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User : I have petit mal seziures, but they completly stop while i was pregnant and returned after i delivered i wonder why?
Doctor : Hello.
User : yes
User : can you see my question
Doctor : Are you medication for the seizures?
User : I have petit mal seziures, but they completly stop while i was pregnant and returned after i delivered i wonder why?
User : I am on medication now but i did not have to take uring my pregnancy
Doctor : Ok.
User : they went away the full 9 months and returned a couple of days after i delivered
Doctor : Ok.
User : I think it may have been a hormone that my son my have been letting of into my body that stop the seziures what do you think
Doctor : Since when has the seizures recurred?
User : they reoccured 2-3 days after my baby was born
Doctor : Ok.
Doctor : How many episode per day?
User : but I did not have them while i was pregnant
Doctor : Ok.
Doctor : Where any medication prescribed during pregnancy?
User : no
Doctor : Ok.
Doctor : Did you consult your doctor for stopping the medication during pregnancy?
User : I have had seziures almost my whole life the only time they completly stopped was during pregnancy
Doctor : Ok.
User : Yes all the meications pose a serious risk to my baby, I was av that i may stop
Doctor : AV?
User : what is AV?
Doctor : I was av that i may stop?
Doctor : Av in that sentence.
User : sorry my computer is old.. it should say adv ( advised
Doctor : Ok.
Doctor : Not you have to go back doctor and discuss about medication for it? like Ethosuximide.
Doctor : I meant now.
User : i am on medication now i just wonered why they would have stopped during pregnancy
Doctor : Ok.
User : I am 29 i have been having them since age 8
Doctor : OK.
User : never grandmal just absence seziures which are rare for my age as i understand
Doctor : Yes.
Doctor : Are you there?
User : is there any reason they may have stop i think it was maybe a hormone
Doctor : If the seizures have stopped during the pregnancy,it is good.
Doctor : But there is possible explanation for that.
User : ok
User : what is the explanation
Doctor : I meant there no possible explanation for that.
Doctor : Did you follow what i have said?
User : I dont understand that because when i got pregnant and my doc told me to stop my meds he said that they will either get better or worse with pregnancy
User : mine got better, they stop so there has to be some kind of explanation
Doctor : It is just a observation in many patients.
User : why pregnancy would affect petit mal seziures
User : Is there any studies on it ?
Doctor : It cannot be explained.
User : Why
Doctor : There is not much studies done on that.
User : it has to be some hormone that is released into the body maybe. i had a boy so maybe testosterone?
Doctor : Very doubtful about that.
User : well it had to be something... I just wonder why they COMPLETLY STOPPED
User : then started right after he was born
Doctor : Ok.
User : it had to have been something he was releasing into my body or something
User : to trigger correct brain activity
User : to stop the seziures
Doctor : During pregnancy some women experience increase and some decrease in number of attacks of seizures.
Doctor : But there is no documented evidence for that.
User : but why? and does the sex of the baby have anything to do with the increaase or decrease of seziures.
User : Well maybe you should be the first to o a study
Doctor : I don't think sex of the baby has any thing to do with it.
Doctor : I surely will suggest a study on this issue.
Doctor : Are you there?
User : im here
Doctor : Is there anything else i can help you with?
User : just dont understand why this had never been looked into further
Doctor : You are right.
User : i still did not get answer. and i want one
User : if you had to guess what woul you guess be based on you experience with seziure patients
Doctor : As i said there no possible explanation for it.
Doctor : Can i ask you few questions?
User : sure
Doctor : Were the doctor able to find the cause for you seizures?
User : yes I ran into a tree when i was younger riding a bike that was too big for me
User : and hit my head and fell and got knocked out
Doctor : So it is due to headinjury, you are saying the reason for it?
User : yes
Doctor : What age were you at that time?
User : i was diagnosed in 3rd grade but i had them longer then that my parents did not understand what thry were nor did i say i ran into a tree until the doc asked me in 3rd grade
User : so it may have been a year or so b4 3rd grade
Doctor : Ok.
Doctor : From when did have seizures?
User : i would say they were almost immediate/ but i dont have a tru recolection of them either
Doctor : Ok.
User : i was on depokote all my life until now
Doctor : Ok.
User : doc wants to try something difrent trileptal
User : klonapin
Doctor : Ok.
User : klonapin is a med tht almost stops them on contact
Doctor : Ok.
User : but makes you sleepy maybe there is a kink between the 2
Doctor : I guess you have to try these new medication and see if they work better.
