I was diagnosed with simple partial seizures when I was pregnant with my son - he is 18 now. I take 600mg of Lamictal daily. I have never been able to find anyone with the same kind of seizures that I have and it would be wonderful if I could!
When I get a seizure I get confused - I cannot read words or spell them. I cannot say a lot of words - words like the, a, but, etc. are very easy but get beyond that and I"m lost. It's like I've never been able to read. I love to read and read upwards of 100 books a year and I love to write too. During these seizures I can't spell/write either. One morning I had to write a note to school for my child who was out sick the day before. I started writing it - Please excuse Jessi from........ the next word was school and I couldn't say it or spell it. From that point on I couldn't even say the words and very confused about what I needed to write Sometimes I can say the word but still couldn't spell it then if someone told me - S C H O O L - I would have to tell them to slow down and say one letter at a time very slowly. I am SO CONFUSED during these times that everything just feels wrong - all messed up. During these times I couldn't even tell you what my kids' names are, etc. I went on every seizure medication known to man until finally Lamictal helps. I hate the side effects (memory, blurred vision) but it takes the simple partials away except I still get them once or twice a day. My doctor told me "you are as good as you are going to get". I can't work outside of the house because I never know when I will have one. I couldn't imagine being on the phone and have this hit and all of a sudden not be able to understand what they were saying. I have never met anyone who has these types of seizures and I would love to! I also have abdominal seizures but Lamictal has wiped them out entirely.
Sorry if this is too long!! I have a lot of other symptoms but these are the ones that bother me the most.
Rita
When I get a seizure I get confused - I cannot read words or spell them. I cannot say a lot of words - words like the, a, but, etc. are very easy but get beyond that and I"m lost. It's like I've never been able to read. I love to read and read upwards of 100 books a year and I love to write too. During these seizures I can't spell/write either. One morning I had to write a note to school for my child who was out sick the day before. I started writing it - Please excuse Jessi from........ the next word was school and I couldn't say it or spell it. From that point on I couldn't even say the words and very confused about what I needed to write Sometimes I can say the word but still couldn't spell it then if someone told me - S C H O O L - I would have to tell them to slow down and say one letter at a time very slowly. I am SO CONFUSED during these times that everything just feels wrong - all messed up. During these times I couldn't even tell you what my kids' names are, etc. I went on every seizure medication known to man until finally Lamictal helps. I hate the side effects (memory, blurred vision) but it takes the simple partials away except I still get them once or twice a day. My doctor told me "you are as good as you are going to get". I can't work outside of the house because I never know when I will have one. I couldn't imagine being on the phone and have this hit and all of a sudden not be able to understand what they were saying. I have never met anyone who has these types of seizures and I would love to! I also have abdominal seizures but Lamictal has wiped them out entirely.
Sorry if this is too long!! I have a lot of other symptoms but these are the ones that bother me the most.
Rita
People can be so horrible. On the plus side, he always found physical jobs, like landscaping, gardening, or working in a warehouse to be the most flexible with his condition -- the pace of work was less hectic, and there were always long periods of no discussions with other people.