Is it seizures or what, I lose consciousness I need help!!!!

[kiki9972]

I am a 38 yr old female, in Jan I began to have seizures, no one can give me answers they are calling them psuedoseizures caused from pain/stress but the majority of them happen during sleep or while relaxing. the MRI notes centrum semiovale and periventricular white matter on the right. May be microvascular in etilogy. Yet they have me on seizure meds and I lose consciouseness and after my right side of my head hurts terribly. Please I need some answers this has upset my whole life!

[Zaylil]

I know that having seizures is hard. My 2 yr old has had them pretty much her whole life and she has a medication resistent type. But it sounds like you just need to talk to your Neuro and have him switch the meds. If it disrupts your life too much tell him. If he doesnt switch the meds get a new Doc. Make goals for your epilepsy No seizures, no side effects, live a normal life. It helps to keep your hope up. Also have they talked about doing surgery? If not ask about it. There are also other types of treatment that dont have anything to do with meds. Ask your doc about the Ketogenic diet and see if you might be a good canidate for it. Its a hard diet but if it works its worth it.

[Dr Santos]

Hi,
How are you? What other diagnostic tests were done? An electroencephalogram (EEG) is usually done to measure and record the electrical activity of your brain. It can diagnose epilepsy and see what type of seizures are occurring. You may also benefit from a referral to other specialist or get a second opinion from another neurologist for proper diagnosis. Your medical history, physical and neurological examination,  and results of the previous tests done are important in the evaluation. Take care and regards.