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Reply: Seizures (possibly non-epileptic) and Hashimoto

Hi Candi, Thank you for taking the time to reply to me! It's greatly appreciated ...

Posted by gregbrighte_75

Hi Candi,
Thank you for taking the time to reply to me! It's greatly appreciated

I'll be speaking with my doctor about the thyroid in a few weeks, my hormone levels are ok, but the antibodies are high, hence the Hashimoto's disease diagnosis. I actually have seen a number of epileptologists, even stayed at a specialised clinic for two weeks. There they could not figure out what my seizure disorder was and sent me home. Their suggestion was to see a doctor that specialises in pain. At the hospital there could not com to a conclusion because the EEGs and all the other tests were not indicating epilepsy - that's the good thing, I'm neurologically healthy

(good to know!)Hmm pseudo-seizures or psychogenic seizures...if that was the reason for the seizures, I could definitely live with such a diagnosis! Assuming my seizures are psychogenic, how would one go about getting rid of them? I've seen a psychologist about my seizures, and although he gave me a ton of ideas that helped, I still have them just as much as before. Where do I go from here?Currently, I'm not keeping a journal, because my seizures seem to keep a strict schedule. As crazy as it sounds, they usually have a pattern, up until I started with thyroxine for Hashimoto's, they were a week apart, i.e. if I had one on Friday, the next weeks or months they'd always fall on a Friday. After a while however, they might skip the Friday and come on a Sunday, and then they'd stick to Sunday nights for a few weeks. Now however, they're every few days...I cannot unfortunately find a trigger. Certain things may aggravate them, such as watching TV in the dark before bedtime or playing computer games. Unfortunately, we've never been able to capture anything on an EEG, which makes me think my seizures have more to do stress or when I'm concentrating too much. :-/Who exactly is Dr Radtske? (Pardon my ignorance)

Would it be worth a try trying lamictal for my seizures? I'm thinking if previous AEDs haven't worked, why would Lamictal work, considering my MRIs and EEGs have all been fine (2x MRI, and probably 20-30 EEGs, many with light simulations and hyperventilation).

If anyone cares to join in, I'd love to hear from you!!
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Reply: GONE TOO SOON

I'm not from the US, but our prayers go out to the victims' families and loved-ones....

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Seizures (possibly non-epileptic) and Hashimoto

Hello everyone, I'm hoping to hear some tips of where I could possibly go next to...

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