:wave:Hi I am only 25 & I have a 3year & 7month old son & a 1year & 6month old son, My eldest son has ahd fits(seizures) since he was 10months old I kept getting told it was febrile convulsions & that they wouldnt do any thing untill he was 5 so i had to wait another 2 years but now hes just been diagnosed with Epilepsy :clap:... hence me joining you all here,now I've got one problem.......I have been given the choice to have him on medication because of the side effects!!!! onder: The medication is Epilim & the side effects the doctor said about was the liver problems it could cause & the aggression as these are most common aparently.... this is the most toughest decision I've ever had to make as I dont want to not medicate him & for him to keep fitting & hitting his head every time he goes down as he is only 3, or do I medicate him & risk him getting a liver problem when he is older???? Also the aggression could be a problem as he is in nursery at the moment & I dont want him to be a "billy no mates" because hes a nasty little wotsit.
His fits have been more frequent since they first started as he had his first one in june 2006 then again in October & again in december but since september 2008 hes had 5 episodes of grand-mal seizures & 3 episodes of petit-mal seizures so it seems to be getting worse. my other son is very confused when all this happens as its not a normall day to day thing for him to see so please help me if you can,:adore: all comments are welcome.
Sorry to go on but hey the more you know the more you can help.x.:tup:
His fits have been more frequent since they first started as he had his first one in june 2006 then again in October & again in december but since september 2008 hes had 5 episodes of grand-mal seizures & 3 episodes of petit-mal seizures so it seems to be getting worse. my other son is very confused when all this happens as its not a normall day to day thing for him to see so please help me if you can,:adore: all comments are welcome.
Sorry to go on but hey the more you know the more you can help.x.:tup: