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Am I having Focal Onset seizures
Fri, 11/02/2018 - 12:04Topic: Epilepsy.com Help
I’m 21 and was diagnose with Juvenile Absence Epilepsy when I was 12. I was controlled on just 400mg of Epilm for four years until I was put on antipsychotics, which upset the balance and I’ve had absences ever since despite going up to 1.1g. Recently I was told to change my epilepsy medication because of the problems with Epilim and young women. I am now on 50 mg b/d of Lamictal and only 300 b/d of Epilim. Since my last dosage change I’ve been having horrible experiences where I suddenly feel like my whole body is shaking violently even thought it’s not, my tremor in my hands worsen, I start sweating and feel suddenly intensely anxious and scared and sometimes start crying, as well as feeling sick. My consultant is sending me for an eeg and briefly mentioned that rather than side effects it could be a type of seizure. Has anyone ever experienced anything like this?
Comments
Should be "more probable" in
Submitted by Jazz101 on Fri, 2018-11-02 - 18:04
Should be "more probable" in the third paragraph.
I think you should ask the
Submitted by Jazz101 on Fri, 2018-11-02 - 18:04
I think you should ask the neurologist about both, meaning the new medication and the seizures. I found that when I started taking a particular medication it had rather the opposite effect, meaning it made me more prone to seizures. That said, the feeling, meaning the aura and the seizure, weren't different. In your case it's good that they will do the EEG. Had I been in your position I would have requested a 72-hour EEG. That's the one where they wire you up and send you home. Because you will be monitored over a 72 hour period then it makes it more probably to capture any unusual neurological activity. Sometimes a regular EEG doesn't capture anything.Speak with your doctor about a 72-hour outpatient EEG. Best Regards
I think you should ask the
Submitted by Jazz101 on Fri, 2018-11-02 - 18:02
I think you should ask the neurologist about both, meaning the new medication and the seizures. I found that when I started taking a particular medication it had rather the opposite effect, meaning it made me more prone to seizures. That said, the feeling, meaning the aura and the seizure, weren't different. In your case it's good that they will do the EEG. Had I been in your position I would have requested a 72-hour EEG. That's the one where they wire you up and send you home. Because you will be monitored over a 72 hour period then it makes it more probably to capture any unusual neurological activity. Sometimes a regular EEG doesn't capture anything.Speak with your doctor about a 72-hour outpatient EEG. Best Regards