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Weight gain with Topamax, Zonisamide and Acetazolamide

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Has anyone with epilepsy experienced weight gain that is just unreal? My daughter who is now 16 was diagnosed at 14 1/2. She weighed about 140 when diagnosed and now is 180. I'm told she can't get overheated, but needs to get out and go walking or bikeriding. Just get excersize. But with the...

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Very Hot Feeling "Inside" my head

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I know this may sound weird, but for the past few months I've had what feels like a hot feeling "inside" my head. It feels like it's burning up from the inside but when I take my temperature it's normal. I'm confused about this. Does anyone else have it or know what it may be caused by?...

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Sudden feeling of heat in one foot

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I searched this topic on this site, but all I find is several people with the same feeling, but no answers to what can be causing it. I suddenly started having a feeling of warmth on my left foot. Any reason for this?

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sudden, infrequent shooting pain in my head

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For a few years, I have been experiencing very infrequent shooting pain down the right side of my head. Sometimes it happens 2 or 3 times a week and then I might not feel it again for a few weeks or months. It can happen at any time of the day. The pain only lasts for a second or two and it travels...

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what can be the cause of my headaches? Is it cracked tooth with nerve damage or eye strain?

So for a couple of days I've been having "headaches" I'm not sure what from,I wonder if it's from my tooth that cracked in half and I damaged nerves or that it eye strain or something like that, it's normally on the right side and slowly moves to my left or down near to my eyes. I've been searching...

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Head hurts every day and also having tinnitus. Neurologist thinks it is because of the lack of sleep

This all started April. It was mild headache then it got worse. On going headache 24/7. Cant lean over and to any degree because it hurts.  Feels like I am wearing a band around my head.  Hurts on my left side and sometimes my eye socket.    I was taking...

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what can be the cause of mild to moderate headache and dizziness when talking or chewing?

I am experiencing mild to moderate tension-like headache (mostly frontal) and lightheadedness and dizziness when I am talking or chewing. It started about three weeks ago. First, my doctor thought it was a sinus issue. He prescribed antibiotic and steroid treatments, which did not help. I did a CT...

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GBS sufferer with severe neuropathy in hands and feet?

I have had two episodes.of GBS (8/19 & 11/19) both receiving IVIG treatment. I an now experiencing severe neuropathy in my hands & feet. I've had two nerve conduction tests to confirm this. Nothing seems to help for very long, i.e. Tylenol, Frankinsence/ Myrrth oil, Amish Cream & a...

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Freibergs disease

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Hello all. My daughter is a college student and some 3 months ago she started to have pain in her foot. Not so long ago she visited an orthopedic and after an examination she was diagnosed with Freibergs disease. So, my question is: what over the counter medication would you recommend she take for...

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