Neurologist talking about surgery

[Literophile]

I saw a new neurologist today, and she was very helpful. She said there isn't really a way to capture my episodes on an EEG because they are too infrequent, but she said the is concrete evidence of nerve damage in my eye (she saw this with a quick eye examination) and told me that I really need to find a way to shrink my pituitary gland because I could develop vision problems or even blindness.

I told her I was taking medication for it and she suggested that I up the dosage of that, and I told her I had just reduced it (with the doctor's permission) because it was causing me to gain weight. Then she suggested I see a neurosurgeon to discuss the possibility of surgery or radiation.

So: live with the possibility of developing cushing's syndrome from my medication or get surgery? Those are kind of my options...

Also she said I might want to try switching medications to Lamictal. I'm currently on tegretol and neurontin.

 

[Nakamova]

She does sound helpful, and on top of things.
Did she say why you should switch to lamictal? Just curious.

 

[Literophile]

We're going to talk further when I go back for an emg to check the functionality of the nerves in my left arm (I've been having neuropathy since I started having seizures). I think Lamictal was just the first thing that came to mind because she doesn't want to put me on Dilantin or phenobarbital because I already have cerebellar atrophy.

Edit: she wants to switch meds because mine haven't been very effective.

 

[saul3903]

That's a difficult decision. But what is Cushing's Syndrome?

 

[Literophile]

http://endocrine.niddk.nih.gov/pubs/cushings/cushings.htm