That is a hard one to deal with. My seizures are triggered by Florescent Lights, so I walk around anytime that I am indoor in stores such as Wal-Mart with...
Head lights are what bother me . I tried wearing sunglasses at night BUT some are too dark for you to drive. What helped me the most was I started driving...
Add me to the crazy list I was taking it for a long time then finally they switched me to Lamicatal! Now I am taking nothing due to the baby! But the topamax...
Hi Rhonda This definitely does - where I work am dealing with it all the time and one person goes into multiple ones more often than not. Being calm and...
Sounds great to me. When my son was put on Depakote as we increased the med to decrease his seizures, his seizures increasingly got worse both in frequency...
I would think decreasing the night time dose would increase your seizures however you really need to discuss this with your Neuro. Also maybe you can take...
I am so sorry your mother is in such denial. Have you ever given her easy to read phamplets to help her to understand and accept it? Dawn "Rhonda Downing...
Hello, This could be way off but here goes. I have a friend whos daughter started having grand mall seizures and continued to get weaker and weaker and wound...
Hang in there and the best thing for the two of you is to get a medication box. put his meds in it and leave it with in sight. That way you always know by...
Darlene I know exactly how you feel, I feel the same way when my son has a seizure, and I talk to him the whole time also. Dawn Darlene <dsadamson@...>...
Bryan will not be able to get a license unless he is seizure free for I believe 1 year. If he even has 1 seizure his license will be revoked. Can they...
Dawn, yeah, I've tried everything. I even found a book written specifically for my children and had them take it to her house when they were spending the...
Welcome to the group Rhonda. I'm Angie, 49 live in Hot Springs Arkansas and just started having "the s word' ha about a year ago. Your mom will come around. ...
Thanks for the words of encouragement, Angie. I hope she does come around. But since I was born with this (or at least I have had seizures all my life), it...
My seizures are cause by stress, excessive blinking lights (I do fine with emergency vehicles, as long as I am not following them for a long time, but Red Hot...
Hi Dawn, It's OK to increase his medication, but that may keep him from driving to. There can be a fine line between seizure control, and mind control. That...
Hi, I'm new to this support group and I would like to know if there is anyone out there who is having difficulty processing or retaining information with ...
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A friend posted this on another group site I am on that helped me understand what is going on with my thinking and memory. You are not the alone. There are...
Let me just say that since most neurologists don't have epilepsy, they are uninformed in the differences between what is caused by the epilepsy and what is...
Angie: Wow!! What a great article. I just sent it to about ten people, the ones that have to deal with me the most. Maybe it will help them understand why...
Hi Craig You are absolutely right. Each person is different depending on the type of seizures had/medication and even if seizures have stopped, there can be...
Angie, I am writing my dissertation on children with epilepsy, and I have to say, this article was very succinct and clear. If you could tell me where it's ...
Good attitude, Julie! My wife is also my chauffeur now. Either that, or I walk. It's nice to
walk. I'd forgotten how nice a slow steady pace could be. But,...
Rhonda, Thats great. Sometimes baby steps is better than no steps at all. Keep your head up, I will keep you in my prayers. Hopefully your seizures will...
Has your Lamictal been increased during the time the memory problems started? It could be the cause. Dawn Precieuse122978@... wrote: Hi, I'm new to this...
Hi Angie, I haven't worked in a few years, but as of a few weeks ago I have started to look for a job again. So far so good, no seizures, if I ever find...
How funny that you say Topamax made you crazy so they switched you to Lamictal. My doctor put me on Topamax (which I had taken in the past) and had started me...
Isn't that funny? And last time I was on this, years ago, I was also on Prozac for my nerves and depression. So I am just trying to hold off on that for now,...
Dawn: Thank you. Boy, David (My Fiance) was driving me home from the bank tonight and it was dark already and this store had a light going out on the outside...
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