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Q: Hi, I'm New to This Forum And Had Some Questions....
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Kathleen19
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~kathleen
p.S. I usually have grand or petite mal seizures as well as partial ones. The myclonic seizures are new for me
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danceman
New User
Hi kathleen,
I am 43 and had epilepsy all my life, I am currently on 1200mg tegretol,400mg dilantin and 2400mg nuerontin daily. I have been on keppra before and it really knocked me about ,couldnt think straight,co ordination was poor,feeling tired and I felt like a wieght was on my shoulders and my head in a cloud/fog, which I hadnt experienced since taking mysoline many years ago. It could be that the keppra is whats making you feel so tired . I have found the tegretol to be a stabiliser for me and is not too intrusive on my life. You said your docgtor has changed your dosage , are you seeing a family doctor or do you have a nueroligist ? A nuerologist is far more qualified and up to date about anti epileptic medications, and because of thier scope of knowledge ,has a better idea on what tablet to trial on you ,as not all tablets suit everyone.
Sleep is important when you have epilepsy ,a regular 6-8 hrs a night can help avoid turns as does staying off alcolhol which can be another trigger for turns.
hope this helps you kathleen, keep in touch and whenever you have a question im sure there is someone in the forum who willl try and help.
Good luck
I am 43 and had epilepsy all my life, I am currently on 1200mg tegretol,400mg dilantin and 2400mg nuerontin daily. I have been on keppra before and it really knocked me about ,couldnt think straight,co ordination was poor,feeling tired and I felt like a wieght was on my shoulders and my head in a cloud/fog, which I hadnt experienced since taking mysoline many years ago. It could be that the keppra is whats making you feel so tired . I have found the tegretol to be a stabiliser for me and is not too intrusive on my life. You said your docgtor has changed your dosage , are you seeing a family doctor or do you have a nueroligist ? A nuerologist is far more qualified and up to date about anti epileptic medications, and because of thier scope of knowledge ,has a better idea on what tablet to trial on you ,as not all tablets suit everyone.
Sleep is important when you have epilepsy ,a regular 6-8 hrs a night can help avoid turns as does staying off alcolhol which can be another trigger for turns.
hope this helps you kathleen, keep in touch and whenever you have a question im sure there is someone in the forum who willl try and help.
Good luck
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