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My new neurologist wants me to try depakote after keppra, dilantin, and dilantin and topamax together have failed. They did not control my seizures and I had horrible side effects. I have been using my medical marijuana which my neurologist never had anyth...
Anyone else here have major sensitivity to all the anti epileptic drugs? I have been on so many of them, and the side effects are worse than the seizures. For example, the keppra I just got off of messed with my hormones, heart rate and blood pressure....
My son is 21 and mildly autistic. He had his first seizure(grand mal) when he was 19. After a lot of testing, his neurologist said the type of seizures starts around 20 yrs.of age. He was put on keppra and had about 3 seizures the first year and then I fou...
I don't really have a question but I trust that my experience might help someone else. I'm a 49 year old mom and wife. About 18 months ago, I began experiencing seizures (episodes). They are like a partial complex seizure. I saw a neurologist and was s...
My son is 25 and has seizure disorder. This past Thanksgiving, he had a total of 5 seizures over 24 hours necessitating a hospital visit and stay. They put him on a third seizure medication (Lamotrigine). I spoke with a neurologist at USF who didn't like ...
My 15 yr. old son was diagnosed with ideopathic epilepsy 3 yrs. ago. Initially misdiagnosed, it took 3 mths. to get him on the appropriate med.. During this 3 mth. period, he had 6 tonic/clonic seizures;during one of these, he was conscious and able to wr...
IF YOU HAVE 2 PILLS, AND NEITHER WERE GIVEN A PREFERENCE BY YOUR DOCTOR(KEPPRA+DEPAKOTE) SO MUCH TO THE EFFECT THAT THEY HAD THE SAME DOSAGE, AND
YOU WANTED TO GET OFF OF THE 1,000MG DEPAKOTE BECAUSE IT'S THE OLDER ONE THAT MAKES YOUR GUMS RED, AND I JUS...
My son is 25 and has seizure disorder. This past Thanksgiving, he had a total of 5 seizures over 24 hours necessitating a hospital visit and stay. They put him on a third seizure medication (Lamotrigine). I spoke with a neurologist at USF who didn't like ...
This is my second pregnancy but my symptoms seem so much worse this time I know everyone is different but is anyone else going through the same thing?
Is anyone taking AEDs here? If so, whats your dosage and whats the name of ur med?
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Chlamydia is an sexually transmitted infection (STI) that often has no symptoms, but must be treated to prevent serious complications.
STDs aren't transmitted through clothing. Fabric is a barrier to germs. STDs need unclothed, genital skin-to-skin contact or penetration to transmit.
A list of national and international resources and hotlines to help connect you to needed health and medical services.
Condoms, when used correctly and consistently, are the most effective way to prevent HIV and STDs.
Genital herpes can spread through direct, unclothed, skin-to-skin contact, including oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is medication that people who are at risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may take to prevent infection.
Bumps in the genital area might be STDs, but are usually not serious. Treatment is usually for possible infection or to manage symptoms.
The first signs of HIV, called Acute Retroviral Syndrome (ARS), may feel like the flu, with body aches and a fever. It can last a up to a few weeks.
Can I get HIV from surfaces, like toilet seats, doorknobs, shared drinks or pools? How long can HIV live outside the human body, or it's host?
Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is short-term antiretroviral medication that may help prevent HIV infection if taken shortly after exposure.
