Joined: 26 Sep 2004 Posts: 1 Location: Toronto Canada
Epilepsy, Polycystic Ovaries And Depression... Posted: 09-26-04 15:43pm
Hi, I am new to the forum. I have had
epilepsy since I was 14. I had several
tests done about four years ago and it was
seen that a portion in the front right
section of my brain was not developped, I
have cerebral palsy. Shortly before my
first seizure I was diagnosed with
polycystic ovarian sybdrome, and I started
taking the pill to have a regular period.
I had clockwork periods after that, but
then I stood up one day and felt shaky and
about a half hour after that had an
intense migraine. These would happen
every month or so...
When I started university the migraines
stopped, but the seizures were happening 4
days a week and I was having them (mostly)
in my sleep and would fall out of bed.
The neurologist I saw put me on dilantin,
but it wasn't working that well. I was
dealing with several stressful
circumstances in school, and was finding
the work and lack of social support very
depressing.
Today i'm taking tegretol and epoval as
well as hormones for the pcos, i'm in the
middle of trying to finish a diploma which
is very demanding and my father's causing
a lot of stress in the family with
drinking. I'm heading down the same
depressed road again and was wondering if
this could be because of my seizures, or
the pills. Should I think about anti
depressants?
