Great news-NORMAL EEG

Can I just say the whole world looks brighter, my mind feels clearer, and I feel more thankful when I get an EEG report that says "normal"!

This is the first normal EEG she has had in two years!  I didn't  know normal was possible!  I am so happy!

So, what we all noticed with Madalyn, that is, the return of her smile, her personality, and her reasoning these past few days can be seen on the EEG. 

So, to summarize our medication journey.....Lamictal worked best. Stopped due to rash.  Keppra was a nightmare.  Changed to Depakote.  Depakote reduced spiking, but spiking was still happening at least every 3 seconds.  Adding ADHD medication (first Focalin, then Vyvanse)  made seizures worse (and probably spiking worse).  Adding Vimpat to Depakote with ADHD medicine improved things.  And finally staying with Vimpat and Depakote, but changing from Focalin/Vyvanse to Adderall brought us to this happy place.

To complicate things however, we plan to begin weaning off Depakote.  We are hopeful she can use just one seizure medicine, Vimpat.....and continue to be seizure free.  I also think Depakote may be causing hair loss, and may be some of the attention/processing problems.....

Today, I am thankful!!!