Hello all, I am a 43 year old male, am very healthy( in most ways) , and have recently had my first 2 tonic clinic seizures. The first occurred on new years eve, it happened just prior to waking up, it lasted several minutes according to my wife. I was hospitalized for 3-4 days - I have only faint recollections of any of the post-ictal period , nor of the seizure. I do remember the cut tongue and sore teeth!
I had an MRI- normal, and an EEG for 24 hrs. Normal as well.
I was started on Kepra in the hospital which I hated due to sleepiness, etc.
I went to a Recommended neurologist that I really like after being discharged, and started on lamotrogine and stopped Kepra. I had a second t/ c seizure while on the low dose of lamotrogine again just prior to waking. Again it was several minutes in duration. I did even more damage to tongue and teeth. ( that is such a pain literally).
I am now on 150 mg and have not had another seizure ( I am knocking on wood while typing that)
I used to think that I had attacks of vertigo starting several years ago. These would feel like falling thru a tunnel and often include bizarre hallucinations and confusion as to what was real and what was a hallucination. Now we assume those are petit mal seizures. they occurred most commonly while exercising .
I am writing this long post while suffering from insomnia from my lamotrogine. And I have been having a weirdly altered sense of taste - is that common?
My post ictal phases have been hard - I really think I am fully functional but will not remember anything from the week or so after the t/c seizure. I am a veterinarian and it makes work difficult as I do not remember what is going on with my cases.
Anyway , I really appreciate having found this forum. And I apologize for this long rant.
I had an MRI- normal, and an EEG for 24 hrs. Normal as well.
I was started on Kepra in the hospital which I hated due to sleepiness, etc.
I went to a Recommended neurologist that I really like after being discharged, and started on lamotrogine and stopped Kepra. I had a second t/ c seizure while on the low dose of lamotrogine again just prior to waking. Again it was several minutes in duration. I did even more damage to tongue and teeth. ( that is such a pain literally).
I am now on 150 mg and have not had another seizure ( I am knocking on wood while typing that)
I used to think that I had attacks of vertigo starting several years ago. These would feel like falling thru a tunnel and often include bizarre hallucinations and confusion as to what was real and what was a hallucination. Now we assume those are petit mal seizures. they occurred most commonly while exercising .
I am writing this long post while suffering from insomnia from my lamotrogine. And I have been having a weirdly altered sense of taste - is that common?
My post ictal phases have been hard - I really think I am fully functional but will not remember anything from the week or so after the t/c seizure. I am a veterinarian and it makes work difficult as I do not remember what is going on with my cases.
Anyway , I really appreciate having found this forum. And I apologize for this long rant.