... of control? How long have you been an epileptic? I had read quite a bit about different types of seizures, but when I found out that I have tonic clonics I...
... Hi melissa .. I have had Epilepsy for almost 30 years,I was told when I was 5 or 6 yrs. old..I now am 35..and it has been a rollar coaster,I started out...
I started off having tonic clonic seizures but since I've been on my pills I wake up in the middle off the night to my face twitching and feeling sick. Then it...
They could be (mild versions of tonic clonic) I couldn't say for sure. Or just simply night seizures. However, everyone I've ever spoken too who's ever had...
I have seen two neurologists and the first one gave me an eeg. I have some sort of irregular electrical activity in the left side of my brain. They don't know...
Hi, I have epilepsy, but have also been diagnosed with MS. I am not sure if the loss of memory is due to the MS or the Epilepsy. My memory loss is not that...
Hi there I have been an epilepic for almost eight years now. I was 15 at the time when I started having them but now I am 22. It all began one day when I was...
Susan, I first noticed loss of memory a while before I knew I had seizures. It was when I was only experiencing partial seizures (didn't know what they where...
I started out with partials 5 years ago at 21. I'm now 27 and mainly have complex. I know all what you mean. My meds also don't help. I finally after a few...
It sounds like you are not taking enough medication. You do need to see a specialist. Richard Retzer Melinda Dohey <mdohey22@...> wrote: Hi there I have...
... Hi, I have epilepsy, but have also been diagnosed with MS. I am not sure if the loss of memory is due to the MS or the Epilepsy. My memory loss is not...
Sorry, didn't get back right away. Kinda forgot to check the lists for a couple days. Anyway, I have been fortunate to have the same (Neuro) doctor since I was...
Well I live in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; so I'm kind of limited in my choice of dr's. I think there's 5 neuro's in the area . As dumb as this sounds I've...
How have various folks done with different antidepressants? My meds are okay and no seizures is great-I will live with the side effects-but the depression is...
How have various folks done with different antidepressants? My meds are okay and no seizures is great-I will live with the side effects-but the depression is...
Dear Bill, I have been on 11 different antidepressants and one anti-anxiety drug. The antidepressants either did not work, gave me seizures, made me ill, or...
Folks, I am a dumba**!! In a recent post to Annie I realised I gave her (and everyone else) the wrong website addy for the Epilepsy Foundation of America. The...
Hi Bill! I want to weigh in on this(and help if I can). My current AED is Topomax, while my A-D is Lexapro. I guess topomax has a way of bringing a person down...
Attention if anyone is on topamax you better watch out because your body temperature could change because I am going through that now and I am always cold. I...
Hi, I would like to sincerely thank the 97 people who have completed my survey to date and to encourage anyone between the ages of 10 and 24 who have not yet...
... you ... Dilantin. ... and ... Hello Im on dilantin and it has caused erectil disfuntion in me ive been on it for 1 yr and im getting off of it as soon as i...
Regarding memory, depression, all that good stuff The good news-well- we have less seizures when we stay on meds. The bad news (isn't there always?) Darn side...
Hi, I started reading a book called "Treating Epilepsy Naturally" by Patricia A. Murphy because I was curious. It is a very good book. She covers many areas...
The book "Treating Epilepsy Naturally" is not written by some quack. It is written by a woman who is the former Vice President of the Epilepsy Advocacy Council...
Hey Justin Well my experience with Trileptal, haven't been that good. When I was about 4 weeks in the treatment I started to get depresions, suicidal thougts,...
Hi, When I had my MRI, it showed demylination: plaque on the brain. It is common with multiple sclerosis patients. Although I have epilepsy, I have multiple...