Hi everyone! Has anyone ever experience a
change in Seizure types?
I hope someone out there can understand.
I've had Complex-Partial Seizures for the
past 20+ years. I'm now starting to
experience a change in the type of
Seizures I experience. My Seizures have
gone from minute - which is to say the
seizure happens and within 10 seconds, I'm
already pretty much back to normal. To
now, I'm experiencing seizures that last
longer and are becomming more frustrating.
It's like I'm always trying to solve a
puzzle!
For example, I was alphabetizing my
adresses (on index cards) when I had one
of these type of seizures. During the
seizure (which seemed to last forever) I
found myself trying to put these index
cards together. When I came out of the
Seizure (which was only really seconds
later) I had 9 Index cards neatly placed
upon my desk - all lined up in 3 x 3 rows.
It was so weird. I don't remember
actually doing this.
Before I had the seizure I had a stack of
"blank" index cards set aside and I was
alphabetizing my adress cards -- the
seizure happened -- when I came out of it
there was this neat 3x3 row of "blank"
index cards sitting on my desk (in front
of my computer).
Another thing that is changing is the fact
that I totally forget things. I get up to
do something and upon standing my mind is
blank -- I haven't the foggest of idea of
what I was gonna do!
I made appt w/ my Neuro; but, I'm already
having 2nd thoughts and leaning towards
cancelling this appt. The reason -- I'm
afraid that my next step is Brain Surgery!
I've been on most of the meds used to
control Seizures, like Tegretol,
Phenobarbital, Dilantin, Debekote;
Klonopin plus all the different
combinations of these meds. I'm currently
taking Felbatol and Keppra. My Neuro told
me when I first started taking Felbatol
that if this med didn't work, it was
surgery for me. This SCARES ME!!
Has anyone outthere ever had this happen
to them?
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jenjen640
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 8 Location: GA
Seizure Posted: 06-01-07 09:12am
Hello, what you are having is called an
absent seizure. It usually last a few sec
maybe a few minutes and what happens is
you forget how you are, how to do things,
your phone number, stuff like that. You
are having a seizure so you may need more
meds. I took the meds you are on and it
did not control my seizures. There is alot
of new good meds out there now. I have
taken them all just about and I have
complex seizure along with others and I am
taking a new drug called Topamax. It also
help with weight.
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CWE
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Posts: 24 Location: Friendswood, TX
Posted: 06-21-07 10:57am
My wife completely eliminated her absence
seizures using EEG
neurofeedback. I'd highly
recommend looking into it.
