Seizures: Infant
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Epilepsy
Asked by T.O. from Davenport
on September 12, 2007
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Does any other mom on this site have epilepsy? I do and I have concerns about my next pregnancy.
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- Hi T.. I am a mother of a happy 3 year old boy and an epileptic. I am sure that I shared many of your concerns. Feel free to contact me. I would love to help if I ...
- My Husband's mom had epilepsy and was told back in her day, she started having babies in the 50's, that with her condition, she shouldnt have any babies. Well, needle...
- Hi T.! I have not been classified as having epilepsy but I have seizure disorder. I have three kids and I may be able to help you out with your concerns. K.
Moms with Epilepsy
Asked by T.S. from Los Angeles
on March 5, 2008
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I am being quite vulnerable here, but I am desperate to talk with other moms who have epilepsy. I am 5&1/2 months into my pregnancy, everything has gone perfect so far...
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- When I found out I was pregnant, I immediately stopped taking my medication. I was very careful to eat right and take care of myself. I had a very healthy pregnancy ...
- i have epilepsy too. so glad you are here and open enough to discuss it. I had a little girl, who is now 4. I took tegretol through out my pregnancy and had no problem...
- The only advice I have, is that sometimes getting a good chiropractor to adjust you decreases and sometimes stops the epileptic episodes, as might acupunture....AND if...
Seizure Meds
Asked by J.J. from Bismarck
on March 25, 2011
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I was diagnosed with epilepsy at age 4. I went off my meds 4 years ago and I believe that on Sunday night I had a seizure in my sleep-EEG was inconclusive but the sign...
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- I know you will talk to your doctor about this, but just know that depakote is NOT safe during pregnancy. I believe it is similar to lithium and is suspected to cause...
- I have no first hand information for you but you need to talk to your pharmacist...he/she is going to be able to access some excellent information for you. I would als...
- I too have epilepsy. When I wanted to get pregnant with my 1st child (now 3 1/2yr) my neurologist switched me from Depakote (which I had been on for years) to Keppra....
Hydrocephalus and Epilepsy(seizer Disorder)
Asked by K.C. from Santa Fe
on November 10, 2006
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I was looking for any other moms who has a child with hydrocephalus or epilepsy? If anyone has any ideas or comments please send them to me
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- Hi K., My 8 month old son Avi was diagnosed with Infantile Spasms (a form of epilepsy) a month ago. We delt with 20-200 seizures a day from the time he was 3 month...
- Hi K. My daughter was diagnosed with Hydrocephalus while in utero. She had a shunt when she was 2 months old. She is just over 5 months old now and doing great. W...
- Hi K., My daughter has hydrocephalus. We found out when she was around 6 mths old. She had surgery right away to put the shunt in. She then had another surgery at 1...
Wondering If There's Any Parents on Here with a Child or Love Who Has Epilepsy
Asked by K.B. from Austin
on March 27, 2008
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Hello looking for parents in the Austin area who has a child or love one with epilepsy.
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- My son was diagnosed when he was just 4yrs old. His first was wth my parents and I will never forget that phone call. He had what they call Grand Mal Seizures (excus...
- My daughter (now 15) was diagnosed with epilepsy two years ago after having two seizres six weeks apart. After her second seizure, she began taking Keppra and has bee...
- K., I will try to get the name of the doctor treating my granddaughter if you like. Our granddaughter was just diagnosed on the 4th of March. She is doing well. Gra...
Any Mom's Out There with Epilepsy?
Asked by P.B. from San Francisco
on January 23, 2008
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I had my first grand-mal seizure at 33 years old while 8 months pregnant. My pregnancy was then considered high risk and weekly monitoring was required. Everything t...
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- Have you tried Stem Cell or FGF2?!! They are helping people get rid of seizures!!! Love, G.. :0) http://www.stemcelltherapies.org/umresearch/epilepsy.html www....
- Hi P., Although I do not have Epilepsy, my mother-in-law does and has for 50 something years (before the new information and treatments they have now) and she deliver...
- Hi P., I am a mom of two grown children, one is 32 and is handicapped, my other daughter is 25. Anyway I do not have seizures now but I did as a child. Whatever you do...
Epilepsy and Headaches
Asked by T.J. from Fort Walton Beach
on February 7, 2012
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Hi all, my friend has a cute little three year old boy, who was just recently diagnosed with Epilepsy. The doctors haven't pinpointed exactly what seizures he has oth...
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- Can't they see another doctor who is more interested in the patient? I found several links to that medication and it's a dangerous drug with law suits, I think they a...
- First, Yes, I am familiar with doctors who are arrogant, and really tell you nothing except your "marching orders" such as "Give depakote." After all, we are just stup...
- Sorry to hear. Get a book from the library or look up acupressure points on the internet. I've also had some good results with Nikken magnets (casual necklaces or spot...
Removing Part of Brain to Help with Seizure Disorder
Asked by K.K. from Los Angeles
on June 3, 2009
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My six year old son has a seizure disorder that seizure medication has not been able to controll. After our latest trip to his Neurologist it was suggested to us tha...
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- Please get a second opinion. My Dad was supposed to have a major operation and chose not to thank God he is doing great with out it. They did a different type of treat...
- We studied this in school, but aside from that, the only experience I have with neurology is having too many doctors in the family. ;) The one thing, growing up & g...
- Hi K., I do not have experience with this surgery, but I would want to explore every other possible option 1st if it was my son! I have compassion for how scary it mu...
Febrile Seizure
Asked by C.A. from New York
on March 25, 2009
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This past weekend was the scariest one ever. My 21 month old son had a high fever and experienced three febrile seizure episodes. My son has also been experiencing a r...
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- I have not experienced them with my son, but my niece had one and wound up in the ER b/c my sister didn't know what was going on. From what I remember, they are not a...
- My children never had febrile seizures but what caught my eye was the recurring cough, allergies, and ear infections. I would have your child checked for asthma. My da...
- I know how scary it is to witness your child having a febrile seizure. When my son was about a year and a half he had one. We called 911 and rushed him to the hospit...
Complex Febrile Seizure...I Am Paralyzed with Fear.
Asked by D.K. from Philadelphia
on February 11, 2011
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My 17 month old had a complex febrile seizure last week that lasted 1 hour until she was sedated and intubated. It was the most terrifying, awful night of my life. I t...
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- Dear D., I have no experience with seizures and hope to never have. I just wanted to share that your post really shook me, as it did other moms here. I can't ima...
- How terrifying for your family! Complex febrile seizures are caused from a very sudden spike in body temperature and rarely have anything to do with developing epileps...
- Hi D., My daughter had febrile seizures as did I. They were not classified as complex but they got progressively worse as the years went on so if she had had her la...
