Heyo

[Chibi]

Hello,
I am new here and wanted to say hello, I have had epilepsy for four years. and i'm not quite sure what to say really ^^''.

[epileric]

I've had epilepsy since I was born. Kinda weird when you just think of it as part of who you are.

Good to have you here. What kind of seizures do you have & what kind of medications/ controls are you using to help your seizures?

Also, I moved your post to the foyer so that everyone can welcome you to CWE.

[Chibi]

Thank you I just changed onto keppra I been on carbamazepine which made me fall asleep on the bus and oxcarbazepine. I mostly have fits rarely but I just found out that I have juvenile absences which I never know was apart of my epilepsy.

[epileric]

I'm on Tegretol right now. I've been on it so long I don't really notice the side-effects.

It's interesting to discover what other things might be epilepsy that you never knew were. You might want to check out this list of seizure types & see if anything else rings relevant to you. http://www.webmd.com/epilepsy/guide/...their-symptoms

[Chibi]

I noticed when I was carbamazepine that I would trip a lot and be more awake in the night time.Thanks for the information I found out that I stare blankly at objects while in lessons which made me miss out on most of my education so hopefully keppra will help with them.

[epileric]

Good luck with the Keppra, it does help a lot of people but a lot of the side effects are emotional. Watch out for depression & anger (kepprage) especially.

If you do find those side-effects acting up, some people have found that vitamine B6 or a vitamine B comples has helped with the anger

[Chibi]

wow I will try and look out for that at the moment I am alright on them so fingers crossed ^^.

[Nakamova]

Hi Chibi, welcome!

[Endless]

Welcome, Chibi! I'm glad you found us here in the forum.

[huskymom]

nice to have you aboard Chibi!