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Q: Epilim Ec 500mg And Tegretol Cr 200mg & Being Moody

asked by: sami_1982 on April 25th, 2004

Experienced User

Hello everyone.
Does anyone else snap all the time, out of the blue turn nasty for no reason? I have been finding myself doing this alot latley. I am currently taking 2000mg of epilim a day and 400 mg of tegretol and I have recently had a few bad seizures that have lasted over 20 minutes, and latley I have been noticing that for split seconds I have been lashing out with anger out bursts. Does anyone else do this. Is this a type of seizure or could I have some kind of brain damage now.? I just dont feel like me anymore. And I am getting scared and feeling alone. Since these seizures I have been having I have also had an upper body jerking episode that stops as quick as it began its like a tick I guess. I just feel like I am getting worse then better and the more I tell the doctors the more they up my medication. I am going to see the neurologist next week. I have only been having seizures since october 2003, I am female and I am 21, and I dont see any pattern to my seizures at all. If anyone could help me it would be much appreaciated.
Thankyou sami

Replies(2)

MickeyFan

replied on April 25th, 2004

Experienced User

Outburst...

Yes, sami I to get real moody all the sudden. I don't believe its a seizure I think its a side effect of the meds. If you look up just about all the meds they all have something about mood changes in them.

I have posted before about not knowing if from one minute to next if i'm going to be yelling or crying sometimes.....

The sudden real quick jerk your having, I get those too. Mine are over in less then a couple seconds.
To try to figure out a pattern to your seizures, write them down in a note book.
Thats what I did to help the doc, I tried to time them and give him as much info as I could remember. How I felt before, during, and after. And if any one was with me I had them write it down too. ( what they saw me doing)
a key factor my doc told me was when I started to noticed the auras, like the metal taste I get in my mouth, or when my eyes (usually only one rapidly) blinks.

I know your new at this and it stinks having to deal with it..... But hopefully the doc will figure out why.

Good luck.... I'm here any time......

MandyArronsmum

replied on May 20th, 2004

New User

My son arron whos 7 has temprol lobe epilepsy which causes moody swings and really bad temper,his on carbamazepine,we have only kown about this for a month,his had a had this problem all his life.
Mandy

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