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| | thejesusmyth | Jan 1, 6:26pm | Has anyone heard of something like this?
My wife has epilepsy. But this was not always so...or maybe it was, as the neurologists claim. My wife did not have a grand mal until she was 25 years old. No history of seizures before that. Unfortunately, she was driving at the time. I have not found anyone who has had no history of seizures then begins to have them in adulthood. She is now 34 and on Kepra and Lamictal. Both suck, as they have a tendency to make her lethargic and gain weight.
It is a hell going to work for 10-12 hours everyday knowing that my wife is the sole caregiver for my daughter and has had seizures while on her meds, although both times I have been there. |
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|  Cotita | Jan 2, 9:18am | Late epileptic seizures are not as rare as you might think, though the average show their first seizure in their teens, some (particularly in grand mal) may show their first seizure in adulthood, as in your wife's case. Perhaps a second opinion concerning your wife's medication could be helpful, since not all anticonvulsive prescriptions tend to drowsiness. Also, Topiramate (just as an example) actually helps you loosing weight, besides aiding seizure control. Topiramate is usually prescribed along with another anticonvulsant medicine, so the best is to consult your doctor or perhaps another one in order to make a correct combination.
Also some precautions, such as a low stimulants(such as caffeine and energy drinks)and low (and practically null) alcohol diet, as well as an 8 hr sleep routine with and a regular meal schedule are the key to reduce and even avoid seizures. Remember that any irritant to the brain, such as low sugar, poor sleep or alcohol are potentials seizure inductors. |
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|  Artisan | Feb 1, 2:26pm | | I started having seizures in my late 40's about 5 years ago with no previous history. I thought at the time it was caused by stress and lack of sleep because at the time I was working particularly hard. I only ever had about 4 seizures in total (Grand mal)and was put on Eplim 2500mg then reduced to 1500mg after a while (which is what I am supposed to take now) I don't, I actually only take 500mg a day and sometimes none. I took up tai chi, started riding my bike and stopped worrying and working so hard for the company. I also got myself a shed and set up my own space with my guitars set up where I just go and play, something I had not done for years. I cut down on coffee during the day but still drink wine and beer. I haven't experienced any aura's or petit mal's for a long time now and am thinking of telling the doc I want to try giving up the medication. |
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| | Winged-Feet | Mar 5, 9:45pm | | Although not as dramatic or potentially disruptive as are your wife's seizures, I experienced my first seizures - partial temporal lobe with aphasia, auditory hallucinations, absence - when in my mid-thirties. Probably related to systemic lupus. Has your wife been checked for auto-immune diseases like lupus? Although anti-seizure medication is typical, if a cause such as an autoimmune disease can be found, possibly treating it might help alleviate the seizures? Also, how old is your daughter, as you are concerned for her well-being? And a thought - even though your wife has the potential of a seizure, there are many other things - good and sometimes bad - that can happen. Might it help you to alleviate some of your own stress and worry by keeping the variances of life in mind so as to not focus too much worry on your wife's potential of having a seizure? And in suggesting this, I am not discounting your very real concern. I am only thinking that you may be able to cope with things a little more easily if you aren't feeling overwhelmed by your worry over one possibility so much so that it takes on a life of its own. My best to you in your circumstances. |
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| | | HotLanta | Mar 9, 5:08pm | | Trauma can also cause seizures. |
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| | | thejesusmyth | Mar 17, 6:41pm | | Thank you all for your input. I intend to write more tomorrow about all of this. |
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|  |  4466785 | Mar 21, 1:42am | I am 56. Something broke Some Where in my water works. I started having seizures in November of 07. The VA is taking care of me, since I am a service connected Disabled Vet, the same meds she is taking, so am I. And they make me some what very lazy. I sleep until I wake up. Sometimes 5 Hrs sometimes 12 hrs. However, I would NEVER DARE to stop my Meds. Thank you God for that one. But, I take a slow walk every evening "Since my Dr. pulled my CDL... BUT Diet, Peace, NO STRESS, LOTS OF EXTRA LOVE . Maybe she could make a small ZEN PEACE Garden or something peaceful to play with. I have a Zen Garden I play with to express how I feel today. Bring her a goodies home often. Just a small card or a dollar store pretty glass thingey. Take her out to dinner. LET HER KNOW YOU LOVE HER. Fear was my number one enemy. I figured everyone would run from me. WRONG They are ALL here for me BIG HELP. "TURN OFF" THE TV and Radio. Get her some Fun DVD's like CAR'S or the old "Mystic Moods Music." Any thing soft - ENYA - Kate Wolf - that kind of MUSIC, spiritual. Be gentel, and kind, understanding. I cannot believe how many screw up's I have around here now. I have 5 pairs of eye glasses "somewhere" SO, I glued one pair on a string to my computer. Ha ha. I found a pair of glasses in my shower yesterday. DOooohhh. My sister has done more to make me well than any doctor could. She fixes me Vegetarian Meals and Hold's me. "Talk to your Doctor." But in my case the Lamictal Robbed me of 75 per cent of my Vitimans. I wasen't as hungry as I thought. I just needed a better food and diet.
RULE 1:"ALWAYS CONSULT HER PHYSICIAN FIRST." OK? Soft Healing Music. LOVE HER. Take her to a quite dinner so she dosen't think your ashamed of her. NO MORE KOFFEE. AAaaaaaUuuugggghh. Somebody help da boy. STUPID Doctor. Grocery shop early early morn or late night. Less people Less stress. There's 3 things us men hate. 1: Hot Beer. 2: Free Advice and 3: Cold Women And not neccessarily in that order... Oh Yeah: I KANT HAVE NO MORE BEER. I Just Lost Homer Simpson as a friend for LIFE. There goes my whole neighbor. AND YES - My Disorder is PTSD from "1974 Military Fun Zone." |
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|  wetrsllc | May 1, 8:22am | this place is great My sister Vickie is 52 years old she has had seizures all her life, so did one of my uncles my first cousin and his son had seizures but they also were all like paralzed on their left side (arms and legs) well when my mom and dad took my siter to the doctor at 3 months old
that dumb butt told them she had polio is this stuff inheritary and oh my mon had seizures when she was around 78 and died at age 80. I have read, listen and tried to find all the info out about this it is so sad for my sister she has no warnings and when she has them in public the 1st person that she it calls 911 and we tell not to she will be ok. But even when she talks to us after five minutes she seems ok. but its takes 20minutes for her to be at herself and sometimes she has 3 to 5 per day has broken almost every bone in her body she is so beautiful but she don.t smile but prayer and people like all of us will help take care of it thanks for what you are doing here ray |
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