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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.
I have not had a frontal lobe resection, but I have experienced two left-hemisphere partial temporal lobectomy procedures in 1998 and 2000. These strongly reduced the severity and frequency of my… read more
I know that as an epileptic we need more sleep than the average person. I find myself taking naps just about every day because I’m tired no matter how much I may sleep the night before. I average about 5-6 hours because I’m a college student. Is this like really concerning or normal?
I’ ve had new med. 6 months ago. Fall asleep in chair! This med controls my seizures accept when I forget. I get plenty of sleep.
It depends on the original diagnosis. Some forms you just can't outgrow not matter when they a diagnosed but some are basically childhood forms and can be outgrown.
It has been almost one year since I was diagnosed with right temporal lobe epilepsy. I have tried Keppra (had to stop due to side effects) and am now on Briviact. My dosage was just increased due to a cluster of breakthrough seizures this week and I'm concerned that the drug may not work for me. I'm curious how long it took folks to find a drug regimen that worked best for them.
It's so helpful to hear from all of you that have been dealing with this for a while. It's hard accept that there's no easy solution and that this is something that I'll need to constantly pay… read more
I only had headaches that lasted all day after an aura barrage or mix of auras and simple partial seizures. My others came without any auras, but they did come with the all day headaches of varying… read more
They only last for a couple of seconds but it’s multiple ones
I’ve had nocturnal seizures since the beginning and unless I wake up to an injury or different sleeping location than when went to bed I never know if they are still happening. There’s never any… read more
I guess I'm supposed to get one to test my brain...
I had one about 35 years ago. I wanted to start seeing an epileptologist. He set me up for an MRI and told me there was a white matter around the brain. He said it could be MS and the only way to… read more
I have been an very independent person since last year also. My husband only helps me when we leave the house when I have to go to doctor appointments and only because I have little vision in my… read more
@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member, If limited at all, it’s just a few apps that’s discontinued , for what ever the reason is
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