Hello to everyone..
My name is Kim and I just came upon this forum yesterday as I was doing some research. Our family is very new to the world of epilepsy. Our healthy, beautiful, athletic 16 year old daughter, Stephanie suffered her first seizure on August 6, 2007. Her second seizure on September 16 (in school) officially introduced us to her new world. Her doctor determined she was experiencing complex partial seizures and was put on Keppra. This began a nightmare month and a half of tears, outbursts, depression, exhaustion and nausea. She had another seizure a couple of weeks ago and her meds changed to Trileptal (300mg 2x daily). We noticed a difference in her almost immediately! She said she felt like her old self again. We saw a huge difference and her teachers and friends saw the change as well. Unfortunately, she did have another seizure at basketball practice this past Tuesday night. The blessing was that it was the most mild seizure by far and it was the first time we did not have to call 911. Her doctor has decided not to make a change at this time concerning her medication.
To all of you who have lived with epilepsy for a while, please know that our prayers are with you. It is a world so unknown to those who never have to visit it. We are just starting this journey and know we have so much to learn. I am just starting to investigate the diet and nutrition aspect of living with this condition. If anyone has any suggestions, I would love to hear them. Thank you for listening.
God Bless,
Kim
My name is Kim and I just came upon this forum yesterday as I was doing some research. Our family is very new to the world of epilepsy. Our healthy, beautiful, athletic 16 year old daughter, Stephanie suffered her first seizure on August 6, 2007. Her second seizure on September 16 (in school) officially introduced us to her new world. Her doctor determined she was experiencing complex partial seizures and was put on Keppra. This began a nightmare month and a half of tears, outbursts, depression, exhaustion and nausea. She had another seizure a couple of weeks ago and her meds changed to Trileptal (300mg 2x daily). We noticed a difference in her almost immediately! She said she felt like her old self again. We saw a huge difference and her teachers and friends saw the change as well. Unfortunately, she did have another seizure at basketball practice this past Tuesday night. The blessing was that it was the most mild seizure by far and it was the first time we did not have to call 911. Her doctor has decided not to make a change at this time concerning her medication.
To all of you who have lived with epilepsy for a while, please know that our prayers are with you. It is a world so unknown to those who never have to visit it. We are just starting this journey and know we have so much to learn. I am just starting to investigate the diet and nutrition aspect of living with this condition. If anyone has any suggestions, I would love to hear them. Thank you for listening.
God Bless,
Kim