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Avatar n tn t found any literature that indicates that seizures will occur if you use it with Zonegran and Lamictal, I would avoid it completely or minimize its' usage. This information is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgment of your physician, pharmacist or other healthcare professional.
1303966 tn?1296740010 Does anyone know of any medication for complex seizures (L-temporal lobe) that won't make you feel like a zombie? I take Zonegran 200mg and I have absolutely no energy. I'm typically very active and moving all the time. I don't even have the energy to grocery shop or cook anymore. This is ridiculous! I also take Diamox, not sure if this has any affect on my energy level. Recently had a CBC done, and it came back normal. I just started these meds 4 months ago.
Avatar f tn He went from 75-100 seizures a day, including drop seizures. He has been seizure free for 1.5 years. That was the best team of doctors I have ever met. We went to 8 before someone could find out what was wrong with him. So, its scary but the surgery is the best thing we ever could have done. He is now able to start learning, and he came off of all medication except for 75 mg of zonegran. He was on 1400mg a day. It has made a huge difference. Hope this helps.
Avatar f tn I am 23 and have been suffering from intense migraines for about 12 years. Seizuresfor about 3 years, but this isn't about the seizures.
1303966 tn?1296740010 I felt like I was going to pass out and I shook like I was cold for about 10 minutes after. I do take zonegran because I started to have partial and complex seizures late 09 and I'm pretty sure I had some sort of epileptic activity in my brain prior to this happening. I'm wondering if this is the zonegran I just started in November, or could it be related to the Chiari?
Avatar m tn They were not sure if it was meningitis or epilepsy but the doctors said it had to be considered and treated as epilepsy due to having multiple seizures. I was eventually placed on Zonegran(200mg) daily and only took the medicine for about 4 months. I stopped cold turkey after that and havent taken it since. Do you think i actually have epilepsy and can anything still happen after being off of it for 4 years now?
Avatar f tn seizures still are not controlled and she goes through cyles of increased seizures and memory loss and headaches and seizures seem to be getting more frequent and the keppra is terrible...and now they want to try lamitra or zonegran...every mediceine is so disruptive to her and do not control the seizures..and each change of pattern of her seizures gets more violent and i just don't know anymore ...
Avatar n tn I really am not completly sure if they affect each other or not. But my dad has been having seizures for about a year, he is taking Lyrica but it still isn't stopping the seizures. Anyway, a couple weeks ago he had one beer while on vacation. Later that day he ended up having four grand mal seizures, the most he's had in one day. I don't know if it would bother you or not but I thought you might like to hear his story.
Avatar n tn I'm not really sure what you mean by these "episodes", so I'm assuming you mean seizures. For me, I have seizures when I don't get enough sleep and from other triggers. I'm not sure how much of a difference it makes when you sleep, but how long and how good of a sleep you have. But maintaining as much of a stable sleeping pattern as possibly will likely help you, it helps me.
959034 tn?1253671476 Which meds are best for which seizures? What does everybody else taking? Is it working? Does it make you sleepy? Side effects? How much do you take? Do you like it? Was it the first one you tried? Did you have to try many to find one that you liked?
Avatar n tn He had one more grand mal after the medicine and he also had the seizures again where he just turned blue and his heart and oxygen levels droped. They admitted him again and changed him to Zonegran which he's been doing great on now. The doctors say his EEG shows that his seizures start in the frontal lobe. My question is...when all this first happened, the doctor said he will more than likely outgrow it. All his test came back normal except for the EEG which was abnormal.
1303966 tn?1296740010 Has anyone had experience with Dr. Bermans Iskandar from UW Madison? They have a Chiari Clinic there and I have looked him up online and he has a lot of experience. Someone gave me his name and I've been putting off a second opinion and I'm about to go crazy with the pressure in my head and ears. I stopped taking diamox, because I don't want to live on this medication and it causes other issues. Trade one symptoms for the other, this is what I felt the diamox was doing.
Avatar n tn Background otherwise normal for developmental age and there are no eletric clinical seizures recorded. ________________________________________________________________________________ Please help!
