I give you a hug! New high dose makes me work fast and get grumpy then cannot sleep all thru the night. The Dr said this will pass!
I realize my anger is possibly a trigger but does anyone else experince it?
Just do your best
I Was Told By A Neighbor Who Also Have Seizures And She Told Me That Even Though Im A Good Writer That I Should Stop The Over Thinking And Also Caring Too Much. Has Anyone Ever Been Told That?
Sid, everyone is different. Telling you to stop writing would be like telling me to stop going to family and friends get togethers, parties, concerts, sporting events and ect.. When I get over… read more
Hang in there and try and stay pos,
Right after the seizures stop, boom? You cry?
Just really tired!
Yes. Well more from being over excited, from big parties, Holiday get togethers, concerts, and live sporting events.
Eric, I appreciate where you're coming from on the being diagnosed at a later in life time of your life. I'm 67 an just diagnosed. Stress plays a big factor in my life as well. Best wishes for a good… read more
Do you think having a seizure disorder makes you less able to handle stress then someone who hasn't got a seizure disorder?
I find I can't handle stress like my body can't tolerate it I wasn't like that before when I was healthy and seizure free.
For me, stress triggers seizures and I think there's a weird snowball effect....because I stress myself out...I stress myself out in an attempt to NOT get stressed. I hope that makes sense. I'm trying… read more
I try to control myself as I know the temporal and frontal lobe damage I have as revealed in an MRI enhances my potential for irritability and anger.
@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member Yes. Its basically the same its just that Briviact is a newer drug but they do work slightly differently.
Does anyone wake up very confused and emotional? I woke up this morning dizzy. I have been having a hard time. Very confused and emotional. Struggling trying to do almost every thing. Like trying to focus and memory. Trying to use my phone. Having a hard time talking. Went to the store couldn't talk to cashier. If I would have I would of starting crying. I just need people to talk to that understand what it is like to have epilepsy.
Me 2 Joan, I sometimes forget that "oh yeah this is just epilepsy" I just chill out and watch a comic or a comedy. Take care ♥