I have a 12 year old daughter who is autistic and started having seiures 8 months apart when she started puberty. They are now 9 days apart and her neurologist is probably going to start anticonvulsants on Monday. Anyone have any real experience with this?????? All of her tests have been normal.
2007-01-07 08:27:45 · 4 answers · asked by kmcnutt 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Bamma no expert in this field. Bamma only read question. Bamma say either puberty a factor or it a coencidence. Bamma say maybe hormon therapy. Bamma say retard what's causing it. Bamma say once again he no doctor. Bamma only play one on tv. Bamma say he sorry you have such big problems. Bamma say you strong woman. Bamma say you handle it like champ. Bamma say if one doctor say all tests normal. Bamma say this doctor out of idea. Bamma say look for specialist. Bamma say sometime it like needle in haystack. Bamma say hang in there baby. Bamma say he wish you luck. Bamma say so.
2007-01-07 08:33:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
My 7 year old son also has Epliepsy, and suffers from both Gran-Mal and Petit-Mal(or also known as Absence seizures).
We noted that he would have an increase in seizure activity whenever he hit a growth spurt.. it was like his body was growing faster than his brain would register. He would have 30-40 absence seizures a day.(what they look like is like when he was daydreaming, but would not respond to his name) Later, when he developed the Gran-Mal seizures, it appeared that these were triggered by intellectual stimulation(he had just started kindergarten). Our Neurologist felt that it was important to start treatment in order to protect his ability to acquire knowledge and thus he was placed on Tegretol since 2004. We noted that the medication caused changes in David- he was excessively talking(I mean non-stop, even in his sleep), he would get bouts of depression, and had sonar hearing.. everything was louder to him. Once his body adjusted to the medication, most of these side effects settled(with the exception of the talketiveness).
We are now in the process of weaning him off the medication, since he has been seizure free for 2 years, and some of the side effects have returned, but thankfully, it should be over soon.
Epliepsy is scary, believe me, I still have anxiety every time my son gets on the bus for school, but it is manageable. I do so wish you and and your daughter all the best, and good luck!
2007-01-07 16:53:54 · answer #2 · answered by P. M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, my daughter started having Petey Mal seizures at age 11, which progressed to Mobile seizures and finally Grand Mal seizures. It took 5 yrs. before these nit whit doctors in VA would diagnose her as an epileptic. Finally she was prescribed Depakote which also acts as an anti-depressant. This was the hardest thing I have ever gone through in my life. The most important thing is never give up on her or her treatment. Demand better treatment and watch the school because they did more harm to us then help. Also her Father kept her in denial and she would stop taking her medicine therefore the recurrence's of her seizures. You and she will get through this, be strong and stay close to her. Keeping the medication levels consistent is of the utmost importance. My daughter has been seizure free for 3 years now. I will remember you and your family in my prayers.
2007-01-07 16:39:56 · answer #3 · answered by Winwon (Cherokee Nation) 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
nope sorry!
2007-01-07 16:30:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