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Portage, MI

I would like to remind or team. Please remind love ones that some of are moods change before we have a seizure, Yesterday I had a change. I was selfish and feeling sorry for my self. Made comments that were not true
I need to remember that, I have done wrong in the past and the next day I say to myself why did I do that. To the one person I have been married to for 46 years
Please tell the people that are around about mood changes ,
I pray for forgiveness from the Lord
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September 21
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Craig's heartfelt post about mood changes before seizures sparked an outpouring of shared experiences, with many community members recognizing... Read more

Craig's heartfelt post about mood changes before seizures sparked an outpouring of shared experiences, with many community members recognizing that irritability, emotional shifts, and personality changes are common warning signs before or after a seizure. Several members shared that loved ones, not themselves, are often the first to notice these changes, and encouraged openly communicating with family and friends about epilepsy-related mood shifts. A recurring theme was that medications like Keppra can intensify mood changes, and that self-awareness, forgiveness, and strong support from loved ones are key to coping with life with epilepsy.

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Craig, you are a good husband that you tell your wife that you are sorry. She knows about your mood changes and it is not just you but part of this condition. However, it sure perhaps means alot to her that you realize you were wrong and you tell her you were sorry.
There are husbands who do not have this condition who have mood changes or just want to take out their frustations on someone instead of dealing with them within their self. They never realize they were being mean, selfish etc, do wrong, hurting another person and dont think they are doing wrong and so never say they are sorry.

September 22
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Craig, If you want to put something out there, then go ahead. Let noone hold you back.
The following is a write-up on Focal Onset "Emotional" Seizures.
Knock yourself out, but it'll provide answers to questions that many people are raising.
https://www.epilepsydiagnosis.org/seizure/emoti...

EMOTIONAL SEIZURE
EMOTIONAL SEIZURE
September 24
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

If I knew that I got angry before or after seizure, I would alert my family and friends

September 21
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Hallo Craig .. we all be human Craig .. and none of us be perfect .. with epilepsy our moods can turn on a dime .. and the meds we must take only add to this .. what happen to you happen to us all .. and you be doing the right thing ., you ask God for forgiveness ., you ask your wife for forgiveness ., and you know you do wrong and ask for help doing better .. God be Our Lovng Father ., He say in Lord's Prayer to forgive others as we want to be forgiven .. and after 42 years of marriage we be sure your wife know you well .. understand your seizures .. and choose to stay and help you through this .. I speak from experience .. as I too be in same boat with you and all on here ., and I too be blessed with a loving stalwart wife in my Jen .. we be together over half century .. and she still be beside me .. loving me .,you do right Craig .. with God and with your wife .. thank you for reminding us .. as we all be needing it .. and thank you for your shining example of what a man should be .. and how he should react ., to this mood change with epilepsy and meds we take .. Craig you be much appreciated for your courage and strength in writing this post .. gum beannaiche adh Dia thu Craig .. May God Bless you, keeping you safe .. William and Jen πŸ’œπŸ’™πŸ•Š

September 21 (edited)
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I did not recognize my change in moods, but my family and friends do. This how I know about them. When I was working part time at Kohls, my associates/friends would direct me to the break room to sit, drink water, or eat something. Sometimes to me it feels like I was asleep and I would wake up and feel better. Love ones know your patterns best. I am grateful for them.

September 27

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