here comes a little question about change of seizures:
i used to have secondary geralized seizures. that was when i was on
carmazepin (1200/day) plus keppra (1000/day). now i had a change in
medication - carbamezepin (1200/day) plus lamictal (200/day). there

I am going to pick up a autopap to take home to check on my pressure needs.I
have read that autopaps arent really made for home use but more for just
seeing what pressure you need. Is that true?
thanks

Here's a brief history.
My daughter, now 14, was diagnosed with photo convulsive seizures when
she was in 3rd grade.  Her eyes would roll upwards and flutter.  It
progressed to where her head and neck would move also.  It could

My neuro told me the following based on my EEG report which was made after I
had a complete tonic clonic seizure with all "classical symptoms": "You have
primary generalized epilepsy / frontal lobe epilepsy". After asking a little
bit further she told me: "You have primary ...

I am going to be adding a link to this group on my website very soon. Does
anyone know if it is against any Terms of Service or any usage policy to do
so? This is a great group and there are many that could benefit from it but
don't know where it is.

I am new to this group and I was very impressed with the quality of
responses to my questions. Thank you to all that replied. The links
and information were invaluable. As I mentioned before, my wife's CAT
scan and MRI both came back negative. In the mean time, she have very

Hiya Timmco.
I haven't been on here for a wee while and I have just noticed you are still
around. Haven't seen you for some time and I must admit I've missed you. :-(
Welcome back if you've been away - or is it just me who's been away?

Planning to relocate to Virginia Beach, VA as soon as we can sell
our home in Sharon, MA.
Trying to find out what there is for epileptics there.  I'll be looking for
a

Could someone explain a little bit about this potential side effect?  I'd like
to know if switching to a different med would reverse this side effect, or if
there's a possible treatment for it.  Thanks
tomdaltonz@yahoo.com

Anybody going to, or has gone to previously, the World Congress and Expo on
Disabilities in Orlando? Im curious about peoples experiences there, about
the seminars/lectures, the various pavilions, and the employers.
Thanks :-)

Hello fellow patients,
I have been diagnosed with temporal lobe seizure on the left-side of
my brain, and have been around it for about 5-6 years. I've been on
400 mgs of Dilantin ...my seizures were "somewhat" controlled meaning

My wife is 56 years old and lately she started to have petite mal
seizures. Usually 1 a week. Her aura usually involved a strong ,
sweet, sickly smell followed by general weakness. The whole event
lasted only 2-3 minutes. About 3 weeks ago they started to involve

I know GR and maybe others on the group have mentioned this. I have
right-brain TLE and though to my knowledge I have never experienced this
before, I had a seizure last night and one this morning and today I keep
picking up a couple of different putrid smells that no-one else can ...

BlankIf some of you received 2 ***'non-epilepsy' posts, above this one, on the Group, just mark them read and they'll expire.  Don't *reply to <them and *group>, as they're sent to 6 groups including 'ours'.  Any *reply to them will be posted on all *6 groups whether you're ...

Well the finally got my daughter an appt for aug 23--they said that there
was a cancellation, otherwise we;d have to wait till december.  They said it
didn't sound like immediately life threatening problem so they will just see
her at their convenience.  I wanted to cry!  she has ...