G'day to all on the groups. I'm looking for anyone with experience
common to mine.
I was diagnosed 14 years ago with "Atypical Partial Complex (Left
Temporal). Seizures are well controlled by medication (Phenytoin),

I have had epilepsy since 1969.  I have taken a lot of different
combinations of medicine.  Tegretol, Dilantin.  are two.  All the
different combinations never really worked well.  My new doctor started
me on the combination of Lamictal and Keppra.  For a long time it was

Good morning.
After many frank discussions with my neurologist, he suggested felbamate or
felbatol.  I have an AVM in right temporal region.  Right now I have the VNS
implant, take depakote, tegretol and zonegran.  The doctor would have to do

Hi, Everyone:
I have another question. How long was it before you noticed a change and
no seizures or less seizures once you started taking meds?
If I understood my doctor correctly, I'll probably be prescribed

well darn, i spent most of friday night at the emergency room. seems
yesterday about 3:30 or so i had a complex partial seizure and went out
to my mailbox BAREFOOTED on the hot asphalt/pavement!! 100 degree
weather here and it felt like i was walking on hot coals. i was in my

Hi all.>
I was at my doctors 2 days ago as I had my levels taken of tegritol and I
am in 42 or right in the theurapeudic range!! as they like to say..
-I had 2 siezures in the past mth and had triggers that seemed to cause

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Hi, Everyone:
My neurologist said that she thinks I am having absense seizures and
believes that my language disability (my learning disability is in the
language part of my brain) is related to this problem.

hello. well another seizure hit yesterday. i am
awaitig a call fr4om my neurologist this morning
so to see if he wants me off dilantin. i realize its
maybe dangerous from material i've read to be

I have been an epileptic for about 25 years and have been on nearly every
AED on the market. Now my neurologist is considering Keppra which is to
introduced into Australia in August.
From what I gather from the net - side effects have me suspicious. Still

   Tomorrow at noon I go to United Hospital for the lovely 7-10 day
epilepsy inpatient program.  I am so hoping they finally figure it out.  I
thought they had it when they discovered my AVM and removed it.  I hadn't
felt that good in a long time. I was seizure free for a good ...

I am so happy that "Staying Vertical" has been adopted by some in this
group. The only implication the phrase has is a good attitude
to life. If I am keeping a positive approach to the day, my world, my
interactions I am doing what I can to stay vertical just one more day.

Can anyone tell me about the sleep deprivation part before getting an
EEG. I'm starting to freak myself out a little because I have 2
appointments scheduled at my school the same day as my EEG and know I'm
going to have to cancel (on of the appointments is for a teachers aide

i know it's not a big deal to most of you, but when you are used to
having at least 1 seizure a day for months on end, it's cause for
celebration for me. i've been on my meds for 3 weeks now. felt  like
total crap and still had seizures for all but the last 4 days. could i

From about 1991-1999 I was one of the heaviest posters and researchers to
this newsgroup.  After 1999 my EP was well under control and my interest
faultered and I didn't feel apart anymore.
I had a major attack in 2002 which after 7 years clear I figured was some