memory problems epilepsy

About a month before or around the same time my memory problems started, there was a period of 2 months where my epilepsy got extremely bad. I was having grand mal seizures twice a week and was always exhausted, but after 2 months I decided to raise my medication dosage on my own because I couldn't function normally and no one would help me with my medication.

My son takes Trileptal for his Epilepsy...(he is 16)...it's affecting his memory more and more; does anyone else here take this med and have similar problems? His dosage is 900mg/twice a day. Any lower dose and his seizures return. This has been the only med that has been able to control his seizures. He has frontal lobe epilepsy with seizures that only occured in his sleep (with a couple of rare exceptions). Thanks for your help.

5 mm larger, (Ophthalmic exam was normal) but it has been 10 weeks and she still has short-term memory problems. Her memory is getting better. At first she couldn't remember going to work the day before or anything she had studied for a test, but now she just can't remember things people say to her, appointments she makes, etc. As an example, we can remind her repeatedly of an upcoming event and then on the day of the event, she won't remember anything about the event.

t had a seizure for over 5 months, but is the memory loss from then or just from the area the epilepsy is situated in in my brain?

I had my first Grand Mal about 4 and half years ago. I had an EEG done then and it showed that I had epilepsy. I've had arm jerks upon waking. Well, lately I've been having hand tremors. I got another EEG done and it didn't show any spike in epilepsy problems. A few nights ago I was out with my mom and told her we had to go because I felt funny and was having arm jerks. In the car the jerks just kept coming one right after another. That lasted for hours until we went to the e.r.

Sapna- Tegratol does not cure epilepsy. Nothing cures it, except possibly surgery and that is problematic at best. Epilepsy is not a disease like the flu which is caused by an orgnism and can be removed/destroyed. It is a condition like diabetes which can be controlled but that will be done with medication. I've never heard of homeopthic/ayurvedic treatments for epilepsy, but I won't say they don't exist. However I suggest you be very skeptical.

neurologists are pretty pathetic when it comes to epilepsy, unfortunately) about an inhospital surgical workup, find out if your son is a possible surgical candidate. Continued seizures can lead to scarring of normal brain tissue and permanent memory problems, and the formation of new seizure focuses in the areas surrounding the tumor, i.e. a worsening of the seizures. At that point, if you go in and only have the tumor removed, chances are his seizures will not be controlled.

t recall exactly when, I started having seizures and was diagnosed with epilepsy. I have suffered from what I consider serious short-term memory loss. I have actually lost chunks of time. I cannot remember my senior year of high school, or major things I have done for friends, (apparently I gave a microwave to a good friend when he moved into his first apartment,) I don't remember the first date with my now boyfriend, and the list continues.

I am curious if anyone else has problems like nerve damage, headaches/migranes, pressure feeling in the back of head, pain in temples, vision and concentration/memory problems, chronic pain/fatigue/weakness, muscles spasms all over randomly, neck pain and stiffness, and burning or shocking sensation going down the back of neck to spine, pressure feelings sometimes shocking sharp pains in chest and in lower ribcages.

He thinks i am crazy im sure but this has caused problems my whole life with memory issues but not this bad. I guess i would like to know if any one else has severe memory issues and how they cop with forgetting everything or making alot of mistakes because your so tired all the time. I hope i havent lost my husband with all this. I am on Dil and now hopefully when i get insurance my Dr says she can put me on a anti depressent to help calm me down.

I do hear many complaints about mood swings, aggression, cognition and memory problems, etc.. However, I have read a few comments saying it can actually HELP with mood swings and bipolar disorder (which she doesn't have). Please comment on this. My daughter has just begun this medication for seizure disorder. She has had seizures several years apart from each other. We originally thought she just 'fainted' but now realize they've been seizures.

I have emotional problems which from research can come from problems with the partial lobe. I want my seizures to be controlled as well. I am really scared. They want me to be a candidate for brain surgery. Can anyone tell me their stories on how it has been for them? Help!

Are your brother in law's seizures refractory? If they are, chances are his worsening memory issues are a result of his refractory epilepsy, although certain medications can make things worse. Epileptic acticity causes scarring of tissue; the hippocampus is unfotuantely very prone to scar as a result of seizures, and is often an onset sight for refractory complex partial seizures, if that is what your brother in law has.

Sorry....I meant the side effects of TAKING meds are better than the side effects of STOPPING the meds.

With Keppra she will improve. Generally epilepsy medications are taken life long. Epilepsy is not a debilitating disease and on medication a person can lead a normal life. Dog allergy has got nothing to do with her symptoms. Infact the dog can make her life easier.

The brain needs to pay attention to something, hold it in short term memory, link it to meaningful past experiences and then store it in long term memory to lay down a memory. When a sudden event like an accident or a punch to the head occurs this interrupts the ability of the brain to do this, so there are no memories of what happened to result in loss of consciousness.

I have abcent seizures and I think I might have epilepsy. i am 15 and i also get random shakes. How important is it for me to get help? no body knows about this. what should i do about it too.?

lately I have noticed alot of problems in strength/mobility in arms. Especially the right arm. Headaches, memory problems, light headness, vission problems and even twitches. I am tired alot I am sick of this. There has to be a cause.

I have been told that I have temporal lobe epilepsy. My symptoms are severe mood swings (highs & lows) hallucinations (snakes, things flying & crawling) ,emotional, memory problems. I have never had a blackout or any other strange things....when i read other stories about tle its nothing like like what i experience...

How long did your vision problems or memory problems last? What specifically did the neuro opthamologist recommend or say? We are frustrated because his condition is not getting better and yet the neuro surgeon says the shunt surgery and CT scans are just fine. It is so frustrating! Thank you for your input...

My son has been diagnosed with Epilepsy due to seizures, however he also has an Arachnoid Cyst on his right frontal lobe. His neurologist won't even consider the draining procedure, he says there's not enough science to prove any connection between the two. He placed my son on Trileptal, which in my opinion has changed the way my son performs in school, hinders his memory, and acts like an ADHD type of calming medicine. My son had zero behavior problems prior to the medication.

My son just found out that he is an epilepsy he's 23 years old. Never had a problem until now. He started with temp memory loss and the doctor put him on 2 Exelon Patches per day to help him with the memory loss and also he now on Oxcarbazepine 300 mg. My question is with him taking these two type of medications he is still having seizure and cant sleep. Me as a mother do know what to think and do to help him. Can someone help me with this.

Everything I've read in these posts makes complete sense. I had refractory left temporal lobe epilepsy for many years, complex partial and 2ndary generalized seizures, but from what I've read, people who have refractory right temporal lobe epilepsy often have a more difficult time with facial recognition (thanks for teaching me about the word "prosopagnosia," didn't know of it before.

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