http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/ Epilepsy Support Group Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:58:07 GMT Gill Lawrence http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14393 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14393 Hi I took sodium Valporate for 7 years and its a great drug for controling seizures with few bad side affects for most people but for me it put on a severe Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:52:58 GMT mahroo_rashidi http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14392 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14392 hi, I've just started taking this medicine for controlling seizures and I'd like to know about its side-effects on those who have experienced taking it . I Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:44:20 GMT Sam Inglesse http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14391 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14391 Try Cranial Sacral Therapy before meds. It is a very gentle form of contact between the therapist's hands and the client's energy points along with re-setting Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:36:38 GMT thdoy2 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14390 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14390 Jill, There are a few ways to test to see if your dd's staring spells are seizures or just daydreaming[per my son's Neuro]. As soon as you see it happen shout Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:42:43 GMT Sharon Keller http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14389 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14389 I am very interested. Where are you located? If we are close enough and maybe even if we are not I would prefer to go to the doctor that was responsible for Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:54:15 GMT topaylawns http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14388 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14388 There seems to be a Dilantin shortage in my area. When I would have a perscription refilled, they told me they only had half of the total amount at the time. I Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:53:37 GMT David http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14387 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14387 avm = Arterio Veinous Malformation (mine are cavernous hemangionas) Medical terms are all Greek to me... David ... dilantin ... formulary a ... much? Maybe ... Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:26:14 GMT Sharon Keller http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14386 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14386 I did not think that Lexapro was an anticonvulsant. It is used mainly, I believe, for depression. I took it for a little while when I was going through some Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:39:39 GMT wendyz08 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14385 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14385 Who are you addressing your email to? "cold turkey" is used in many ways it is a very old term used before the internet was invented "cold turkey" means to Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:04:42 GMT Sam Inglesse http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14384 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14384 My post-seizure lasts 10 minutes to over an hour. I no longer know that I am 43, Married with a 5 year old son, and think I am 15, living in NJ with my Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:00:01 GMT Sam Inglesse http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14383 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14383 Yes. But not all at the same time. If you live near Chicago, see Dr. Shepherd. He was once a practicing MD and Teacher of general medicine but now practices Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:52:09 GMT Sam Inglesse http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14382 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14382 I recently came off Felbatol and added Lexapro to my other meds. My sex drive has dropped a great deal. Has anyone had this issue and found an answer? Any Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:53:00 GMT Sharon Keller http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14381 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14381 My son had a bedwetting problem until he was 13 years old. I personally believe after the research I did that it is probably a type of sleep disorder. I was Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:59:47 GMT lindajavajunkie@... http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14380 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14380 my son has said the SAME thing after many seziures...:(your not losing it.. as a caregiver to my son i have witnessed so many different things and your Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:23:30 GMT wendyz08 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14379 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsysupportandeducation/message/14379 yessss me its horrible! wendy ... hand ... brain ... stop ... very ... my ... paste ... to