rollercoaster

[ajva]

So, after 20 years of being certain I would definitely never want children, I began to reconsider.

Unfortunately,

Apparently I had an infertility-causing STD. Boo!

Fortunately,

It all turned out to be a mistake, and I was clear. Hooray!

Unfortunately,

The anti-convulsant I've been taking for about 15 years can lead to infertility and birth defects. Boo!

Bollocks. I think it's all going to be more trouble than it's worth. Nature hates a turncoat, obviously. It's irritating sometimes having so many niggling things wrong with me that I have to take into consideration. :o(

Comments

[vicki-t-veg.livejournal.com]

You're on anti-convulsants! Which one? As far as I'm concerned they are
all evil (tried most of them during my childhood) which is why I am continuing
to refuse them now for my piffly simple partial seizure epilepsy.
Don't believe everything the doctors say I know several women
who were told they'd never have kids and have.

[ajva.livejournal.com]

I'm on Sodium Valproate (Epilim). I've been on 600mg a day of it since I was 14, with the exception of about 8 months or so when I was 20 when I tried to come off it. The thing is, during that time I had few problems at first, but then I got the odd telltale photosensitive episode which really should have served as a warning that something was up. Of course, it all culminated in an absolutely massive grand mal seizure where I lost an entire day of memory (I've never recalled it) and came to on the floor of my room at college, head on a blood-stained newspaper. Knocked me out for a couple of weeks. That was what caused the tilted pelvis, too. That's the problem: not taking medication, I don't get seizures very often, but when I do get them they're absolutely devastatingly huge.

Simon D stil hasn't forgiven me for saying "Simon, have we had sex?" when he came to visit me after that fit (we had).

[offswn.livejournal.com]

geez, sorry kitten, sounds like things must be a pain.

[ajva.livejournal.com]

:o)

Thanks for being concerned. Funny thing is, I don't usually think about it, and I certainly don't think of myself as disadvantaged in any way. And its only when you're faced with a decision - and I am now giving serious consideration to trying to come off the pills for good, even if it means having fits again - then it kind of hits you in the face that actually, yes, there is a problem here.

[offswn.livejournal.com]

i have a simliar problem with migrains and hypoglyemia (cant spell it even no - blood sugar problem).

When i stopped taking the meds i got REALLY bad migraines and passing out problems, i did find in the long run and change of diet and alternative medicaines worked wanders, but i dont know if that would be of help to you. Might be something to investigate ??

anyway if you need anything give me a yell, my knowledge of herbs aint the best, but i could help point you to the right people if you like.

anyway if you fancy a chat/drink/cuddle/etc anytime give me a yell. Always happy to spend time with cute redheads :)

Sodium Valporate

[vicki-t-veg.livejournal.com]

Oh I know it well :-(
It was when I was on max dosage and still having 10 petit mal fits a day they though ooh maybe we should do a scan(only took 4 years to think of it) and hey presto a brain tumour needed removing.
Thankfully my epilepsy now is of the mildest form and I've not had any docs forcing me onto pills.

[jhg.livejournal.com]

How's it going finding alternative medication? You mentioned something in the pub on Friday...


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