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@bunnyboy

Thanks, my seizures are Grand Mal. Usually in morning I have severe muscle strain, bitten tongue, and little memory. Thank God I have a partner to help me. I start out with a loud yelp, he knows immediately. I breaks my heart he has to go thru this all. The last episode was 7 throughout the night, he was horrified, ER said call us immediately if it ever happens again. However, and a big however, so far has cost us $750.00 cash, and our insurance over 10 grand, that's a lot of money. They did Keppra intravenous immediately, lots of tests, and MRI, CT scan, etc., I was in ER for 7 Hours! I usually get one nocturnal seizure a month, first week of each month, then it's over for another 30 days. The reason I had such a bad episode this last time was I tried to cut back on the Carbamazepine as it has a half-life of 36 hours. I increased the Gabapentin to compensate as it has a half-life of 6 hours. The Carbamazepine had its revenge! That said I was only taking at night as it makes me so tired at work. Guess I won't be able to do that in future, Zombieland here I come, will see a new Neurologist tomorrow. Thanks for your comments! Cheers!

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@bunnyboy
Wishing you a good appointment with this new doctor. Crossing my fingers for you!
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