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deleted_user
deleted_user
Does anyone else have more seizures if they are more sleep deprived and more stressed? If so, are there certain meds that are non addictive that are helpful?
Aust
Aust
I take clomazapan, been on it for ages, only choice left for me. So far only one with absolutely no side effects. And I could stop it tomorrow, not a problem. Know that, cause sometimes forget to take it. I think i have more absent seizures when tired, the problem is, i cant always remember because of what they are.
NoBotox
NoBotox
I sure do. I take Klonopin but it is int he addictive, controlled-substance catapory of meds. It helps.
hollygrove
hollygrove
I certainly have more seizures when stressed or tired. I"m coming off Klonopin right now, and am awake late into the night because i"m missing the sedating effect of the medicine. This, along with the arrival tomorrow of family from Hawaii, Florida and southern Maine ( the cleaning and cooking for their arrival ) are all causing mild seizures.

When I have an EEG ( every 4 years or so ) , it's always a sleep - deprived EEG. I have to stay up the entire night before the test. Because of this, I always show more seizure activity . Needless to say I try to get a full night's sleep to keep things at bay.

As far as meds are concerned, as I mentioned , I am coming off Klonopin ( clonazepam ) . Like NoBotox I have taken this for a number of years. However my psychiatrist told me of studies of this med - how it has been proven to hurt memory. That, plus the fact that doctors ( here in Maine, at least ) are not prescribing it anymore , have led me to wean off it, ( I have gone from 5 mg to 2 mg) . I take a mood stabilizer which also is used for seizures, so I can go off the Klonopin safely.

Can you get more rest so you don't have as many seizures? As far as medicines are concerned, leave that to your neurologist. As No Botox said , Klonopin does help ( and it's an anti- anxiety med ) , but it's controlled ( drug abusers love it ) , and as I mentioned, hurts memory . My PC said doctors are trying to get as many people off it as possible,, and are no longer prescribing it for many reasons. I hope you can find the right balance of lifestyle and medicine so that you can have fewer seizures.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Unfortunately, Klonipin gave me a trip to never never land for years, and detox, and rehab. I am an addict. I have recently been put on Topiramate (TOPAMAX) and so far so good! Yes, when I went to detox,the doc told me I was the worst benzo withdrawl he had ever seen. I almost died 3 times in detox because of klonipin. But I didn't just use it. I ABUSED it. Thanks everyone!