Hi everyone, after I have a seizure, I
seem to get very depressed and lose my
apetite to eat.......And if i've had a
couple of seizures in 1day I get so
depressed that i'm crying about nothing...
My memory has also gotten very bad and I
used to have an incrediable
memory.........Is anyone out there
experiencing these side effects too??? I
don't know if it's from the meds
(depokote) or the seizures
themselves.........????????
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kayakmom
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Posted: 03-10-06 16:17pm
My son has seizures from the temporal and
frontal lobes and he often feels really
down after a seizure. I think it is
normal especially when it is from tle or
fle. If those depressed feelings pass
once you recover from that post ictal
time, it might be part of your epilepsy.
It is something you should mention to your
neuro since depression is also pretty
common for people with seizures and might
need more treatment.
My son was more depressed on depakote at
age 9. Not everyone has that issue.
Some of the meds can actually help the
mood issues, lamictal is one of them, I
remember.
Memory issues can also be from seizures.
My son has a lot of memory problems when
he is having a lot of seizures. If he
gets control for a few weeks his seems to
improve until seizures hit again.
I hope you can find better control and
help.
Please talk to your neuro about the
depression times to see if you need more
help there.
