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What causes light brown bleeding for about a week when 4 active birth control pills were still pending to be taken?	2	1	Thu, 30 Mar 2023
I’ve had really light brown bleeding for about a week it started when I had 4 active birth control pills left to take and it is concerning me because my period is never this light and never brown and I wasn’t supposed to get my period for 4 more days and haven’t had any cramping which I usually do

Is it safe to give both Valparin and Levipil for seizures?	3	2	Thu, 18 Jul 2019
My 2 year old daughter has a history of seizure. Doctor had prescribed Valparin. She is taking it since 2 months with no relief in fact frequency of seizure has increased. I had consulted another paeditrician who had adviced to take levipil along with valparin. Is it conducive to give both the...

Are Chrono 200mg and Levipil 500mg taken for seizures and will the seizures affect my married life?	3	2	Thu, 18 Jul 2019
I have the problem of epilepsy.In my MRI REPORT partial onset seizures is reported.From last 9 years i am taking encorate chrono 600mg medication. I don t have any seizures for 4-5 yrs.But from some time i have noticed frequent blinking of my eyes which sometimes become uncontrollable and then...

Is it common for an epilepsy patient to feel discomfort in the arms and legs?	6	5	Mon, 8 Jul 2019
Good Morning! I am very concerned. My 15 year old daughter has epilepsy. However, she seems to have a seizure only once a year. Her doctor prescribed Tropimate (400mg daily) for her. The question is this, she has been complaining about bubbles under her skin and electricity in her legs and arms....

Can cigarette smoking with alcohol consumption cause temporary seizures?	18	1	Mon, 20 May 2019
My story is a difficult one, I went through a rough patch last year, Myself and my wife was looking to buy a new house and we battled to find one for 9 months, whilst staying with my folks. This made me a bit depressed so went out a lot with my friends and drank a lot of whiskey and smoking...

Are memory loss and slurred speech a common side effect of epilepsy?	2	1	Fri, 29 Mar 2019
I have been diagnosed with epilepsy, and I was wondering if memory loss is a common side effect? There have been days in which I have forgotten my own name. Also, after my last seizure, well last sever one, I have been slurring my words and stuttering..

How can I manage headache, anxiety and concentration difficulty while being treated for epilepsy?	3	2	Wed, 27 Mar 2019
I have been diagnosed with epilepsy in EEG report with disturbances in right side of brain in March 14. Doctor asked me to use levipil 500 and Fricium for 2 years and to sleep 8 hours a day.I never suffered any seizures or loss of consciousness.. But I often used to get sever headache.. I get...

How can one manage epilepsy and body pain?	3	2	Wed, 27 Mar 2019
How will u help Sir my sister getting fits diagnosed with epilepsy due to brain metastasis as she had triple negative breast cancer in 2010 now she is bed ridden fits , body pain giving her tablets frissium , livipril .how will you help us she is 43 yrs old mother to a daughter how will you help...

How can headache and disorientation after a seizure be treated?	2	1	Mon, 28 Jan 2019
Last Wed. my 40 year old daughter had a seizure. She has not had a seizure in the past. She had been having an extremely bad headache all day, she fell back and hit her head on a desk, very large knot on the back of her head. Since that time she states that she is very fuzzy with her thought...

Suggest remedy for epilepsy	60	1	Mon, 14 Jan 2019
I AM A DOCTOR OF MIDNAPUR COLLEGE WB AGED-54 YRS, HEIGHT- 5.7 . WEIGHT- 80 KG . PAST HISTORY:- 1) EPILEPSY- 1st ATTACK OCCUR IN THE YEAR 1969. DIAGONOSED BY THE DOCTORS AT DELHI , MILD FOCUS IN THE BRAIN. 2) SINCE 1963-1973,ABOUT 15-16 ATTACKS OCCURED. 3)BUT NOW THE SEIZURE IS UNDERCONTROL. 4) NO...

Suggest treatment for involuntary jerks in arms	12	1	Thu, 27 Dec 2018
Hi I am In newzealand I am currently with a neurologist as outpatient....I have been unwell for just over 2 years.....but since the birth of my first child I have had uncontrollable shakes /seizures......well I had been told for 16 years they were called monocolic seizures......all that happens...

Suggest treatment for recurrent episodes of seizures	52	1	Wed, 26 Dec 2018
I am a 40 year old female. i had my first seizure at the age of 12 which was deducted to be a small calcination on the left side of the skull.at that time i was put on a dosage of dilantin capsules.after a few years of medication i was recomended to stop the medicine as never had any other...

Suggest treatment for focal epilepsy	107	1	Tue, 18 Dec 2018
Hi, I was clinically diagnosed with epilepsy a few days ago and I m still taking time for the news to sink in. I m feeling very scared and confused, and have one particular reason to doubt my diagnosis and ask for a second opinion. My first seizure (2 years ago and dismissed as a panic attack)...

What causes abnormal EEG suggestive of epilepsy arising from fronto temporo region?	12	1	Wed, 5 Dec 2018
I am a man of 46-weight 74kg . Since 4/7/2011 night I was having headache with uneasiness-GIDDINESS (gabraahat)..I took headache pill but go no effect. I went to Doctor who took my b.p. & it was 92 120 - he prescribe me 5 days medicine for blood pressure normalcy but it got no affect. It tinckle...

Advise treatment for epilepsy in a child	6	1	Tue, 4 Dec 2018
1. male child 18 month 2. Current complain - epilipsy since birth 3. Current medicine -allopathicz(Docter suggest me for EGG,CT scan and MRI. An EEG was done when he was 6th month, which was not normal. CT scan Was normal and MRI was also normal.Blood est,clacium ,sodium ,potassium test was...

What is the treatment for epilepsy?	11	1	Thu, 29 Nov 2018
hi there, I am 23 years old, weighing 7 n half stone, I had a operation on the labia and cut a cyst out from down there, July 2010 I believe I have nerve damage..since then I have had tingling pains allover my doctor believes I have fibromyagia and from feb this year ive had a few seizures.had...

What causes complete numbness on left side of the face along with nausea?	5	1	Thu, 22 Nov 2018
what do you know of the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Instiute? I passed out during a stress test performed. They found that my blood pressure does not come up above 100 after being on the treadmill for 9 minutes. I have had a ct scan with contrast that showed no blood clots though my levels for...

How can seizures type spells and stiffening of arms in a 6-year-old be treated?	2	1	Wed, 21 Nov 2018
My 6 or old granddaughter has seizure type spells where she stiffens her arms her jaw drops and moves to the side then she will make fists and push in her cheeks. These last only a few seconds to repeating for about 2 minutes. She does stare out for short periods prior to the seizure is this a...

How should epilepsy with psychiatric disorders, hands and legs tremor be treated?	25	1	Tue, 23 Oct 2018
Dear Sir, This is Sandeep Mohapatra from Cuttack, Orissa. I need your kind help regarding my brotherÃ¢??s health who is suffering from epilepsy since the age of 2. Since the year 2001 he started having psychiatric disorders along with epilepsy. He used to take CARBODON (CARBATIZINE) 400mg &...

How to treat epilepsy?	6	1	Wed, 17 Oct 2018
Dear all, i want to share my experience with epilepsy and how the diagnosis was not properly done in my childhood when i complained on getting my arms or shoulders numb when i suddenly woke up from my sleep (in the middle of the night) and also how i get this cramps so easy just in a few minutes...

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