I don't understand why I would need more medication if I am seizure free. It makes me sleepy and depressed. I have been on seizure medication for 50 years and seems to me it causes clinical depression which I have dealt with for many years.

I stayed at my best friends house, woke up, had a seizure. She was wonderful about it. Cared for me, made sure I was safe. Now I’m feeling strange about it all.

Losing your hair when you wash it in the shower?

Morning all
My story here is long and complex . in 2005 I had a tonic clonic seizure. ended up in the ER and got dignosed with a cavernoma that had hemorrhaged. was put on tegrital and had surgery. fast forward 12 months and my neurosurgeon took me off tegratal
Started getting ready bad aura, but not knowing what they were thought I was losing my mine. this caused anxiety and then serve depression. Was then but on two antidepressants, mirap and cymbalta been on them both for 11 years.… read more

I had a neurologist appointment. I know I answered most questions like I know what I am talking about. But when I get home and try to explain to my husband what the doctor said, I don't remember. I don't remember why I need a test? I don't remember what I said. I feel so dumb. My spouse usually goes to my appointments, but couldn't go this time. He gets frustrated when I don't have the information. He thinks that sometimes doctors just want to do tests to get information for statistical… read more

It appears every 3-6 months my seizures become out of control again and I need to increase my medication. Things will go well for a bit and then get out of control again and a dose increase will temporarily help. Is this normal? Does this happen to you guys? Im on tegretol, vimpat, and clobazam.

I know many of you had surgery on your brain. Have any of you experienced a chronically runny nose, just on one side (clear discharge)?

My question today is quite simple. How can I continue doing sports and not have seizures? I want to stay in good shape which started requiring some exercises with small weights/ dumbbells

However I noticed that some time after I work out I have seizures… what is the way to find out how much I can exercise without provoking my seizures? Any ideas on that?

My dermatologist says that I have lupus and that it's not from the medicine I'm on, but back in 2012 I got roesaea and my neurologist told the dermatologist that I could get lupus from my medicine that I was taking. The only one I'm taking is Topamax which I started in 2006. My sister is on it too and she was just diagnosed with a autoimmune disease and she's been on Topamax for 14 years now. I'm not sure what to do about this whole thing? Both the neurologist and dermatologist are trying to… read more