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davita, read my last 2 journal entr...
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danroy (Yesterday)
a morning hug for yo. god loves you and so do I. hxhx
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Aust (Yesterday)
Hows the painting thoughts? May be a group you could join near you and get some tips from? Life can also be short, so enjoy it, so many dont get the chance or time. Hugs
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Pharoah (Yesterday)
Hey Sylvia - just to remind you, you're awsome!
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| Epilepsy & Seizures |
| diagnosed w/abscence at 6 yrs, at 12 told gone, at 25 i had my 1st tc & diagnosed primary generalized e,my brother told me i had abscence in jr & high school )but never said anything back then, under control til 4 yrs ago at 45 & tried every drug combo, sent to epi spec is my neuro now, had testing & told i was slow & low iq now plus some other stuff.i'm intractable with constant large epileptic spikes on my veegs which he says is genetic & wont go away, trying to find meds to stop tc | |
| Treatments | |
| Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals (Working / Worked) aspartene - abscence seizures | |
| Depakote (Not Working) lost hair gave me tremors | |
| Diastat (Not Working) stopped working | |
| Dilantin (Not Working) tried at 25 didnt do anything | |
| Keppra (Somewhat Helpful) stopped taking, made me mentally unstable, did little help for seizures | |
| Klonopin (Not Working) it is working but have to take 6mg a day for it to do really good, doc cut me back to 1/2mg/3x day with topamax now in my meds | |
| Lamictal (Working / Worked) working well | |
| Neurontin (Not Working) on it for years w/tegretol upped dosage and i got tremors really bad found out from resont veeg, it wont work for my e anyways | |
| Tegretol (Not Working) started giving me t/c after being om it for 20 years | |
| Topamax (Working / Worked) working great this time | |
| Tranxene (Not Working) was on it for 4 yrs doc cut me back from 3 to 2 to 1 now 0 cuz it became toxic | |
| Trileptal (Not Working) slept alot didnt do anything for my seizures | |
| Vagus nerve stimulation (Working / Worked) my tonic clonic siezures have reduced. yes!!!! | |
| Zonegran (Not Working) at top dosage 400mg 2x a day | |
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| Asthma |
| i have allergic asthma, but cuz of one of my seizure meds, i cant take decongestions or antihistamines so i have to use a inhaler and pulmicort to be able to breath when allergy season is which is almost 12 months here | |
| Treatments | |
| Advair (Somewhat Helpful) write up scared me, i stopped using it | |
| Albuterol (Working / Worked) | |
| Pulmicort (Working / Worked) | |
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| Depression Clinical (Major) Depression | More |
| Bereavement Loss of a Parent | More |
| Fitness Goals Improve overall fitness | More |
