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Juvenile Mayoclinic Epilepsy (JME)
by captainjack777, Aug 14, 2007 06:12PM
Hello, I was diagnosed with epilepsy (JME) when i was 13. One specialist said I stood a chance outgrowing it when I was around 20 yrs old. Another said I would not...I am currently 22 and for the longest time Ive taked Depakote twice a day almost religiously. However, lately (last 6 months or so) I have barely been taking my meds at all. Ive went from taking 2 pills a day to about 1 every two days..Usually by now i would be experiencing the side effects of this e.g. tremors, seizures etc.. but im having zero problems and feel fine. I also havent been getting my prescribed sleep. Sleep deprivation was said to cause seizures as well. That may have been true a few years back, but it seems like it doesnt even affect me at all. Could i have outgrown my disorder, or be in the process of???
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Okay here's you answer... I've been reasearching JME for quite some time. I've found NO it never goes away. You may have a long time span before it happens again but usualy it never goes away w/o treatment! be careful you could have a grandmal with discontinuing your meds. so quickly.. I also found that my "attacks" happen around my menstraul cycle and when I'm under lots of stress or sleep deprived! My Doc. said that you could take a special seizure med before your period so you lessen the chances of having an attack. So maybe that's all you may need. I've never heard of these seizures to be outgrown?? But, hey anything can happen! I wish they would go away! I think they may ahve a link with hormones to be honest? B/c when I was pregnant they went away?? Well hopefully I'll hear from you!!