Stitcher,

Properly presented, a person with an intermittent seizure disorder or history does not need to show a seizure during an EEG for a doctor to prescribe a seizure medication. I have been on Neurontin for 8 years yet my EEG has never shown a seizure.

I was on seizure meds for three years in high school even though my EEG did not show any seizures. I went back on meds for a year in college.

I have the occasional simple partial seizure (sometimes called absence seizure, called petit mal back when I was in high school.)

Some seizure meds can also help with some anxiety issues that he may have due to PTSD. I was on phenobarbital in high school and it took my anxiety down remarkably. I was able to let my fingernails grow for the first time in my life. Previously, they were always torn back to the quick.

If your son is anywhere near St Petersberg, Dr Robert W. Thatcher is an excellent resource to look up. He has worked at the VA doing clinic and research in your son's area of need. I have his e-mail address. It is qeeg at appliedneuroscience.com Replace the 'at' with @

You might try asking him for directions to pursue if he is not in your son's area.

Again, my best to you and your son.

At the very least I would tell niece and her family about the blackouts and strongly suggest they don't get in the car with him.

If they can help to persuade him to got for further dr visits & follow ups that would be a plus.

I agree with Jo*Mar.

And Mark that was some good advice. And thanks for the information
that I didn't realize about you. It makes me a kindrid spririt of yours.

I was treated for seizures for 16 years and then about 4 years ago started
taking topamax for migraines. And now take neurotin for fibromyalgia.

Both help with their needs. But I see other things with the topamax too.

Donna

Sorry I haven't replied to this thread for several days. I have been almost full-time with my two grandsons, the youngest is autistic and we had no support for him today so I was just me and the boys!!

Dmom said: "Also get a hold of the parent or guardian responsible for the 11 year old he drove. Or any other minor he could have the chance to drive."

The problem with this is that the parents of the 11yr are my daughter and son-in-law (and step sister to the two boys), who is her step father. If I told them about the black outs while driving they would be on the phone yelling at him about being irresponsible and not in a supportive way.

I don't need anyone yelling at him in a non-supportive way, but in a supportive "are you nuts, please don't do it again and/or please talk to your doctors/social worker and be honest with them."

I know that if my 11 yr old granddaughter's biological father, who she has been visiting, had known about the black out he would have disallowed her to go with my son (her uncle). He did three tours in Afghanistan and understand these things.

I commented to this son-in-law (the 11 yr olds step-father) a couple of days ago about how my son will not "own up" to his condition and be honest with his doctors or social worker at the VA. He shrugged his shoulders and said something like well it is his problem, nothing we can do about it.

I was furious, to say the least. But then neither of them are very supportive people to begin with, unless it is a problem within their immediate family.

I will work on my son over this weekend and try again on Monday to reach the Social Worker at the VA again.

Stitchers

It is the biological father that you should contact in this case.

And I'm guessing that when the girl returns home it wont be a problem.

Also maybe if you can get ahold of the b father, he would be of help to
you. Even though he isn't part of your family, related anymore. He
might still care enough to help with this situation.

I know that I have a relative that would do some helping if necessary.
So maybe give it a try. And I totally do understand not saying a thing
to the ones that are in the state your in.

Donna