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Avatar n tn I have recently been diagnosed with epilepsy (although it may be 'probable epilepsy'). I am not convinced that I have epilepsy as all the tests (CT, MRI, EEGs (various ones including the week long video monitor), holter, bloodwork, etc. ) came back normal. (At least as far as I have ever been told there is nothing in those tests to indicate epilepsy...but I guess also, nothing to rule it out either.
Avatar f tn I have just began taking topamax as my new drug. I have had epilepsy since 2003. I was on Lamictal previously (Epilem before that) and began the transition approx 2 months ago. I was building the topamax up and lowering the lamictal down. Now I am just on the topamax. The side affects seem quite scary to me, severe dizziness and very off balance, I am always tired and have tingling in the hands and feet. I seem loss for words and confused.
Avatar n tn I am now 22 and expecting a baby in April! When I was dianosed with epilepsy they put me on topamax which was a wonder drug. It keep my seizures under contol perfectly. My husband and I married last year and decided early spring we were ready for kids.
Avatar n tn Have epilepsy - LTL. Had surgery, am still on medication. Friend is studying psychiatry - comparing epilepsy and bipolar. She is trying to push me into bipolar. Medical opinion please?! Another question: Medicine calculated on weight. I weigh 100kg. Am on Lamictin, Clobazam, Topamax. How would you then calculate my cocktail? How is the info in the medicine packaging then calculated? Eg Lamictin goes to 400mg and odd cases to 500mg.
Avatar f tn My 2 yr. old grandson has been on topamax for his epilepsy for 4 months. Before that he was on another med that caused him to be very aggressive So we asked that his med be changed. He now barely eats anything solid everyday. He does drink pediasure 16 oz. a day. His weight has remained at 25 lbs. since starting the med. Should we try to have his med changed due to his loss of appetite since starting topamax /?
471949 tn?1236904026 My 15 yr old son had a closed head injury and developed epilepsy. We have been thru several meds; tegretol, depakote,carbitrol, and topamax, and finally keppra. He too has nocturnal seizures arising from his frontal lobe. These meds come with terrible side effects, good luck finding the right one for your son. I know that on topamax my son had issues with memory and concentration, he couldn't even spell "if" when he was 12 ! I knew that something was wrong!
Avatar n tn my daughter is 28 and has had epilepsy for 2 1/2 years. no seizure for 1 year, but aura's in december which her local neurologist increased med dosage. She's been on several meds since diagnosis and has had many different side effects with each one. Are we doing the right thing by seeing a neurologist in cleveland, or is this is how she has to live the rest of her life--meds, side effects etc. does anyone think were wasting time going there?
Avatar n tn My brother was diagnosed with epilepsy a few weeks ago, he’s 21 years old. He was taken to the hospital because of dehydration caused by having Dengue for 6 days, at the hospital he was treated for Dengue only, but then he started shaking involuntarily for 2 days, the doctors started the search to find out the cause, all blood exams where made and nothing (there was a time one exam said that his calcium level was low, but then they repeat the blood test and apparently it was a lab mistake).
1252074 tn?1271541709 Well saw the Neuro again after the EEG Friday, and said my EEG doesn't show any seizure activity, go figure this is the 3rd one that didn't. But he still says I have epilepsy. I asked him about having my second MRI done and he basically said "no need" the recommendation from the radiologist for follow-up is just a way to get more money. So what's causing my seizures? He never really answered just said I have epilepsy, period.
Avatar f tn My daughter is 11 and has scarring in her left temporal lobe and was started on Topamax a year and a half ago. She had had a grand mal seizure, but her main seizures consisted of a funny feeling in her stomach and dizziness. The doctor she was seeing said once she was seizure free for 2 years (she has been seizure free a year and half) she would recommend a second opinion but would like to try taking her off her Topamax. Her doctor has since left the practice and on the last appt.
Avatar f tn i agree that it's very odd for a doc to leave the med decision up to you. i don't have epilepsy (my son does); but i've been on both of these meds. i've been on the lamotrigine for depression (it didn't work) and i currently take the topamax to control migranes. yes, topamax is also called "topastupid" and "dopamax" because i swear i loose IQ points on a daily basis. LOL!! Good luck.
