Re: [epilepsy] 1st time for Greg

Greg,

Welcome to the group.I have had seizures since I was a baby, which was a
little over 40 years ago. They were the result of a head injury.I have been
on the Lamictal before, but I got a rash from it and had to be changed to a
different medicine. Most of the medicines I have been on in the past had
caused a lot of sleepiness in the past and some are worse than others on
your teeth. It probably just take time to get adjusted to it.I hope the
Lamictal works for you, without any major problems. If you need anything,
write anytime. Take care.

Tammy

On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 4:54 PM, gregory <gregmalm@att.net> wrote:

>
>
> Hello everyone,
> I've been directed to this website by a friend who has epilepsy. He said
> this support group has been there whenever he's needed answers to various
> questions and was looking for any degree of support. This disorder is
> relatively new to me as I had my first seizure on 12/27/09. My neurologist
> has put me on Lamictal. Since then, I seem to have no problem sleeping 9-10
> hours a night. Is this a side effect of this medication? Is this new
> disorder draining the energy out of me to the point that my body requires
> this much rest? I contine to work my full time job in the food service
> business. This requires 45-50 hours per week. I also notice I yawn a lot
> more throughout the day even though I don't necessarily feel any more tired
> than before the seizure. Also, people have told me beware, this medication
> has a negative effect on teeth and gums. These are the things that I've been
> wondering about for the past six weeks or so...any feedback would be
> appreciated. Thanks for being there, fellow-epileptians.
>
>
>
>

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