Thank you, Ashley, Things are moving along. As time goes on, it all looks better. We have
contacted a lawyer. The lady had her second ultra-sound, but we...
I am new to this group thing but i have a 14 yr old son with epilepsy that has been having uncontrolled siezures since Jan. He is scheduled to talk with a...
Hi Ashley. Please see my answer below. Often medication can deplete vital nutrients ie" zinc and iron. Please check with your Doctor if this becomes a real...
For many years, I have been taking Zinc, Iron, and Folic Acid, and my hair
is very thick still at the age of 37. I am on many medications that can
contribute...
Dawn, that would not surprise me. I seem to remember hearing somewhere the the brains the eeg of people who have migraines are different than those who don't. ...
I just learned that One of the key Charcters on the Soap Opera the Young and The Restless Victor Newman, will be diagnosed with complex parital seizures...
I am takig lamicatal and i have noticed a great deal of my hair falling out as well. I thought mine might be hormones but maybe it has to do with the lamictal....
Dear Ruby, Hi. I know that you wrote this letter months ago, but I just came accross it. I am very happy for you that you are able to drive, but I was...
Earl, when you say you are eating nearly nothing, I hope you are not serious. Yes I know some epileptic drugs can cause weight gain, but that is not a reason...
Jake, There is an emergency med called diastat that has to be given rectally to stop the seizure. It is given for seizures lasting longer than 5 minutes. Do...
I've been on Lamictal for about a year or so and I too have had hair falling out. I have strands all over the place. I've never put the two together though. ...
I have had the VNS implant for a year on the 25th of this month. It has helped me a lot. It takes time depending on how the dr. starts it out and how it is...
Hey All! I am finally moving out of my mom's. I got myself an apartment one day after another fight with the family (mom, sister & brother). This is the second...
I had more trouble with hair falling out with Tegretol than I did with
anything else. Now that I take Iron and other supplements, my hair grows
much more...
Just a p.s to the previous email I posted on Hairloss. My son Grant (www.epilepsy-health.com <http://www.epilepsy-health.com/> ) who has Epilepsy has quite an...
It feels good to read that others can just relate. I thought I was alone but knew I couldn't be. All the time my wife was gone, I wore our cell phone was on...
Where do you live Dawn? I have been through this and turned down for respite care but I am going to keep trying. My guy is seven and has the VNS. My mom has...
We get a couple of months at a time with maybe a couple here and there and then if he is sick we cluster. The longer ones don't happen any longer since the...
Hi Marcia, I live in Oshkosh, Wisconsin How did you get a one on one nurse? Why does he need one on one? My son's school can't even administer his rectal...
Yea I have spent $300.00 on the diastat in the last 2 months. April was our best month only 3 seizures but they were long. other wise it has been 8-14 the...
No problems with the VNS. We did get Pancreatitus on the Depakote, but we had good control on it. Now we are watching kidney stones. They call it Renal...
Hello everyone, my name is Candice and I have had seizures since I was 17. I have been on a number of meds since that time(now am 30 yrs old). I have noticed...
My son needs a nurse to administer the Diastat, otherwise he would have a para pro or assistant. It is by law their right based on IDEA and the WACS that...
How often does he get the diastat? My son has epilepsy and developmental delays. He had short seizures that started at 14 months then after 1 year on meds he...
Hi Candice. You are going through the same thing my son is, however he is only 10 and no control. He has been taken off three meds. now for the tremors. The...
I work in Special Ed. in Ohio (since1980) and I agree with you! Parents have to FIGHT for their kids. I have seen many kids get different things that they need...
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