Anyone here with seizures as well as MS? I have a long history of severe migraines and recently this:

I had a one EEG that showed spikes on my left pareital lobe.

I have periods of zoning out/blank stare, loss of words, rolling thumbs, jerking body movements (like when you're cold, or just falling asleep) I have awaken in the night with my teeth tightly clenched, confused, bitten the inside of my cheek, and a bad taste in my mouth.

I just completed a 72 hour ambulatory EEG that was normal! Now I am real confused! Does this stuff happen with MS?

I was just DX with MS in Jan.

Thanks

Daisy,

If your neurologist has not provided Dilantin to you for this condition, I would demand it. It is an anti-convulsant and works very well.

Ask the neurologist about it.

-Vic

The doctor did prescribe topamax (an anti-convulsant) before the results of the 72 hour EEG....he said it would work for the migraines too.

I am just wondering if anyone else deals with seizures and migraines along with their MS?

Not I, but many here have complained of both.

It can happen. My mom, in her later years, would suffer seizures almost every MS relapse.

Also some of the meds we are prescribed (Baclofen is an example) can't be suddenly stopped because those also have been known to cause seizures if discontinued too fast. Those are things we need to wean slowly off of.

Glad to hear that the latest EEG came out ok. Hope the med keeps working.

I had grand mal seizures 1993-1994. They occurred during the beginnings of MS relapses so the only conclusion we could come up with is that they were related. I took depakote for 1994-1998. Haven't had a seizure since 1994.

One of the seizures happened at a rest area. Someone timed it at 8 minutes. I have zero recollection of the period. The others happened when I was alone.

I've had MS since 1988.

Tom