Mum been on Donepezil seven years.
Diagnosed epileptic Jul'16. Put on Tegretol medication whereby mum was just unconscious where she had hospital admission.
Mum now on sodium valproate which started off originally 100mg. After several more seizures and prolonged post ictal phase she is now on
750mg.
The past three days mum has slept a considerable amount of time and has been increasingly jumpy with some violent jerks. She awoke this afternoon and was like she was about to go into full blown seizure.
Why is this happening? I know she will be prone to seizures but the past three days have been frightening watching it. Literally no break from all the jerking.
The doctor who came see mum at CH is going contact neurologist however, the nurse tonight told me it could take weeks?
I am just wondering if anyone has experienced this with this medication and if so what else can we do?
I am actually going call the doctor in morning and also my parents own GP to ask. When mum was admitted to hosp over xmas period they had to get in touch with neurology there and then as my mum was in bad way.
Surely they can get an answer before weeks waiting and if there is any other treatment it can be done. Either way surely someone can tell us soon either we can give something else to control her or if infact there is nothing more we can do
Thanks everyone x
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Diagnosed epileptic Jul'16. Put on Tegretol medication whereby mum was just unconscious where she had hospital admission.
Mum now on sodium valproate which started off originally 100mg. After several more seizures and prolonged post ictal phase she is now on
750mg.
The past three days mum has slept a considerable amount of time and has been increasingly jumpy with some violent jerks. She awoke this afternoon and was like she was about to go into full blown seizure.
Why is this happening? I know she will be prone to seizures but the past three days have been frightening watching it. Literally no break from all the jerking.
The doctor who came see mum at CH is going contact neurologist however, the nurse tonight told me it could take weeks?
I am just wondering if anyone has experienced this with this medication and if so what else can we do?
I am actually going call the doctor in morning and also my parents own GP to ask. When mum was admitted to hosp over xmas period they had to get in touch with neurology there and then as my mum was in bad way.
Surely they can get an answer before weeks waiting and if there is any other treatment it can be done. Either way surely someone can tell us soon either we can give something else to control her or if infact there is nothing more we can do
Thanks everyone x
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