Doctor : Is there anything else.
Doctor : Hello.
User : yes
User : can you see my question
Doctor : Are you medication for the seizures?
User : I have petit mal seziures, but they completly stop while i was pregnant and returned after i delivered i wonder why?
User : I am on medication now but i did not have to take uring my pregnancy
Doctor : Ok.
User : they went away the full 9 months and returned a couple of days after i delivered
Doctor : Ok.
User : I think it may have been a hormone that my son my have been letting of into my body that stop the seziures what do you think
Doctor : Since when has the seizures recurred?
User : they reoccured 2-3 days after my baby was born
Doctor : Ok.
Doctor : How many episode per day?
User : but I did not have them while i was pregnant
Doctor : Ok.
Doctor : Where any medication prescribed during pregnancy?
User : no
Doctor : Ok.
Doctor : Did you consult your doctor for stopping the medication during pregnancy?
User : I have had seziures almost my whole life the only time they completly stopped was during pregnancy
Doctor : Ok.
User : Yes all the meications pose a serious risk to my baby, I was av that i may stop
Doctor : AV?
User : what is AV?
Doctor : I was av that i may stop?
Doctor : Av in that sentence.
User : sorry my computer is old.. it should say adv ( advised
Doctor : Ok.
Doctor : Not you have to go back doctor and discuss about medication for it? like Ethosuximide.
Doctor : I meant now.
User : i am on medication now i just wonered why they would have stopped during pregnancy
Doctor : Ok.
User : I am 29 i have been having them since age 8
Doctor : OK.
User : never grandmal just absence seziures which are rare for my age as i understand
Doctor : Yes.
Doctor : Are you there?
User : is there any reason they may have stop i think it was maybe a hormone
Doctor : If the seizures have stopped during the pregnancy,it is good.
Doctor : But there is possible explanation for that.
User : ok
User : what is the explanation
Doctor : I meant there no possible explanation for that.
Doctor : Did you follow what i have said?
User : I dont understand that because when i got pregnant and my doc told me to stop my meds he said that they will either get better or worse with pregnancy
User : mine got better, they stop so there has to be some kind of explanation
Doctor : It is just a observation in many patients.
User : why pregnancy would affect petit mal seziures
User : Is there any studies on it ?
Doctor : It cannot be explained.
User : Why
Doctor : There is not much studies done on that.
User : it has to be some hormone that is released into the body maybe. i had a boy so maybe testosterone?
Doctor : Very doubtful about that.
User : well it had to be something... I just wonder why they COMPLETLY STOPPED
User : then started right after he was born
Doctor : Ok.
User : it had to have been something he was releasing into my body or something
User : to trigger correct brain activity
User : to stop the seziures
Doctor : During pregnancy some women experience increase and some decrease in number of attacks of seizures.
Doctor : But there is no documented evidence for that.
User : but why? and does the sex of the baby have anything to do with the increaase or decrease of seziures.
User : Well maybe you should be the first to o a study
Doctor : I don't think sex of the baby has any thing to do with it.
Doctor : I surely will suggest a study on this issue.
Doctor : Are you there?
User : im here
Doctor : Is there anything else i can help you with?
User : just dont understand why this had never been looked into further
Doctor : You are right.
User : i still did not get answer. and i want one
User : if you had to guess what woul you guess be based on you experience with seziure patients
Doctor : As i said there no possible explanation for it.
Doctor : Can i ask you few questions?
User : sure
Doctor : Were the doctor able to find the cause for you seizures?
User : yes I ran into a tree when i was younger riding a bike that was too big for me
User : and hit my head and fell and got knocked out
Doctor : So it is due to headinjury, you are saying the reason for it?
User : yes
Doctor : What age were you at that time?
User : i was diagnosed in 3rd grade but i had them longer then that my parents did not understand what thry were nor did i say i ran into a tree until the doc asked me in 3rd grade
User : so it may have been a year or so b4 3rd grade
Doctor : Ok.
Doctor : From when did have seizures?
User : i would say they were almost immediate/ but i dont have a tru recolection of them either
Doctor : Ok.
User : i was on depokote all my life until now
Doctor : Ok.
User : doc wants to try something difrent trileptal
User : klonapin
Doctor : Ok.
User : klonapin is a med tht almost stops them on contact
Doctor : Ok.
User : but makes you sleepy maybe there is a kink between the 2
Doctor : I guess you have to try these new medication and see if they work better.
Doctor : Is there anything else.
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