My husband is epileptic and I have a few questions?

Question

My husband was diagnosed as an epileptic when he was 12, he has focal siezures, petite mal, and grand mal. We've been together for 4 yrs now and he has not had a grand mal yet, and stress seems to trigger it. He is really stressed out right now (I won't get into it) and is pretty depressed. I'm worried that a big seizure will come up soon. He drives alot for his work, and I am constantly worries he might wreck. He's wrecked before due to a seizure. We don't have insurance and he is the type that hates doctors, so any advice now besides saying he should see a Dr. would be appreciated. We also have a six month old girl and he is a little worried she might have siezures. Her Dr. tells us that is unlikely, but what do you think? Also, what kind of things can we do to help him from having a seizure or being shaky sometimes that I may not know. I'm curious about your experiences. Thank you.

He has had several problems with meds in the past inducing more seizures. To be honest money is really tight now and it's hard to afford to experiment with diffrent ones. We need to apply for ss but thats another story.

Answer 1

Sorry to disappoint you, but your husband must see a doctor. the main causes of epilepsy; or to be more medically correct, seizures, are still unknown, however medication to control epilepsy is proven. However, the medication should be updated on a regular basis, and this can only be determined by a doctor, epically one you specializes in neurological conditions. If your husband is not on medication, he should not be driving. stress is a well know trigger for seizures, again medication is a great help for this, but again, it must be the right medication for the right condition which can be affected by by the seizure medication.

There is no proof that epilepsy is hereditary, therefore your husband should not worry about your daughter having it.

If your husband not on medication, and he is driving around, especially with your or your daughter in the car, he is being irresponsible, as he can have a seizure at any time, especially as you say he is shaking; he could kill either of you, or someone else. Get him to a doctor, thousands of people, including famous actors and sportspeople live a normal life as epileptics on medication.

Answer 2

Is he even on medication? Generally seizures stop with medication. If not there's your answer but i'm assuming he is on medication so stress would be an unlikely trigger as there's a bit more to epilepsy than stress-related triggers.

In the event of a seizure the only thing you can do is roll the person onto their side so they do not choke and make sure the person is out of the way of any heavy objects which could injure or hurt them as they can't exactly control their movements. I've had a seizure before i'm lucky I didn't split my head open as the onset was sudden and non-expected. I had to have 4 stitches in the back of my head. This was just an example of how important it is to have objects out of the way and to give an example. Generally there is partial paralysis (generally in the legs) when you awake from a seizure so make sure the person has assistance in sitting up. Sometimes seizures can actually be induced by the dosage being too small or too high so you might want to think of this aswell.

Answer 3

hes a ticking time bomb, waiting to kill himself or somebody else...a busload of children maybe? Sorry he hates doctors, but theyre the people that have the prescription pads. He MUST NOT be driving.