I am on  Tegretol retard 600mg a day, Lamotrigine 150mg a day and Frisium
10mg a day.  I was on 1200 Tegretol, but under observation by my Consultant
have reduced, with no attacks since 1990.
Should i continue to reduce my Tegretol?  I have been told the risks on my

Is anyone familiar with nutmeg as it relates to touching off seizures
in epileptics. I had one a few weeks ago and it's relationship to
recent nutmeg consumption was extremely close. I had one several months
ago, same answer. I'm beginning to wonder about the others. That and

I'm a brazilian girl. I have 20 years old, and psychology student.
I have  Temporal lobe epilepsy since a I was kid (4 years old), but the
diagnostic was in 2003, when I was 17 yars old.
So, I hope to posto new messengers here!

My daughter was 3 when diagnosed with epilepsy and 5 when diagnosed
with frontal lobe nocturnal seizures: We had major medicine problems
after trying 5 meds in less then a year, I wanted to announce Triliptal
is the winner!!!!!  Victoria has been on Tegratol, Tegratol Ex, Keppra,

It is silly to rule out drugs altogether, but it is sillier to not even
try alternative medicines. Many drugs are based on natural extracts
from plants, and many have bad side affects worse then the condition
itself or because they are synthesised may not work as well as the real

Hi Group,
Some of you may remember me from posting earlier this year. I have a
(now) 15 year old son who has had seizures since age 8.  He has complex
partials, simple partials, absence and grand mal seizures. He was

I remember that Julie was tapering off of Phenobarbital painfully
slowly and going on Keppra because it was highly recommended  by her
doctor.  How are you making out? I ask because I had total seizure
control on phenobarbital, but when I asked my neurologist about Keppra

I think i asked this before but i cant find it in my old posts, sorry.I was
wondering which drugs for epilepsy is ok to get pregnant on? Any advice for
someone who wants to get pregnant while epileptic?
thanks

Ok I need some input.  Even though I am newly diagnosed as epileptic, should
I be covered under the ADA?  Is epilepsy considered a disability?  The only
reason I ask is because I got kicked out of my dance class last week.  This
is what my modern dance teacher told me after she ...

I have gone 20months with out one.I am grateful i was at home sitting
down.It started out as a migraine, i remember the aura.i woke up sitting in
the floor infront of my couch.My husband said i had the seizure in the
computer chair then got up and tried to leave the house.Coming out ...

f.ck DILANTIN!