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Old 05-01-2008, 01:30 PM
Porkette Porkette is offline
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Hi cardigan,
Welcome to the forum! I've had complex partial and absence (petit mal) sz. for 36 yrs. along with 2 brain surgeries to help reduce my sz. I have read and heard a lot of nonsense over the yrs. as to what can cause sz. but take my word falling in love will not cause more sz. The 2 main things that can cause sz. is stress and lack of sleep. Also some people need to stay away from nutra sweet because it causes more electrical activity in the brain which can lead to sz. for some people. Before I began having sz. I used to have wicked migraine headaches and I found out that is one thing that led to my sz. I have right TLE and it's the right temporal lobe where a person shows their emotions. Sometimes a person with complex partial sz. can also be moody because activity is coming from both sides of the brain. I've seen many different neuros. over the yrs. but I found the best place to get any help and get answers to all questions is to go to an Epilepsy Center which is usually at a university hospital. There you can talk with an Epileptologist, a Dr. who specializes in epilepsy only and is way ahead of any neuro I every saw. I wish you the best of luck and May God Bless You!

Sue
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