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Mental Health Support

elleng

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9. DAMN!

Reply to mopinko (Reply #8)

Wed Apr 9, 2014, 11:25 AM

Apr 2014

If it weren't a series of docs I'd suggest legal liability; as its more than one, I'll just suggest plain old widespread foolishness, idiocy. Worse than that, as they can't rely on woman/mother's description of events. I do know how 'ignorant' med profession has been re: alcoholism.

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how does this happen? my daughter was dx'd today w temporal lobe epilepsy. [View all] mopinko Apr 2014 OP

Major vibes for you and your daughter, my dear mopinko... CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2014 #1

'they are optimistic about treatment, and i think i am going to get my little girl back.' elleng Apr 2014 #2

such a lesson in connecting dots that are not connected. mopinko Apr 2014 #3

The google: elleng Apr 2014 #4

being in both sides makes it general epilepsy, the most heritable kind. mopinko Apr 2014 #6

she even had a few obvious seizures. mopinko Apr 2014 #8

DAMN! elleng Apr 2014 #9

well there were plenty of key docs who could be liable. mopinko Apr 2014 #20

Sounds ok to me. elleng Apr 2014 #21

Now that you have a diagnosis Downwinder Apr 2014 #5

i hope the treatment gets her back to you fizzgig Apr 2014 #7

What a long hard road this has been. LiberalAndProud Apr 2014 #10

yup. it sure does. mopinko Apr 2014 #18

I have blinding, head exploding, puking, fetal position on the bathroom floor migraines sometimes. hunter Apr 2014 #11

common symptoms- mopinko Apr 2014 #13

They used to blame moms for asthma, autism, and homosexuality too... hunter Apr 2014 #17

yup. had some of it outright, in my face. mopinko Apr 2014 #19

What a relief libodem Apr 2014 #12

iirc it started out as an epilepsy drug. mopinko Apr 2014 #14

It seems pretty similar to the neurotin libodem Apr 2014 #16

and yes, feel free to rec this. mopinko Apr 2014 #15