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He seemed a bit better this time. Hoping so.
We made plans for increasing the vimpat and then in a few weeks (providing everything goes well) decreasing the trileptal, and after that dropping the dilantin.
We also discussed PNES, and he confirmed that PNES don't happen at night unless you actually wake up and then something triggers it when you're awake. But if you sleep through it, then it is an epileptic seizure. He talked about the fact that some people get both PNES and ES. I started wondering about it because my seizures have been so intractable. But after thinking longer on it, I realized that the meds have helped me to a degree. I was having many seizures a week before being treated. He said this wouldn't happen if they were PNES. So who knows if I am having both or not. I don't feel traumatized or feel like I would have a reason to have PNES, but could you have them without having a traumatic experience?
He is setting me up with an appointment with the epileptologist down at the epilepsy center, to discuss the possibility of pursuing brain surgery. Now that he's setting the appointment, I am starting to have second thoughts. Bleh. I think ultimately it would be smart to at least pursue the possibility, regardless of my decision in the end. But the idea makes me nervous.
Anyway, that was my appointment. Hoping I don't react to vimpat the way I reacted to keppra... Is vimpat chemically related to keppra in any way?
We made plans for increasing the vimpat and then in a few weeks (providing everything goes well) decreasing the trileptal, and after that dropping the dilantin.
We also discussed PNES, and he confirmed that PNES don't happen at night unless you actually wake up and then something triggers it when you're awake. But if you sleep through it, then it is an epileptic seizure. He talked about the fact that some people get both PNES and ES. I started wondering about it because my seizures have been so intractable. But after thinking longer on it, I realized that the meds have helped me to a degree. I was having many seizures a week before being treated. He said this wouldn't happen if they were PNES. So who knows if I am having both or not. I don't feel traumatized or feel like I would have a reason to have PNES, but could you have them without having a traumatic experience?
He is setting me up with an appointment with the epileptologist down at the epilepsy center, to discuss the possibility of pursuing brain surgery. Now that he's setting the appointment, I am starting to have second thoughts. Bleh. I think ultimately it would be smart to at least pursue the possibility, regardless of my decision in the end. But the idea makes me nervous.
Anyway, that was my appointment. Hoping I don't react to vimpat the way I reacted to keppra... Is vimpat chemically related to keppra in any way?
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