Hi everyone, I just wanted to share my experience.
I'm on Tegretol, 1000mg/day, and about a month ago started taking Clobazam,
10 mg/day. Last Saturday I had about half a glass of beer, which I've done
in the past (before starting Clobazam) with no problems. I found myself

Hey there
I was wondering, ive seen lots of places that sport and such, is a
good thing also for people with epilepsy. But ive just begun at the
martial arts sport called "Taekwondo" and im a little nervous if its a

good morning and what a great morning
it is!!! today i am working on 23 seizure-
free!! i am trying to eliminate stresses in
my life,though i know you'll have them at

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I used to have seizure clusters every few weeks for about 2-3 days at
a time.  Now I still seem to have this occur only when I trigger it
from exhaustion, etc., but only in the form of simple partials.  Has
anybody else had this occur? How much time lapses before your next

Greetings, JR,
I had surgery in July 1999 to remove part of my right temporal lobe
including a benign tumor. My simple and complex partial seizures ended
immediately.  I still take a small dose of dilantin (phenytoin). I had a

My 4 year old first had seizures jan 2003. His eyes would roll back and he
would lie very still  and be unconcious.His E.E.G. showed some abnormalities
and he was put on  Tegretol. He was fine for a couple of months then he
started having  'drop attacks ' several in a day . A second ...

I went on vacation to Daytona Beach Florida and while down there I met
Hurricane Charley. It was rather disturbing 90mph sustained winds with gusts
up to 120mph. Down in Punta Gorda Florida they had 145mph sustained winds
with gusts up to 180mph. I would have ran from there. I ...

I had a brain injury when I was 5 years old and am now 30. For some reason
unknown to everyone, I had my first seizure this past March-2004. I've had
two since then. All have occurred in the middle of the night, and my
neurologist feels it's possible this is the only time they will ...

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I have been on Dilantin for almost twelve months and over the past 3+
months I have been having significant pain in my hands, wrists, and arms.
Can Dilantin cause this? It did not seem to be an issue when I first began
taking it - could it be that it has built up in my system over ...

I had a strange experience the other day. I was having a conversation
with friends, and I was fully alert and answering questions - yet it
seemed to me like somebody else was answering them. Words from others
seemed to echo. I felt very detached from the surroundings, although

while surfering the newsgroups, I came across this one.
I was diagnosed with epilepsy at age 9 months after having, Viral
Meningitis, Viral Encephilitis and either one or both together. I
really do hate writing these things so lets just say.

To all Dilantin users.
Because my current meds are being blamed for some problems I have been
having, my doctor has given me the option of switching to Dilantin.
I've asked about this here before, but only got a response from Tim

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