Joined: 09 May 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Netherlands
Seizure Control Posted: 05-09-06 13:09pm
I've been getting seizures more frequently
in the last years. It's now around 1 per
3 months. It's only happening when I wake
up. I then have uncontrollable spasms.
I'm currently looking around the internet
for maybe a medication that I can use when
such a seizure might happen. I don't know
if that exists, but it sounds to me as a
better solution then taking daily
medication. Going to a doctor will result
in the risk of loosing my job since I
require a car. The law dictates you
should be 1 year seizure free in order to
get your license back and I don't want to
take that risk.
I have no idea what kind of epilepsy I
have, but I hope to get it under control
somehow. Any suggestions?
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CWE
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Posts: 24 Location: Friendswood, TX
Posted: 05-10-06 09:01am
Take this for what it's worth, it's just
my opinion....
You should see a doctor. If your seizure
pattern is currently changing for the
worse (increasing frequency) and you don't
do anything to control it, it could get
very, very bad.
My wife's seizure pattern has changed a
*lot* over the last 10 years (frequency,
type, severity, etc). She too used to
only have tonic-clonic seizures about once
every two weeks - always when she first
woke up in the morning. But it can
change. You cannot rely on past history
as proof that you will never have one in
the middle of the day (or while driving
for that matter).
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Pauly Want a Cracker
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 May 2006 Posts: 15 Location: glasgow
Seizure Control Posted: 05-12-06 21:10pm
Hi there screwdriver I have epilepsy I am
on daily meds and have been seizure free
now for three years and yes you are right
you lose your license for a year then if
you are seizure free in that year you get
you license back for three years and then
three years after that which you have to
fill in medical forms for the dvla. And
by law you doctor must let them know if
you do not yourself. But you cannot
lose your job if you have let your boss
know that you have epilepsy from the start
then they cannot fire you. I know it is
look bad with the though of not driving
for a year but it does pass quickly I
would say to you to go to your doctor and
get it checked out think of it this way as
well you could be driving one day and have
a seizure and god forbid you kill someone
or even yourself you would not wont that
if you would like to get in touch with me
my email address is p
aul.Baird5@btinternet.Com I can give
you some address and telephones numbers
for helplines for more information hope
this of help to you
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screwdriver
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 May 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Netherlands
Posted: 06-02-06 13:42pm
Hi cwe amd slutpaul,
thanks for your replies.
Cwe....What was the result with your wife.
Did she get daily medication or a
specific medication to use when she feels
a seizure coming up?
I know the best solution is to go to a
docter and try to "solve" it like that.
Thats' surely something that will need to
happen in the near future, but I would
like to understand from others if they
experienced the same as I have and what
was done to "solve" this?
Thanks for your feedback
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Pauly Want a Cracker
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 May 2006 Posts: 15 Location: glasgow
Seizure Control Posted: 06-02-06 21:12pm
Hi there screwdriver it is highly
availablepaul here that made me lol, I
know that you do not want to go to your
doctor in case you lose your license as
you need your car for your work, you could
ask your doctor for something to calm you
down i.E to help stop the spasms like
diazepam very low dose it might help I
hope that you do not lose your license as
I know how that feels, I have to get mine
renewed three years at a time but looking
back on it now it is wroth it hope that
you get the andwers you are looking for
soon keep :lol: and do try and not let it
get you down
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Pauly Want a Cracker
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 May 2006 Posts: 15 Location: glasgow
Seizure Control Posted: 06-02-06 21:15pm
That last bit lol was to keep smiling
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Pauly Want a Cracker
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 May 2006 Posts: 15 Location: glasgow
Seizure Control Posted: 06-03-06 08:27am
Hi there cwe I would be interested in your
wife's story but I do not have your
address for your wed site I would be
grateful if you could post it. I do
know that aeds needs to be absorbed into
the bloodstream to reach the brain. I am
on 1600mg a day of sodium valproate and
1600mg of carbamazepine {tegretol} it has
taking a while for me levels to be stable
I also get my serum levels checked often I
am also on 20mg of diazepam {valium in the
morning and 20mg of it in the night. I
look forward from hearing from you with
your site address. Thanks
