Travis from MN

Jen, I was on another site b4 as well... my browser lost the "cookie" for my password and I never wrote it down. They never got back to me so I decided not to establish another account with them. Each site has it's own RULES or Policies so read them and understand them.

Sometimes they (the rules) are iffy on other sites, so don't be afraid to ASK the site managers if you need clairifications on ANY site for whats allowed. I was slow to start out on here at first not wanting to step on toes (rules) but once I understood the boarders it worked out fine.

On here I have posted published material, and when I do that I quoted the author (Dr's) to give credit. That is one of this establishments rules.

As well, I have had seizures since I was a child, so basicly almost all of my life. What I know is from enduring, experience, and a lot of reading. I don't have medical training nor do I claim to have any. I think when it comes to epilepsy and information outside of Dr's, the patients are some of the best base of information you can draw from.


After having a bad Dr before I moved, I learned to read up on my new med (or med to be). I found by doing this I could avoid bad interactions with foods and know what to look out for with sideFX that the generic pharmacy slip does not print. As well the Prior Dr put me on a bad mix of meds that a patient should never have been on (med interactions) that the FDA pages said. That also explained to me why I was sleeping over half the day and groggy when I was awake.

Warning on reading those 15-20 pages... it is techincal and not intended for us as a patient usually. There are some patients that will take all that information and THINK all of a sudden they have those listed symptoms after reading it (and panic). So I do NOT recomend reading that techo-material for the majority of people. It is scientific labratory material, often hard to understand.

Patients and often times PARENTS are the best advocates and need to be educated and looking out for their child or their own well being. My last Dr I just lost told me I was one patient he did not have to worry about. He knew I would call if there were problems, and knew I was educated on my meds. I even cut him off once when he was explaining a new med and continued the side effects word for word; made him laugh that I knew the medication in depth already and had not started it yet.

--Travis