Just Diagnosed with Epilepsy

Just diagnosed with epilepsy on 12/12/12 I been smelling thing that other ppl can smell for about a year..Had eeg was abnormal and family doc sent me to a specialist. They said smell gets worse if bot treated which it did and he said I do have epilepsy..On Lamictal XR now tho I just have olfactory smell does that mean I will have a regular seizure sometime in my life besides the olfactory smell?? Or just the smell.?  I have a lot of jerking with my left side like my left leg does that have anything to do with the seizure? Any information would be helpful Thanks

[teddybears4ever2]

I'm glad that you finally figured out what was wrong.  I think what you have in your legs sounds like a form of epilepsy, but as I am not a doctor I can't tell you for sure. I can tell you though that if your EEG is abnormal you probably do have it. Please come back and keep us updated.

[Denis3nadin3]

I will ask doctor when I go back..And I will. Next is my liver issue

[Denis3nadin3]

Now today my hand my right hand shakes really bad maybe for a 5 mins n then goes away  and cones back notice also my head shakes is that cause by the seizure?

[Catsissie]

For what it's worth, I went through a time when I smelled beautiful-smelling flowers, wonderful coffee, and terrific buttered popcorn. Now, I wasn't making any of those foods, and I looked everywhere for the flowers, but found them to be nonexistent...until I discussed the situation with my neuo-doc at the time, and he informed me that they were a sezure equivalent. I guess they did exist, in a way...or at least, I was left wishing they did! Hope this helps...he also said I was lucky, since most folks don't have such pleasant equivalents, necessarily. May all your seizure equivalents be happy ones!--Catsissie

[Denis3nadin3]

Wish I smelled nice things nasty smell burning and cigar smoke but it eased up medicine is working