I was diagnosed with seizures at the age
of 14, and now i'm 17. When I was first
diagnosed, all was well, and the
medication I was using was doing fine.
Recently, (within the last 2 months)
seizures have been occuring again. My
doc switched medication, but it gave me
more side effects than anything. So we
tried another, and another, and another.
Nothing seems to be working! I'm
starting to feel pressure from schoolwork
i'v missed, and the best my family can do
is say, "i know how you feel: when they
don't!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll
work through this part though. But what
other treatments are out there for
seizures in general? Anyone?
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RoxyGirl
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Oct 2003 Posts: 5 Location: mICHIGAN
Posted: 10-11-03 10:31am
Theres none that I know of. Theres not
that many generic medications so you have
to pay hundreds of dollars for a months
worth of pills too!!
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feelgood
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Joined: 09 Sep 2003 Posts: 56 Location: Calabasas
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Seizures Posted: 10-15-03 13:07pm
Have you ever had an mri?...If you're
having them frequently and medication
hasn't worked so far, then talk to your
doctor about surgery..I know it sounds
scarey, but my neurologist suggested it to
me..He said, "do you want to have your
life back? Then I suggest surgury is the
answer"...He has set me up to talk to the
surgeon and I have an appointment for an
mri....I also have been on all the meds
out there and I still have
seizures....You're very young and you
don't want to live your entire life like
this so talk to your doc about what I
mentioned it can't hurt.......Good luck
and take care, susan
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Dobby07
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Oct 2003 Posts: 10 Location: Ohio
Posted: 10-17-03 17:59pm
Yes, I have had nearly all testing
possible done. Mri's with and without
contrast, eeg while sleeping and while
not, ekg's, ct scans........You name it
for neurological, and i've probably had
it. Sad but true
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phil dennison
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Nov 2003 Posts: 71 Location: illinois
Posted: 11-14-03 23:35pm
Do yourself right get brain surgery.
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jamal
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Nov 2003 Posts: 60 Location: oroville,Ca
What Are the Results of Your Tests? Posted: 11-20-03 22:17pm
are
you a canidate for surgery I
went thru alot of meds and got worse over
4 years before I went ahead with b.S. You
need to find out about the tests. Scar
tissue on right frontal lobe for me. I
ended up at a great place u.C. Davis ca.
They lesson my gran mals and auras. Let
me know. Jamie
are
you a canidate for surgery 