My son has been diagnosed with
tonic-clonic seizures and prescribed
lamictal.
I am scared that the diagnosis in not
correct and that the wrong medicine has
been prescribed. Please tell me what you
think.
My 3 year old son had his first seizure on
saturday the 20th. He had two within 10
minutes of each other and they lasted
about 15 to 20 seconds. I rushed him to
er, where they did ct scan and chest x-ray
and blood work. Blood work showed low
blood sugar so they gave him iv. He did
not have another seizure while there but
kept saying he felt like he was falling
and for me not to let him fall. We were
transferred to another hospital where they
did an mri and eeg. Eeg came back
normal. While in the hospital, from sat
to tues, he had another seizure monday
morning, again only lasting 15 to 20
seconds. He has also experienced "drop
seizures"??? (thats what the doctor said)
he will be sitting and all of a sudden
start to cry and he kind of goes limp.
He does not pass out or lose conciousness,
he cries that his hands fell down or that
he fell down, it is like he has lost
muscle control.
Please let me know what you think. I
have been reading alot and the stories of
the children that have been diagnosed with
tonic-clonic seizures have all had
seizures lasting at least 5 minutes.
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sharon
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Posts: 191
??? Posted: 09-25-03 22:40pm
Hi, i'm sorry i've not heard of those type
sz's before. I will be praying for your
son.Also that you will find some answers
soon......Sharon
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