Mr.50's Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 my mom has set me up to see a neurologist, is this the right person to go to for medications like keppra? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trip into hell Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 i dont know..i dont take chemicals since they can not treat the condition..they only cover the symptoms for a certain time. this might be the right place for prescription meds. i dont know exactly i only visit a psychologist regulary where i can get some meds but i would never take them..i sell them...i dont know if you can get meds from your neurologist but i will find it out cause i have a meeting with mine for the first time next tuesday just to check out if there is something she can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay1 Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Yes, a neurologist is the right person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlehmbecker Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 A psychiatrist is good, a neurologist is better. They both have the same understanding of how the brain works, it's just psychiatrists focus more on the psychological aspects of the brain while a neurologist focuses on the physical aspect of the brain, the part which HPPD affects. I'm trying to setup an appointment with a neuro, but in my area they're hard to come by and require referrals from a primary care doctor (which I don't have, though I could ask my psychiatrist for a referral). A neurologist will also order specific imaging and cognitive tests for you (MRI, qEEG/EEG, scintography, etc.), which a psychiatrist might do but they usually only do it to rule out certain conditions (mine ordered a CT scan to rule out brain tumors), not verify that a particular condition is there. Mind you, any doctor regardless of specialty can order any medical test to be done, but you'll have better luck asking for/getting neurological tests from a neurologist. Same goes for neurological medicines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.50's Posted September 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Should I show him the keppra trial and ask for it or would that make him think I'm begging for meds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay1 Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Take all the different papers in (keppra, lamictal, sinemet etc) then ask for their ideas and advice. None of the above are anything close to cures, so maybe they will have fresh ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlehmbecker Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 I'm with Jay on this one. When I went to see my psychiatrist the 2nd time ever, after learning about HPPD, I brought every piece of relevant literature in that I could get my hands on. After he reviewed them (which he did that day to my surprise since he's usually a very busy psychiatrist), he gave me a call and said I should try clonazepam and that he had called in the prescription. Since then, we've been experimenting with treatments, the current one being lamotrigine + clonazepam. He also has some ideas about other possible treatments based on what he knows about neurochemistry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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