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Woke Up With Muscle Spasm. Having Headache And Nausea. Prescribed Pregabalin. Suggestions?

Hi, i had an episode in June with the doctors describing it as a tonic clonic seizure. Since then i have had 4 more within weeks apart. I wake up with over muscle spasm in my right leg,it feels as though my leg is bending/twisting the wrong way. I am aware at this time and then i remember falling back to my pillow and blacking out. I then don t wake until the morning, sometimes with slight nausea/headache. This always happens at night. Since the first in June, i have been having cramp/spasms in my right ankle/wrist every night. I can got it around 8 times a night and it disturbs my sleep greatly. The last month i have also started with pins and needles in my hands/feet, slight muscle twitching in my legs. My doctor prescribed me 25mg x2 daily of pregabalin yesterday and i had another episode last night. My Mri was normal and EEG found 4 outbursts of abnormal activity that didn t look like epilepsy. I am awaiting results from a sleep deprived EEG. Have you any idea what is wrong and whether i could just be blacking out with the pain. My ankle joint is sore constantly from all the spasms. Also my memory has gone slightly forgetful. When i black out o don t show any characteristics of a seizure, there is no jerking, drooling, noises, restrained breathing. Its like i just go back to sleep.
Fri, 22 Nov 2013
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Hi, Welcome to Health care magic forum.
You are getting seizures, and probably not using any thing for the seizures. What ever the type of seizures may be either due to the hypertension, or tuberculosis, or some thing else, first thing you have to do is the use of the drugs to control the seizures.
If some people getting them inspite of the usage may be the dose may be inadequate, drug may not be effective, or if you use some drugs which have the seizures as side effect, like anti histamines, etc.
I usually prescribe in such case to my patient alprazolam, and valporic acid.
Wishing for a quick and complete recovery.Thank you.
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Woke Up With Muscle Spasm. Having Headache And Nausea. Prescribed Pregabalin. Suggestions?

Hi, Welcome to Health care magic forum. You are getting seizures, and probably not using any thing for the seizures. What ever the type of seizures may be either due to the hypertension, or tuberculosis, or some thing else, first thing you have to do is the use of the drugs to control the seizures. If some people getting them inspite of the usage may be the dose may be inadequate, drug may not be effective, or if you use some drugs which have the seizures as side effect, like anti histamines, etc. I usually prescribe in such case to my patient alprazolam, and valporic acid. Wishing for a quick and complete recovery.Thank you.