Will My Epilepsy Come Back? Posted: 04-11-07 17:32pm
Hi,
i had my first seizure at 5 yrs old(
but i would also fall asleep any where
even while walking and still walk don't
know if that is linked) and was put on
medication, i had a couple of seizure from
5 to 6 and a half when we moved cities. I
then had no seizures in the new house but
stayed on that yucky medicine till i was 8
or 9.
Went back to the doctor who told me to
stop the medication and go enjoy my life.
i'm now 26( born 1980 and had first
seizure in 1985 and last in 1986-7) and
i'm wondering if i have to worry about it
coming back?
Also do i have to avoid products,vitamins
and medications that have the warnings
about not to be used by people with
epilepsy? and do i still class myself as
epileptic?
thank you
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Fairy Godmother
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Hi Posted: 04-11-07 18:06pm
I am by no means a physican, but I would
think once you have had a seizure, or
several, there is always a possiblity of
you having another? Maybe this is not
true. Not sure if its like Asthma, I had
this severely as a child, attacks and
breathing treatments, yet as I grew older
teens and thru my forties, it was gone.
Aproaching the big 50 and now I am
wheezing again. If I were in your shoes,
knowing the history you have with the
seizures, I would not take the chance and
I would treat myself as if I were an
epileptic. By going against and denying
that you can possibly have another
epilepsy attack, that would be kinda
scarry? Am I making sense? Look this up on
WebMD! Epilepsy is termed a chronic
disease of the nervous system, thus the
word chronic, meaning lasting a long time.
Compared to Acute, which woulddescribe a
conditions suckers termed. Hope I've been
of some help!
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stacey1
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Re: Hi Posted: 04-13-07 07:52am
Yeah thank you! your probably right and i
should always consider myself as an
epileptic. so i guess i can't learn to
drive?
Do you know if me and my partner( also has
epilepsy and his last seizure was last
year) have a child the chances of our
child having epilepsy or would the child
be fine?
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Critizin
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Posted: 04-13-07 08:14am
stacey the chances are significally
increased if you both have epilepsy that
the child would have it but you can never
know for sure if your child will get it
it could be born normally or it could have
the condition.. no way to know for sure
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Hi Posted: 04-13-07 16:17pm
Hi Again, not really up to date on
epilepsy, I would suggest you talk to a
physican or someone who is more educated
on this topic, also look up on www.webMD.
Lots of info here. I do not see why you
could not learn to drive. I bet there are
zillions of people who have this, under
control by meds I would imagine, that are
out there in the world driving today. You
said you had not had an episode in
years....whose to say you never have
another one? You have to live life
Girlfriend! Sometimes you just have to do
things differently! I'd say go for the
learning to drive!
