Well, finally the doctor understood our concerns, especially after Ashlyn told him she would rather have the seizures than have the side affects of the meds she was on! So glad we were persistent with him. He's taking her off all of her current meds and starting her on one (yes ONE) new med (depakote) that she only has to take once a day. Dr says the side affects could be upset stomach (which she's already been having) and sleepiness (Ashlyn was excited about this). And she only has to take it once a day in the evening. The reason they didn't give her this med to begin with is because it can cause birth defects so they are going to start her on a folic acid supplement already to keep her supply up since it depletes it in your body and this is the main cause of the birth defects. Then once she is ready to have kids, she'll have to work closely with the doctors to make sure all is going well. We'll have to watch her closely as she'll stop taking the new meds completely tomorrow and start her new med tonight. The only one we have to take her off slowly is the lamotrigine.
OK, sure hope this one works out!!!!
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