Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 1 Location: Charlotte, nc USA
epilepsy and anger Posted: 03-24-08 21:12pm
I always thought most of my seizures were
at night after a long day, but I have
always got irritable almost out of control
on rare occasions. I feel it is getting
worse. I have come to a conclusion that
it is a sign of a seizure or break through
starting up. I have complex partial which
runs in my family.
I am very functional, but I am scared that
might be going and maybe my career could
be coming to an end. I am going to see my
Doctor, but the earliest is June. Hard to
make an appointment. I also travel quite
extensively
around the world.
I am taking low doses (Lamictal 100 twice
and Depakote 500 twice daily). I was only
taking lamictal until a short time ago and
started to take Depakote because of this
anger raising it's heading showing that I
was starting to have a seizure or break
through.
Here is my question: Can anger and
irritation be a part of my type of
epilepsy and how can I get this in control
or is there someone that deals with this.
This is pretty much becoming debilitating.
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notdreaming
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Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 3 Location: , USA
anger and night seizures Posted: 04-02-08 15:01pm
Well, I think it might. I have seizures at
night, and the first time it happened I
experienced anger. Although the anger I
experienced happened during the seizure
and there was no other cause for me to be
angry before I seized, so my best guess is
that it was triggered by the seizure.
Seizures disrupt normal function in your
brain... so it can cause emotions to
occur. Hope that helps. I would
definitely talk to you doctor about it
though.
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RobinN
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Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 9 Location: Southern, CA USA
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Posted: 05-01-08 01:47am
This seemed to occur with my daughter too.
She began having TC seizures at the age of
14 and is now 16. I think perhaps she was
somehow aware that something was about to
occur, and yet had no control of the
direction of her feelings.
We have been doing neurofeedback for 2
months now, and she has had a reduction of
seizures from 6 TC/mo to 1 SP/mo. I am
going out on a limb to say that this month
is going to be seizure free. I just have
this intuitive feeling. Her aura / energy
/ sense of self is so positive these days.
She has more command of herself. This
began almost immediately with beginning
the neurofeedback therapy.
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