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My husband suddenly started having grand mal seizures about 6 years ago completely out of the blue and was diagnosed with epilepsy about 6 months after his first cluster of seizures. He was young (27) fit and healthy and strong as he is a farmer, since the epilepsy began he has changed in almost every way... can anyone else relate?
I can’t relate , since I had Epilepsy almost my whole life. But, there is a possibility , that his seizures or medication side effects, or both are causing his personality change
Hi 👋 I'm Eve , I'm 52 and I've just been diagnosed with an x-ray with Osteoarthritis. I was always careful with bone density scans on Tegretol . I've developed toxicity in around 2016. I changed my meds to Keppra and didn't get on well with the Anxiety so changed again to Epilim and Lamotrigine. It was roughly 6 months into that that I developed joint pain. I was told it was normal wear and tear and my blood test for inflammation had come back clear. I insisted on further investigation on my… read more
Has anyone suffered pain in their elbow as a result of epilepsy medication or a seizure? Do you have regular scans on your bones?
My daughter says her elbows and knees hurt all the time after starting kepra .
Has anyone else experienced 'heavy feeling' limbs and joint pain when prescribed Epilim? I was aware of the gastro and weight gain problems - but not if these are symptoms too.
I I also have carpal tunnel in my right hand but I work for my dad‘s clothes down hills seven years beds and stuff like that I did my dad‘s books and everything else so I was very lucky on that and… read more
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I have sharp pains that hit me in my temples. Does anyone else have this pain and what do you do for it. I am 65 and had seizures since 13 years of age. This pain just started about 2 years ago. My neurologist gave me a antiflmatory but it does not help. Some times it wakes me up. The pain in my head is horrible.
Pain meds can cause constipation also.
Does it affect your hair and teeth?
Thank all of you for your responses 💜💜💜
Pain and body aches are common after a seizure. It is from the muscles clenching up.
I'm trying to understand what my child of 3 year old may be having at night time. His neurologist thinks it may be (nocturnal) partial seizures, but we are not 100% sure. Behavior he would display includes
- he makes a clicking sounds with his mouth/tongue while lying down in bed
- suddenly wake up in the night and starts screaming and crying
- repeatedly trying to sit up in bed, then lose balance and falling down
- thrashing around (in bed)
- sudden fearful look in his face paired with fearful… read more
Hello @A MyEpilepsyTeam Member, I've been told during nocturnal seizures that I scream out, loudly enough to awaken my husband, and then the episode will proceed with tongue chewing and writhing… read more