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On my hospital discharge notes it says an EEG has been ordered post seizure. Is this to see if the seizures have changed the EEG in anyway or are they looking to re diagnose?
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kennyatw kai36022
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janet93405 kai36022
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Hi I'm no expert but I was also sent home with the promise of another EEG which after months I did have and although I had a seizure during the test it still proved to be NEAD . My point is that sometimes I think doctors order more EEG's because it might make you feel more at ease or more likely to go away .
I'm sorry I sound a bit anti-doctors , but it does seem that a lot of sufferers of seizures are being treated the same .
I also take Gabapentin , but understood this to be used for neuro-pain I hadn't known anything about it being a antidepressant . However it is used for seizures !!!
kennyatw janet93405
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Yes it is used as an antidepressant as well over here and not so much for seizures anymore. The doctors use mostly carbomazepine, phenobarb and keppra. They use antidepressants to treat neuropathy, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia and a few others. They seem to think it helps work with nerve pain relief but does nothing for me