PSEUDO SEIZURES

As the word pseudo suggests the above is not all that it seems. I don't suffer from epilepsy.

 Due to my brain damage from birth when I get stressed or overly happy my damaged synapses do not connect properly and I start to severely tremor. Sometimes outside stimulation such as massaging my scalp will help calm the tremors by stimulating other senses.
During these tremors I am fully conscious and can feel them coming on. I am never in danger of biting my tongue. Generally the tremors last for a couple of minutes but I have had to be taken to hospital a couple of times in the past to stop them. If I tremor too long I do not get enough oxygen and have had to wear an oxygen mask.

FIRST HOSPITAL STAY MEDICATION LIST

(Eight week stay)

DOCUSATE SODIUM 50mg + SENNOSIDES 8mg

(coloxyl with senna) One tablet, two times a day.

DICLOFENAC (enteric coated) 50mg

(voltaren) One tablet, at night.

PANTOPROZOLE (enteric coated) 40mg

(somac) One, daily.

PARACETAMOL 500mg

(Panadol) Two tablets, three times a day.

PREGABALIN 75mg

(Lyrica) Three tablets, twice daily.

SERTRALINE 50mg

(Setrona) One, at night.

OXYCODONE 10mg

(Oxycontin) One, twice daily.

OXYCODONE HYDROCHLORIDE 5mg

(Endone) One, four times daily.

FENTANYLE 25microg/hour

(Durogesic 25) Patches. One every three days.

BACLOFEN 5mg

(Clofen) Two tablets daily.

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One preventable large toxic daily intake. No thanks.


SECOND HOSPITAL STAY MEDICATIONS

(Three week stay)

SERTALINE 50mg

One nightly.

PANTOPRAZOLE 40mg

(Sandoz Pantoprazole) One nightly.

OXYCODONE 10mg + NALOXONE 5mg

(Targin Prolonged Release) One, twice daily.

CELECOXIB 100mg

(Celebrex) One, twice daily.

PREGABALIN 75mg

One, twice daily.

BACLOFEN 10mg

Three times daily.

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Not as large an intake of medications on my second trip to the hospital, but still; no thanks.

MEDICATIONS/REMEDIES WHEN HOME

IMODIUM

(Loperaminde hydrochloride 2mg) For diarrhoea (dx).

PARACETAMOL 500mg + CODEINE PHOSPHATE 30mg

(Codapane Forte) Presently on request.

IBUPROFEN 200mg

Two tablets nightly, for inflammation.

KAVA 2400

(Two tablets nightly if needed for stress and muscle spasm and clonis)

MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE TISSUE SALTS

(Relief of muscle cramps, spasm, twitches and spasmodic pains. Also helps with my neurogenic residual bladder as my spincter muscle contracts and sometimes leads to urine retention. Found it very effective in my case.)

BACLOFEN 10mg

One nightly.

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Note that I didn't take any medications before going to hospital. I ended up in pain due to incorrect positioning in bed while in hospital which worsened my contractures and twist in hip. I was originally hospitalised due to rotting flesh and psoriasis in my groin area due to legs making me difficult to clean and air. NOT FOR PAIN. Now I've no idea how long I can sit in my electric wheelchair that is presently being repaired and could be without for up to six weeks. Meantime I can sit in a manual wheelchair tilted back for about four hours before too painful. Then confined to bed again. The past four months in bed have not been kind to my body. BLOODY LEGS!!