first of all i ahve been cleared by doctor. and and before getting my license back i was seizure free for over a Year before dmv would give me my license back. like i said i did not just get seizures .. I have had it since birth. and hsvr learned what is best for me. glad the trileptol works for you but for me and my type of seizures and my liver it does not. and YES my doctor knows about my modification to my life and not taking any more meds. unless it gets to a point this stops working... we are all different each type of seizure is different so what works for one does not for another. and as i said before i have a soon to be 11 yr old son so if i did not feel in control or my doctor did not think i was I Would not be driving nor would i have my license .
--- In epilepsy@yahoogroups.com, Susan Wain <susan.wain@...> wrote:
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> Hi...my name is Sue nad I have had seizures/auras since Nov, 2010 and have not driven since. I was on Depakote but was having hallucinations and lost 2/3 of my hair. I am now on Trileptol and just feel a little tired but it is helping and I haven't had a seizure in 2 months. My one neurologist told DMV everything so my license is suspended, which, now is a good thing but I have to re-take the test which I will fight when I am seizure free for 6 months or more. I agree....rest and meds and eating right helps alot. Try the Trileptol but I wouldnt start driving until you are seizure free and cleared by a doctor as you do not want to kill yourself or others if you have an aura as I almost did that during my first seizure when I didnt' k nwo I was havign one. It is dangerous and you shouldnt' take risks with your life or that of others.
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> From: angelicbagerra <angelicbagerra@...>
> To: epilepsy@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2011 9:38 AM
> Subject: [epilepsy] Re: hi everyone new member
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> for about a year. although i am very careful when i dont feel myself i slow down and usually that prevents them from coming full force. i have had seizures since i was a baby at that time was undiagnosed but they put me on phenabarbatal but took me off at 7 yrs old and did not put anyother meds
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> i learned my aura;s and found by keeping my stress down to managable level and getting lots of rest and all that it works for me. when i was on depakote i was tired all the time. and it did not help at all. so since i could not afford to go to doc. i stopped taking the depakote and started to modify my life. and so when i told new doc about it all. she said if it works for me to continue but to try keppra xr. so i did for a while well i felt even worse on it. dizzy. nauseated all time. and out of it too. so i decided nope i cant continue like that. i do admit i am not totally seizure free. i do have one to two a year if that. i have one son who is going to be 11 nov 30th.. he has cerebral palsy...... i am single (never married) his father is not in picture. right now i am going thru a rough time . i am temporarily staying with my friend and her husband and her son. have been since may 2011. i am going to move in jan. 2012 once i find
> and get own appartment. first i need wheels. yes i do have a valid license. i volenteered it up back when i was getting control over them so i finally got it back this was when i was 18-21 my neurologist at time fought for me to have it back. we live in texas.
> --- In epilepsy@yahoogroups.com, "Millie Myers" <mylmy@> wrote:
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> > I've had EP for 47 yrs. Have been on Dilantin and Phenabarb for
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> > 4, and 6. They are all in their 50's now and of course on their own.
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> > To: epilepsy@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 7:55 AM
> > Subject: [epilepsy] hi everyone new member
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> > name is angelique aka angel i have partial complex seizures. i am suppose to take keepra xr and topamax. but find taking the meds just does not work in fact makes me feel even weirdier. but i have learned to control them by modifying my life. seems to work for me. so far my seizures have been gone. OH i was on depakote before they tried to change it do to it damaging my liver
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