Avatar n tn she put him on medication ZONEGRAN THEN TOPAMAX THEN DEPAKOTE none of them helped. PLEASE tell me whatever you know about this. what should i do? I'm going crazy. THANK YOU!!
1303966 tn?1296740010 I also take the zonegran because of seizures. I personally think my seizures have something to do with my migraines (migralepsy). I just started having them at 40 after having steady headaches and migraine symptoms. Anyways, today it is rainy and typically this weather is bad for my migraines, but I don't have a headache, but I feel a little weird. What concerns me is my right hand is not wanting to work today and my legs feel like they are going to give out from under me.
Avatar f tn Since October I have tried Lortab (3 strengths), gabapentin, Lyrica, Ultram, Relafen, Zonegran, and Trileptal. I am also on Cymbalta and Ambien. Any ideas/help would be greatly appreciated.
Avatar n tn She also suffers from ADHD, which I have to say which is the worse of 2 evils! She is taking 300mg of Zonegran for the seizures and Vyvanse and intuniv for the ADHD. I was also told to give her B6 for her very very very bad mood swings which also comes with these 2 diseases. It does help! I was also told by a friend about a vitamin called 5-HTP. Does anyone know anything about this? This is a very hard thing to deal with, I wish like most parents I can take it from her.
Avatar f tn Hello, My wife has the same problem. She has seizures almost every month during her period. Also, whenever she gets sick or doesn't get enough sleep, or whenever she feels weak it's probable that she will experience a seizure. -She lost consciousness during seizures, but she doesn't lose control of her sphincters, seizures last between a few minutes to being confused with an epileptic status. -She is 28 years old and has been having seizures since 2006 (8 years).
1303966 tn?1296740010 Is this really necessary? The complex seizures I was having when I first started having seizures were really bad, and this seizure I had in March was nothing compared to those. I think the medication needs more time. What I would really like to know is why I began having seizures at 39 out of the blue. Why is this not being explored? Seizures, vertigo, twitching and ......
Avatar f tn Hi, I am 31 yr old female and been on Dilantin for 15 years for JME have myoclonic jerks 2grandmals and possibly partial seizures. Recently I have had a lot of issues. Bad headaches, twitching in my arm, brain fog, cant remember things, Completely exhausted to the point of I cant make it through the day without falling asleep. and at night waking up in places I did not fall asleep in not knowing how I got there.
Avatar f tn I am 31 year old healthy female. I work part time and have 2 small children. On Sept. 17 of 2012 around mid-morning when I began to have vision problems that included spots in my eyes and almost like a shadow fell over my left eye. I thought perhaps I was going to get a migraine since I had heard people describe them that way. The vision probs lasted about 45 minutes and when it went away a headache set in. It was what I would call a mild to moderate headache. Ever since I have a headache.
Avatar f tn t think of them at this time) I am now being treated with Zonegran, Depakote. The Zonegran was working for a little while but I have seemed to reach a plateau. I have not been migraine free at all since November, but there have been times where my migraines have been less painful. I work for a health insurance company and I am on the computer for 8 hours a day. I have been unalbe to work a full time scheule for the past 3 months due to my migraines.
Avatar f tn I have been on so many of them, and the side effects are worse than the seizures. For example, the keppra I just got off of messed with my hormones, heart rate and blood pressure. I found out by taking it, that I have a mild case of neurally mediated syncope which the keppra elevated to the point where i had to be hospitalized. It also caused major weakness and fatigue to the point where I couldnt work. And believe it or not, that was the minimum dose.
Avatar f tn She has erratic blood pressure, had a cardiac bypass, walks very slowly, has headaches all the time, some seizures, some trouble swallowing, trouble conrolling her stopping when walking, aspiration, etc. She's falling apart. It's a heck of a disease!
1303966 tn?1296740010 I went off the Zonegran because my hair was falling out and my tachycardia spells stopped. At least I hope so. I also think my meds were causing a lot of my anxiety. I don't have this anxiety attacks since stopping seizure medication. I take butterbur for my headaches and this is suppose to increase the oxygenated blood to the brain. I feel so much better these days.