Ok, I'll answer this post first, then go back and cover something I missed. :roflmao:
I suppose in the grand scheme of things, it IS better that I have them in my sleep cycle. It's not as embarrassing, that much is true. Doesn't make mine any less dangerous, as I tend to break things, including my own bones when I have them. The neuro is comfortable with me driving because mine are strictly in my sleep cycle. When I DO have one,
I automatically take myself off the road for months, and he knows it. He doesn't even have to ask. I just do it. Because I regress and turn into a 2 year old. There's no way I could drive. And if I am too tired, I flat out refuse to drive. I hitch a ride with someone else, and go back and get my vehicle the next day. I just won't take the risk.
HOWEVER, I DID have ONE during the daytime.....it was because of a screwed up sleep cycle....I'd only slept 2 hours in 48 hours, and I was PREGNANT, with my first child (7 months), catering my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary/family reunion. Big mess that was. OY.
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In terms of sleeping..........hmmmm. Well, it wasn't too hard to sleep, until recently, when I started having some twitches that started waking me up. And, I had something that I can only call a "jello wave" one night. That freaked me out so badly, I got up, put a pillow on the floor, and slept there, waiting. I just recently (last month/beginning of this month) finished a 4 day portable EEG...and they found activity on it. OF COURSE. So, I've been put on Klonopin. Which I was on before, but went off of because I didn't like it... in combination with Lamictal and Dilantin. Now, we'll see how it goes with the Carbatrol and Topamax. Now, with the Klonopin, and the help of melatonin, I actually SLEEP. It's sooooo COOL. You have NO IDEA. Now, I may be adding 5-HTP to the mix so that I can get my dreams back....but I have a cyst in my pineal gland, so I have some research to do about that first...
I was born and raised an Italian Roman Catholic........but I have been a bad one as of late. HOWEVER, I am married, WITH THREE KIDS. They're 22, 20 and 19. (If you wanna share the college tuition, feel free. I'll be happy too.) And I've had E all my life except.....well, I was diagnosed at 13 months.
Originally, I was told I was sterile from my meds (YEAH RIGHT!) Imagine, when 3 months into being married, and using NOTHING, I end up PREGNANT. UH HUH. Hubby, who's also a German Roman Catholic, actually brought up the idea of an abortion because of the dangers to me. I said no. After the first, Abby, I went on 2 have 2 boys......using THREE methods of birth control each time. That's what the meds did. I even used barriers, too. No help. Sooooooo, be careful.
Are my kids OK? Well, Abby has messed up fingernails and toenails from HYDANTOINISM......from the Dilantin I was on. Matt, the oldest boy, had a slight heart murmur, some asthma and that was it, other than an injury from a tornado. Andrew, the youngest...........Hmmmmm. Well, he's had a multitude of problems. I can't attribute them to my meds, either. Possibly one.....It was thought at one point that he had spina bifida (he doesn't) and that would have been from my meds. But all of his other issues were just .... there. His autism issues........I suspect those were from the shots that he got. Can't prove it though.
You have a LOT more...oh what's the word I want...ways to access information now than I did at your age. There are even ways to track during pregnancy what goes on, and be part of register for a particular drug now, especially for AED's. I know it's scary. I do understand where you're coming from. But this is a decision only you can make for yourself. I wish you luck.
Meetz
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