vimpat. Anybody out there have vivid or weird dreams? Some of mine are extremely life like and some are weird enough that I probably would tell them to anybody. Some of them stick in my memory even when I wish they wouldn't.
Vimpat was a horrible drug for . But when I was on Potiga , boy I was being throw 3-4 dreams a night. I was having dream, that seemed real, to nightmares, to very weird and unusual dreams.
I have to a video eeg done. I have watched some YouTube videos, but still have questions. Will they just stop all my medications as soon as i am in the hospital? Or what?
It all depends on how long the EEGV is . For one day, they won’t do a thing with meds.
From 4 - 7 days they will decrease your meds little bit at a time everyday
They want to try and get as big of… read more
I had to have 2 EEGs. First one was an inpaitent EEG for 3days went no where and the hospital staff and doctors were rude as hell to me
Second on was at a diffrent hospital for only an hour and they got excatly what they needed shortly after that i was diagnosed with FLE and TLE epilepsy was put on keppra and then topamax but had to come off of those and currently on Lamictal. My offical diagnosis is Primary Generalized Epilepsy
I recall having like 3 or 4 absence seizures in a row every few… read more
I honestly don't know because at the end of my first appointment, my neurologist had me hooked up to an ambulatory EEG for 48 hours, thus I do not know at what time during that period the ambulatory… read more
Will it set off with excessive motion.
I have heard of this but I am afraid to shell out the money only ro have it not work. I'm waiting for it to be out a little longer so I can hear how well it works. If it works well, I would be more… read more
My 5 year old daughter was diagnosed with epilepsy last year. She's been having seizures every 1-2 months since then. But when she has a seizure, it never stops on its own. Every time, she has to go to the hospital and receive diazepam injection. Is there any other person with similar conditions? Will it get worse with time? I'm so worried.
I've never dealt with a kid with epilepsy just myself. See if her doctor would give you a concentrate (liquid) RX of diazapam or lorazapam and educate you on the dosages for her seizures. It can go… read more
Does anyone manufacture a watch to alert to seizures, heart problems, etc.
I only have two skinny wrists, so I don't have a lot of room for multiple watches.😁
Robert5
My phone doesn't automatically call 911. It sent a picture to certain contacts. When I had a heart attack & my daughter called 911 from Michigan I tried to convince EMTs all I needed was a… read more
As far as I know, I haven't had a seizure in over a year. It took me 11 months to feel like myself again after the last one. Then I had 3 months of feeling really good. Now all of a sudden the side effects (brain fog, memory, exhaustion, depression, word recall, etc.) are back. I'm trying hard not to feel like I'm backtracking and to view it as all part of the package. For those of you whose seizures are under control, do your side effects come and go?
I sometimes find it takes a few days for my memory and concentration to get back to normal.
I figure everyseizure is 3 ,4 days blanked out of my memory.in over55 years a ot of lost time.Onetime went to florida by car from massachusetts with some friends.Was entering florida had agrand mal.to… read more
I was told I have Grand Mal and other Seizure Disorders one of them called Pseudoseizures . Anyone else ever hear of this? I'm told it's hard to diagnose and often gone undiagnosed or is missed. My family and I was just grasping the Grand Mal Seizures now there's more to try and sort thru?
I agree especially with MarKC - thanks for reminding me of ' non epileptic seizures' I've also heard of them being called ' pseudoseizures' too