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Newly diagnosed, auras? Need advice.
Mon, 10/28/2013 - 22:12I am 29 years old and had my first grand mal seizure in May of this year, before my seizure I had "spells" where I would feel odd get very warm and nauseated, and they would go away. Sometime I will get an odd smell or taste in my mouth. I had these spells before I had a seizure and now that I have been diagnosed with a seizure disorder and am taking Keppra 500 mg twice a day I continue to have these spells randomly. Wondering if I should consider these Auras? If I am still having them should I talk to my neurologist about uping my dosage. Thanks for reading!
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Re: Newly diagnosed, auras? Need advice.
Submitted by mereloaded on Thu, 2013-11-07 - 07:23
Hi, about triggers, there are some common triggers. Lack of sleep and, stress are the two big ones. For Others, drinking alcohol, street drugs, some OTC meds, for others bright lights or 3d movies, video games, disruption/ change of sleeping pattern, hit to the head, for some too much caffeine, fatigue, extraneous excersise, fasting. Another big one is forgetting to take your medication. Good luck
Re: Newly diagnosed, auras? Need advice.
Submitted by Mrs.Norris on Wed, 2013-11-06 - 21:09
My comment is late here and I've not read the other comments. I just want to say you are not alone. I have had simple partial seizues fo 12 years and finally this year I've had 3 grand mal. Just started the Keppra 500 mg twice daily on monday. I'm praying for you and hope for the best!