I have recently had a sleep study and found out that I stop breathing on average of 12.9 times per hour. When I took this to my Neuro he said I was actually holding my breath for these periods and that it could be due to me actually having a seizure. This would mean I am possibly having 12.9 seizures per hour while I sleep (sad face).
There are two ways to test this:
1. I start taking medication (my options are Keppra or Valroate) for awhile and do another sleep test or sleep EEG.
2. I have a sleep EEG and hope that when I hold my breath that there is a probe on the part of my head that picks up the area an issue might be coming from. The problem is that it could take several tests before I actually have a probe in the correct spot. Or it may not work at all, leaving the test inconclusive.
As I am not overly excited about taking meds but if I can get away with taking them for a short period of time to get a result and go from there, I'm happy to do so.
So does anyone know how long it takes for either Keppra or Valproate to start working?
Regards
87sf
There are two ways to test this:
1. I start taking medication (my options are Keppra or Valroate) for awhile and do another sleep test or sleep EEG.
2. I have a sleep EEG and hope that when I hold my breath that there is a probe on the part of my head that picks up the area an issue might be coming from. The problem is that it could take several tests before I actually have a probe in the correct spot. Or it may not work at all, leaving the test inconclusive.
As I am not overly excited about taking meds but if I can get away with taking them for a short period of time to get a result and go from there, I'm happy to do so.
So does anyone know how long it takes for either Keppra or Valproate to start working?
Regards
87sf