979826 tn?1389036358 has anyone heard of Zonisamide? i will go on this drug once i come off topamax I've been on topamax forever!
Avatar n tn I have suffered from epilepsy since I was a child (I am now 27). I am on a combination of Tegretol and Topamax and my seizures are mostly under control. However my family and friends continually blame stress as a major cause of my seizures. I dont ever feel very stressed and I feel that this is a simplistic understanding of what epilepsy is. Please help... is stress a major / minor cause of epileptic seizures?
Avatar f tn I have been treated for tension headaches and migraines since 2009. I was diagnosed with JME when I was 13. I'm currently on 150 topamax and 500 lamictal for seizures. I have tried antimigraines, analgesics, muscle relaxants, nonsteroidal-anti-inflammatory and steroids, ssnri antidepressants and obviously acetaminophen and aspirin for headaches . I have one every single day but the severity of it varies. Within the past few days I have noticed slight shaking and weakness in my hands.
Avatar f tn Topamax is necessary in epilepsy even during pregnancy. Hence it can be avoided for migraines. Regards.
Avatar f tn What are you on? I take a med called lamotrigine I have epilepsy and this is what we switched to I'm doing good with it I'm 8 week's today and baby is doing well!! You should see if that's something you could take!
Avatar f tn topamax is a seizure medication. You might have some form of epilepsy. My friend had severe headaches and they did her a mri and other test and it turned out she was epileptic. the topamax should help you out in that case it is needed to stop seizures. Some doctors prescribe medication to people with bipolar/adhd. to control their mood swings. hopefully this helps you out.
Avatar f tn needless to say, he was fired and I went elsewhere. I went to a comprehensive epilepsy center and they found a medication that works really well for me and I have minimal side-effects. I've been on Topamax for 7 years and it's more effective than any other medication or combination or medications I've been on. I know it's really a drag and it truly *****. I take a lot of medication...I have epilepsy, schizophrenia/depression and allergies/asthma.
Avatar m tn Does anyone know if taking Topamax can lead to stiffening of the joints? I have been on Topamax for 5yrs and have had my left and right shoulders frozen in the past 2 years. I am in my late 40's and in good health and the ortho said this was very unusual. He said that some seizure meds may cause this and I knew that higher doses are taken for epilepsy. He said they had never looked into this. Also, I have recently had episodes of memory loss.
3219519 tn?1345993889 To be very honest, Topamax or topimerate was approved by FDA as an anti-epilepsy drug. It has not been approved for weight loss. Weight loss is a serious side effect of this drug, and hence is often being used off label to help people lose weight.
Avatar m tn An NSAID is good for inflammation, Anti-Seizure (like Lyrica, Neurontin or Topamax) medications are good for nerve pain. If Lyrica made your fiance too drowsy, Topamax might be a better alternative. This is what I take instead. It's in the same class, but has different side effects. Many people do not get as drowsy. Muscle relaxers can help too. Everyone's cocktail is different, because everyone's reacts differently to medications.
Avatar m tn Before topamax my period was every 28 days. I took it topamax for 3 months and never had my period... I told my doc., he just laughed and said maybe I was starting menopause . I stopped taking topamax one month ago, my period came back 2 days ago! The weight loss was great , but it wasn't worth the hair loss or the change in my cycle.
Avatar f tn Dr. David Grider, Big Pine Key, FL put me on Topamax. Topamax saved my life! It is/was used for treating Epilepsy/seizures. Researcher's found it seemed to block and "cure" Migrains. Perhaps, it cured me. But God in Heaven, please give me back my memory. I appear unintelligent, ignorant and disinterested in what friends have confided in me-e.i., their expectations that I will retain what may trouble or bring them joy.
1663135 tn?1310005363 I am surprised they didnt switch your son off topamax before they started the diet. Topamax and the diet give very high risks of kidney stones. The keppra has actually worked very well on my daughter. She is 2 and doesnt have many options of meds the last two were horrible one being topomax and the other can remember the name of it started with an F. But the Keppra is no longer working. i just have heard that there are tests for lgs and the i have heard that there isnt. How old is your son?