Journal Entry for March 25, 2008
March 25, 2008 4:29am
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serena85 
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About Me
serena85
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About Me
I live in Queensland, Australia and am currently a university student. At age 14 I started to collapse after recovering from pleurisy and glandafever. By 16 and 9 different doctors I finally got see a specialist and got a diagonose of epilespy. Was controlled for period of 6 months than again 12months between 2004 and 2006. When I had a seizure and fall down a flight of stairs and my seizures went from now and than to everyday.
I live in Queensland, Australia and am currently a university student. At age 14 I started to collapse after recovering from pleurisy and glandafever. By 16 and 9 different doctors I finally got see a specialist and got a diagonose of epilespy. Was controlled for period of 6 months than again 12months between 2004 and 2006. When I had a seizure and fall down a flight of stairs and my seizures went from now and than to everyday.
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Interests
I love horseriding, reading (particular horror) and watching movies. I also love working with the elderly and children.
I love horseriding, reading (particular horror) and watching movies. I also love working with the elderly
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Journal Entry for February 18, 2008
February 18, 2008 7:58am
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Journal Entry for January 12, 2008
January 12, 2008 5:07am
Well it has been a long time. It feels great to be off Keppra and have started a new anti epileptic, fingers crossed on this one. I am now on 50mg …
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Close Epilepsy & Seizures
I am a 21 year old Australian student. I was diagnosed with epilepsy when I was 16 after two years of tests. For years I had mainly complex partial and absence seizures with the occassional tonic clonic. Currently I now have absence seizures, 2-3 complex seizures a day with secondary generalised seizures.
Treatments
- Dilantin Not Working
- I had allergic reaction to the this drug after being on this on it for a little over a week. The allergic reaction consisted on a itchy rash and fainting.
- Keppra Not Working
- Was on this drug for 3 years and controlled for intermediate periods. Believed to be the cause of lung infections and weight gain.
- Lamictal Not Working
- Have been put on this drug twice, once as primary and than as secondary. Experienced severe headache and blurred vision when on this drug
- Neurontin Too Soon to Tell
- Working to date, no side effects as yet. Prescibed for nerve pain by assisting in controlling seizures
- Tegretol Not Working
- Experienced a similar itchy rash as the diltin, appeared in the first 10 days of use (therptic level)
- Topamax Working / Worked
- Trying for the second time. Some problems with speech, due to level.
Close Depression
Treatments
- Celexa Not Working
- side effects
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Not Working
- did not find helpful
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- Writing Working / Worked
- Zoloft Working / Worked
