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Tonight I am so tired that I have been falling a sleep at the drop of a hat. I find it weird becuase...

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Antihistamines, sleep and memory.

Hey there! Looking for some information for my fiance, who is currently on Depakote and Keppra for nocturnal...

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Haylen

Good Morning! I was hoping you could do me a Favor. Weblinks for Epilepsy under Popular Discussions has...

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should I be worried?

Hello, Should I be worried about those "dizzy"spells I get? I get or am dizzy when I am sitting,...

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I am redoing this--werid sz

since it disappeared from the conversation along with Candi's response I am going to try again. Iwas...

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nocturnal seizure in 59 female

my wife suffered a nocturnal seizure a few days ago. Lots of tests at hospital, No answers! family is concerned...

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Epilepsy Awareness Month

What are you doing to Raise Awareness? I got my Purple Lites, Purple Clothes & an outside Plant...

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It's Been a Long Time... Hello Again

Hello WebMD Community, And hello Candi, so glad to see you are still a constant on this board. You may not...

Posted by mysngs2u

Hello WebMD Community,

And hello Candi, so glad to see you are still a constant on this board. You may not remember me but I certainly remember you. I believe it was you who got my name about 10 years ago when we did a "secret" santa one year on this board and you sent me some very cute elephant figurines.

I've been in and out of this board over the past 13 years. When things have been really rough I found great solace in my friends here. And so I come to you again now.

Amazingly enough I had been seizure free for the past three years and off my medication for the past two up until this past July when my auras returned. (I have partial complex seizures that affect my right arm. They happen usually in my sleep or in the early morning and last about 15 seconds. Doctors have never been able to tell me what causes my seizures.) About a month ago I had a seizure while at the airport and discussed this with my neurologist about two weeks ago. He suggested I go back on my Topamax which was the last drug I was on and the one which had worked the best for me. I have now worked my way up to 100mg twice a day in the past weeks.

I immediately noticed side effects of stomach bloating and IBS type symptoms as well as dry mouth and just constantly feeling thirsty. In hindsight these side effects occurred when I was previously on the medication but I never realized they were actually a side effect because it took them quite a while to develop. (about a year)

I think for me what is the most frustrating is that for a couple years I actually thought I outgrew the seizures and that they were a childhood disease. I'm just now coming to terms that this is something I have to manage for the rest of my life.

At any rate I just wanted to check myself back in to the board here and for any newbies out there let you know you aren't alone and that this board is a great resource and support system.

-LaurenView Thread

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epilepsy med interation with other meds

Does Lamictal interact with Metformin ? and Amloipine besylate ? maybe THIS is the reason why I'm...

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Lamictal

I posted this to the Manufacturer about 2 weeks ago 14 or 15th of Oct. due to the office personal my...

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Grand mal seizure

Hi, I'm new to this and decided to try to get some input on the subject. My niece is 17 and has grand...

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Having Trouble Staying Faithful To Taking My Medic...

I was officially diagnosed with epilepsy in 2003 after a seizure that sent me to the er while my children...

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haylen

hi haylen, if you look under the post about "auras with out szs" I put alot of stuff in that about HI...

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Blockbuster News

I put the post up in the DS Football lovers group for the NFL to turn purple for the month of November....

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back home

I am home in O'ahu. the cruise was alot of fun. However Idid have a cast on for 2 weeks to try to...

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Reflexive Seizure Disorder or Sensory Seizure Diso...

I have an 8 year old daughter who started rolling her eyes in the sunlight about 3 or 4 years ago. This summer...

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pseudo-seizures really?

My daughter has been having what looks life passing out and having seizures too. They cant find Anything wrong...

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Absent seizures

Not sure if anyone can help but I am hoping. My 7 year old son has had absent seizures for almost 3 years now. He...

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How to quit drinking with epilepsy.

My boyfriend is 21 and he has been drinking every single night since he was 14 years old... In October...

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Found that Gluten (Wheat) is Causing my seizures.

For more than 50 years I have been diagnosed with epilepic seizures. In 1996 I tried the Ketogenic Diet, which...

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NEW WebMD Answers!

Hi wonderful community members! We're happy to announce the launch of a new tool here at WebMD...

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New Auras with no Seizure

Hi Everyone, I've been suffering with Epilepsy for approximately 14 years (late adolescent onset). My...

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Our Amazing Community Featured on Facebook

Greetings! As Candi pointed out in a post, one of our discussions was featured on the WebMD...

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Garrison!

I noted your reply/comment. Please let me know if you are still reading! Share More Info w/ us, too. Stress...

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Unanswered/ Unasked Questions ?

Hi, doesn't it occur to anyone to ask how, if something that can't be seen, diagnosed, verified, measured or...

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Community Check In!

Hello everyone! I've been away for a few days - see photo of my bandaged finger below. I got some...

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Newbie

I'm very new to the epilepsy community. My husband has being dealing with this since he was 13, he's now 42....

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MOVING FORWARD

Good things do happen. By now, all of you should know that I am a fighter. I have a goal and I do my best to...

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Why breakthrough seizures several months after inc...

My husband has a left temporal lobe mass (benign) that has been watched for about 20 years using regular...

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