Is There Any Light At the End of the Tunnel? Posted: 05-19-04 11:17am
Hi, im 18 years old and I have epilepsy.
I just had another seizure today and they
arent very regular. I have one every few
months and with each one I become more
coherant after I wake up. Im on keppra
right now and I just want to know if
anybody knows if I have a good chance of
growing out of this or if maybe the keppra
is a bad medication or something.
Epilepsy is really depressing me and im
just looking to see if anybody has any
encouragment for me or good news.
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sandyallen
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Posted: 05-19-04 12:01pm
I am so sorry you are so young and you
have epilepsy! You might talk to your
Dr. And see if he can give you something
for your depression as I am sure when you
are depressed that it does not help with
the epilepsy, but you need to let your Dr.
Know this or he won't be able to help
you. Their are a lot of support groups
out their to help you. I have a lot of
medical problems myself, my Dr. Is trying
me on a new med called gabitril (tagabine
hcl), it is also for people with epilepsy.
I wish I could be of more help!
Sincerely,
sandy
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mommy2
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Jun 2004 Posts: 16
Light Is Somewhere Posted: 06-07-04 14:58pm
Hey there. I have dealt with this since
I was 12 and I am now 29. I have an
education, career, marriage and a
daughter. I made it, yet it was a lot of
hard work at times. I only had absense.
I have been on and off pills for years
and I hate it to this day. I recently
had brain surgery 3 months ago. It is
becoming a typical surgery these days.
If you cannot get the situation under
control ( if your situation is very
serious), consider seeing a doctor who is
supportive of surgery. This procedure is
actually being recommended as an option
early on. I would have done this years
ago if possible. I had mine done at
kettering memorial hospital in ohio. I
now have no seizures. You will have to
stay strong and keep your head up. You
are only 18, yet are also diving into the
adult world and I clearly remember the
hardships, many still exist today. One
thing to do: go to your doctor and request
a plan to get down to the bottom of
things. Ex. If this med doesn't work,
_______ is next on the list. If we go
through 3 meds and still no luck, lets
consider surgery or vns. Don't settle
for some doctor who takes you in for 5
minutes and gives you no real plan for the
future. You are 18 and are planning your
future. This is now a part of it.
Looking over this letter, it seems abrupt,
yet I am just a former elementary
teacher/mommy. I promise I am thinking
in a soft tone. If you can control this
with medicine, do so. My heart goes out
to you.
