QUOTE (Drumnut @ Jun 4 2010, 04:44 AM) QUOTE (onslo @ Jun 3 2010, 05:22 AM)I have 'petit mal' epilepsy. I don't have seizures I just have what the call absenses. I don't like that word, though. I don't feel absent! It's just a strange feeling as though my whole perception changes and I can't really think or talk for a bit.
You know what, though? I seriously recommend to anyone with epilepsy that they try consistant meditation. I haven't been meditating lately because of depression related issues (long story) but when I used to meditate twice a day I was completely free from any symptoms of epilepsy for years.
I have Gran Mal seizures and when I do have them, they're big, long, and painful. I often have headaches and feel like I've been beaten. Sometimes the pain lasts for 2 or 3 days at the worst. I get Migraine headaches all the time. I take 2 different drugs for my Epilepsy, Lamictal and Keppra, neither of them work well for me. I was taking Dilantin, it worked for me, I didn't have seizures or headaches or bad side-effects. I was switched by another Dr to them from Dilantin and now, my current Dr won't let me switch back to it. My Dr's just keep throwing drugs at me rather than let me try one I liked again. I hate having Epilepsy and the sooner it ends my life, the better.
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