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...An epileptic seizure is a transient symptom of excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain. It can manifest as an alteration in mental state, tonic or clonic movements, convulsions, and various other psychic symptoms (such as déjà vu or jamais vu). The medical syndrome of recurrent, unprovoked seizures is termed epilepsy, but seizures can occur in people who do not have epilepsy. Read full entry
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seizures...................... I would like to know people
who have seizures i started
having seizures about 4 yrs
ago it was really scary for me
i would like to know how
people who have them how do
they deal with them.Thank god
i have seizures once a year.I
would gladly appreaciate your
stories =)
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Gabby, Always sorry to find yet another person who must deal with seizures; help anyway I can. I personally have had a few different types of Epileptic seizures, for the moment or until you say otherwise, I assume your question and your seizures are Epilepsy related. I vaguely recall my first few years (seizures) though recall quite well the desire to speak with those who also go through what I was going through. In my opinion, my story alone is not that helpful, whereas my suggesting a few sites (ones I used) would be exactly what you are looking for. As a resource: http://www.epilepsyontario.org /client/EO/EOWeb.nsf/web/Gener al+Information For resources, reading and conversing with others who are dealing with seizures (forums and resources): http://brain.hastypastry.net/f orums/forumdisplay.php?f=144 http://neurotalk.psychcentral. com/forumdisplay.php?s=&dayspr une=&f=11 http://health.groups.yahoo.com /group/epilepsy/?v=1&t=search& ch=web&pub=groups&sec=group&sl k=1 http://www.epilepsyfoundation. org/ These sites have been the tools that have helped me more than any one person ever could. I have an absence seizure and or simple partial seizure as often as every day though most often three days out of nine, thankfully my complex partials ‘appear’ to be controlled; currently controlled. Tonic-Clonic Seizures have not returned making it five years of control for me. How I deal with them, hard question to answer simply as that varies depending on the situation. The most important lesson was learning what might trigger seizures for me, and therefore what to stay away from or how to protect myself when in those situations. Learning these adaptations took years and I learned most of it from those websites I mention above (or at least they gave me direction). One thing you need to hear (supportive), how many seizures someone has is not how the forums typically compare, for that matter most often they do not (compare) as that is not logical; one or a hundred, in either case, to many and hard to adjust life around. Personally, I am beginning to suspect ‘more frequent seizures’ can be less scary because you do not adjust as (((you))) must. If you feel I can help further, feel free to send an email to me, it would be my pleasure to help. Just know that I am slow to respond. toad |
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What can cause a perfectly My parents have a toy poodle
she is 6 years old. She was
always healthy and playful.
Then suddenly she started
having seizures about 3 months
ago. The vet said the seizures
were being caused by pet
treats. The treats were
immediatly stopped and thrown
away. But she continues to
have the seizures. They are
coming more often, lasting
longer, and seem to be getting
stronger and more violent. We
no longer think they were
caused by the treats. What
else could be causing the
seizures?
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A sudden onset of seizures in an otherwise healthy dog could be several things. It could be some sort of poison the dog ingested, but with most things you would see other signs in addition to the seizures and it probably wouldn't go on for 3 months. Some bloodwork including some specialized assays for toxins would be useful to rule this out. It could also be a sudden onset of epilepsy, although this is usually recognized at an earlier age i believe. Epilepsy is basically a seizure without any evident structural problem in the brain, and can usually be controlled at least for a little while with medication. Another option considering the age of the dog (i know 6 years isn't that old for a small dog but it isn't exactly young either) is some sort of brain tumor, which if still growing would explain the worsening of signs. Some brain tumors are operable in dogs, but it can be expensive. The only way to tell is by getting an MRI or CT scan. Nobody on here can tell you exactly why the dog is seizuring - your best bet is asking your vet and possibly getting a refferal to a university clinic or someone specializing in neurology if that is an option. In the meantime, i hope that your vet has given you some medication for the seizures such as phenobarbital or potassium bromide. FYI, alternative medicine like acupuncture often has very good results in treating seizures, assuming there is no structural problem such as a tumor. |
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How effective is Carbamazepine 2nd go here at finding an
answer. It's shouldn't be a
difficult question, after all
it's prescribed to prevent
seizures, so how effective is
it? I would have thought it
would have been the first
question asked when prescribed
any drug. How effective is it?
I'll put it another way, if
100 children are prescribed
this drug how many of them are
likely to stop having
seizures? None of the UK
epilepsy charities can answer
the question, the drug company
won't tell me and the
consultant won't give a
straight answer.
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Try these links...hopefully they will help you find your answer. I googled "effectiveness of Carbamazepine for seizures" Good luck! |
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I suffer from serious lack of sleep. I haven't been able to sink into a deep sleep in a very long time. My sleep has been dramatically shallow for years. This does not change with respect to the drugs I take. I am an older person (71). My last seizure resulted in multiple cuts and bruises and severe back muscle pain. Is there anything I can do?
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I suffer from serious lack of sleep. I haven't been able to sink into a deep sleep in a very long time. My sleep has been dramatically shallow for years. This does not change with respect to the drugs I take. I am an older person (71). My last seizure resulted in multiple cuts and bruises and severe back muscle pain. What can I Do?