[epilepsy] Seizures during sleep & anxiety - connected?

 

My husband was diagnosed with epilepsy when he was 15 & he's now 40. More than 2 years ago, his dr switched him to a Depakote/Tegretol combo, which worked really well for nearly a year. Then we experienced a bunch of family health issues (his mom had a brain tumor & died, my grandmother finally succumbed to old age, our toddler son started acting like a toddler . . . ) & DH started having middle-of-the-night seizures.

These have always come in multiples & now I know to give him an Ativan, if he has more than one seizure (he's had post-ictal psychosis a few times, in the last year). About 3 months ago, DH started taking a low dose of Seroquel at night, which lengthened the period of time between seizures, but he had 2 seizures last night, in spite of the Seroquel.

Has anyone had any experience with this? What worked? What didn't work? For what it's worth, DH is also seeing a therapist on a weekly basis & he exercises regularly & eats healthily, so what else could be done? Is his epilepsy just drug-resistant?

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