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I'm switching dr.s , (finallly,) from a neurologist to an epileptoligist and am a little nervous. I've never liked my neurologist, he's very "old school" and I was always in and out of my appt in less than 10 min. :roll: I always hated changing dr's (I've had about eight) cuz they've all been the same except for 2 and those 2 either left or I moved out of town 3 hrs away.
I have seizures around my monthly cycles and was googling one day (I love google!) and decided to google hormone induced seizures epilepsy and found info about catemenial epilepsy so I am hoping that I will be diagnosed with that(I started having seizures when I went through puberty,) instead of just "epilepsy". This old school dr has prob never even heard of that. :roll:
I am on Lamictal and Topomax and when the generic Lamictal came out I was excited cuz I only had to pay $7 instead of $150. :woot: 4 mo later I'm having only grand mals about 10 times a mo whereas I was having grand mals 1 x a mo and small petit mals (I would let out a moan) about 3-5 x's a mo.
Generics are so NOT worth the $ saved. Hopefully I can switch meds, (no matter what the cost because the meds I'm on now don't seem to be working, generic or brand name.
Wish me luck!
I have seizures around my monthly cycles and was googling one day (I love google!) and decided to google hormone induced seizures epilepsy and found info about catemenial epilepsy so I am hoping that I will be diagnosed with that(I started having seizures when I went through puberty,) instead of just "epilepsy". This old school dr has prob never even heard of that. :roll:
I am on Lamictal and Topomax and when the generic Lamictal came out I was excited cuz I only had to pay $7 instead of $150. :woot: 4 mo later I'm having only grand mals about 10 times a mo whereas I was having grand mals 1 x a mo and small petit mals (I would let out a moan) about 3-5 x's a mo.
Generics are so NOT worth the $ saved. Hopefully I can switch meds, (no matter what the cost because the meds I'm on now don't seem to be working, generic or brand name.
Wish me luck!
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