seizures

[Eloy999]

My wife has seizures normally in the evening when watching T.V..  But she also has had them while cleaning the pool on a sunny day and driving past caution lights.  I'm pretty sure it's caused by light flickering.  The neurologist put my wife on Topamax, but it's not very affective.  What medications do yuo suggest and is it possilbe that the seizures will just go away?  My wife is 37 and did not have a seizure until age 35.  Why is this starting now?  My neurologist is useless and I'm running out of options. Cat scan,MRI, EKG all show nothing.  Should she go to a specialist and what good would it do. What will they do that is so different from any other doctor.  Like I said, I already know what triggers the seizure.  Can they map it out and possibly perform surgery and remove the problem?  If so what are the risks involved?My wife does have headaches,fatigue,enimea,and occassional UTI's.  Any suggestions would be extremely appreciated.  Thank you for your time

[dmcrite]

I am no medical expert, but I know that Klonopin is used to treat some seizures with and is evidently quite effective.  You migh investigate this.

[StrictlyTopSecret]

To begin, you may want to consider encouraging your wife to discontinue driving and pool cleaning (or other potentially dangerous activities) until/unless her siezures are brought under control. There are MANY possibilities as far as anti-seizure medications. Has your wife had an EEG yet? Has she seen an epileptologist? Keppra, lamictal,neurontin, and depakote are other options you might want to consider as far as seizure management (among many others). For some folks, a combination of anti-seizure meds is the best way to go.

Best of luck to you,
Michele