I was diagnosed with temporal lobe seizures yesterday.

w8liftinglady

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Wed Jan-17-07 10:27 PM
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I was diagnosed with temporal lobe seizures yesterday.

Has anyone else had these?I am fortunate...the only grand mal seizures I have had have been at night.Temporal lobe seizures present with a lot of auras ...smelling weird things,deja vu-like feelings,emotional swings,memory lapses.I am on depakote now.

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Justitia

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Thu Jan-18-07 12:13 AM
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1. My son has had them, as a result of super high blood pressure, which caused a stroke

which 2 months later caused the seizures. He is on Keppra, which is reportedly a great anti-seizure drug (no side effects). He takes it twice per day and has not had a seizure since.

Are you doing well w/the prescription? Do you know what the underlying cause of the seizures was?

All the best to you.

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Quakerfriend

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Thu Jan-18-07 08:23 PM
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2. My neice had them several years ago. They were due to

cat stratch fever. She has not had any for 2+years now and is off the seizure meds.

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flamingyouth

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Thu Jan-18-07 09:20 PM
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3. I used to work with a woman who has them.

Depakote has helped her a great deal; she hasn't had a seizure since being on it. She has to have MRIs on a regular basis (can't remember how often - I think it's once a year), and she has to have her blood checked every few months because of the Depakote. Other than that, she leads a completely normal life, works full time, raises a family, is very active. It was scary when it first happened. And oddly, all of her grand mal seizures were at night too. But like I said, she's doing great now.

All my best to you - getting a new diagnosis like this can be overwhelming. :hug:

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pecwae

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Tue Mar-13-07 04:09 PM
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4. I just happened upon your post

and wanted to touch base.

I was dxd. in 1992 with TLE. I started on Tegretol and later switched to Neurontin. I never had grand mal, but instead had absence seizures; not knowing how I got somewhere, etc. The deja vous and jamais vous were very strong and I had trouble getting my hand to write what my mind wanted it to. Medication is keeping it all in check.

Take care of yourself.

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