Hi, Does anyone here take Elavil for migraines. I was taking 1 25 mg at night (the generic brand) & had an increase in seizures and no decrease in headaches....
Hi Donna, I take Verapamil for migraine prevention. It is a blood pressure med that keeps the artieries from spasming. Depakote does that as well. Good Luck,...
Hi Folks hope you're all ok Havnt posted much but I need your input... My long awaited (8 months) telemetry appt has finally come thru' I'l be going into the...
Best of luck. My seizures didn't start till I was 20. I live in the south & my Dr here didn't know how to control them so he sent me to a a hospital in New ...
Cyberwaif, If your neuro is not taking you seriously, perhaps it is time to look for another neuro. Why not use the Internet to seek another qualified medical...
Good luck with your telemetry. Do you get to have a TV near your bed? I'm such a TV freak I have to ask that question. Of course, during the day there is...
Hi. I've had something new happen to me and I'd like to ask your opinion. On the morning after the blackout I woke up 5-1/2 hours later than my scheduled...
Hi, I'm having trouble determining what is a migraine symptom and what is a siezure symptom, since I have both, and I was wondering if it as possible to have...
Hi Violet, I always have a bad headache before my seizures. usually nothing helps. I had what my Dr says looks like a spider bite on my leg at the end of June...
yes it is cause I have both sometime they are so simlarliar in a migraine I can loss my vission tempory and feel weak and tired in a seizure you can get a...
I agree call your doctor if you having more headaches and seizures Mary ... helps. I had ... June and the ... month usually ... month but ... feeling...
They don't know why but they a link between seizure active and migraines but they have better medication out now Mary ... been ... June ... month ... this ... ...
Last Thursday night I was running from the street into the subway station and flew off the stairs and landed on my head. I lost consciousness twice and was...
Thanks a lot, Karin. After 2 days on Keppra I am very, very tired and still have the atonic episodes. But what are two days in the world of medicine? Must...
I think i started to have a tonic-clonic (but not all the way) the other night. I left a building, started walking, then I felt myself falling to the ground...
Dear Group: Would anyone here be interested in "audio" chats concerning epilepsy? I may be getting a web conferencing room for my business. If I do, I might...
I was having dinner with my sponsor to go over some stepwork last night and I had a seizure at the table. It was relatively short but very powerful and I was...
Karin: I don't know whether or not they were from side effects. I hope they go away, too. I have a mig. right now. I am so nauteus. Good luck with the new...
Hi, I,m interested but only have a microphone. I've used it in my stroke group and they say they hear me fine. DCG [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Dear Group: Has anyone received any kind of seizure-control training? What do I mean by that? Has anyone been told by their doctor those things they may be...
I've heard of some people talk about it but only within the context of never again taking meds, which I think is as foolish as foolish can get. I had to...
Mark, I concur that going off medication is foolish - unless you are under a doctor's supervision. I am drug-free today with the help of doctors. Of course,...
Hi I am knew here....my name is Heather. I was origianially diagnosed with seizures over 20 years ago. 3 years ago the drs finially figured out that what I...
I take a product called MVP made by Natures Treat their web addy is www.naturestreat.com and their phone is 1-877-399-7545. they wil be hapy to talk to...
My Neuro has me take 600 mg. of Magnesium a day for migraine prevention, and it really helps alot. I also take a B-complex, which also helps the migraines,...
Hi Karin, I take a rice based, hypoallergenic B complex made by GNC. It is one of the few supplements I can tolerate, as many of them trigger siezures for me....
Excidrin has caffein (however it is speled) in it! Also people that are seizure prone should not take asprin. We are more likely to get Rey Syndrome....
Hi, Violet. I am on 300mg of Cardizem for migraines and 700mg Dilantin for seizures. I used to be on Depakote but could not handle it. I also used to be on...
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