mommaj

Wow! I have been reading so much today on all the Boards. What a great website.

I am looking for someone to shed some light on seizures in children. My seven year old has had 3 seizures in a year. They only happen at night when he is sleeping and they start off with him coughing once and then a loud violent vomit. The seizures last about 5-6 minutes but there is no convulsing. When the seizure is over he passes out and then wakes up about an hour later with a migraine and throwing up, but well aware of what is going on. He does not remember the seizure part but he remembers the headaches. Has anyone heard of the vomitting before a seizure?

The doctors want me to start him on Trileptal (sp?) I am so nervous to start him on this due to all the horrible things I hear about side effects and that sometimes it can bring the seizures on during the day. He is an over achiever in 1st grade already- he is reading on a 5th grade level and he is doing 3rd grade math. Someone said that the Trileptal will cause him to have difficulty in school and weight gain.

If anyone can shed some light on this for me it would be very grateful.

Thank you