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anger and rage

Tue, 06/22/2010 - 14:47
I am on 900mg trileptal generic and been doing very well.I am concerned about these extreme bouts of rage.Where do they fit in the picture.Are they related to a seizure or just another side effect of medication or symptom of left tle?I am on a slow burn of anger all the time but I try to hide it from my kids.Every once in a while it erupts-I smash sweepers when they dont pick up what i want them to and I throw stuff out windows and follow up by busting it up.Its never directed at people-only things although I do scream and yell at offending people and have been told I am hateful,but I generally control that.Although i have a corroborating eeg and classical symptoms,they could only catch on VEEG what they call a paroxysmal nes.With my meds I know longer have hallucinations and I dont feel on the brink of madness and Im not misplacing time so I feel like Im doing pretty good except for this.Dont feel like my psychologist is of any help and went off my celexa months ago-it was worthless-Im not a big fan of the "soft sciences"

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Re: anger and rage

Submitted by zealot on Sun, 2010-11-07 - 07:52

M,

Acupuncture is a good idea.  The acupunture points turn out to be nerve meridia anyway.  I think there's a lot to it.

Getting it payed for is a turkey shoot.  It's like getting the insurance company to pay for a Chiropractor.  Some do, some don't, and some "it depends."

What you say about the liver is correct for most, but not all, medications.  Neurontin (Gabapentin) and Keppra (Levitiracetam) are two notable exceptions.  They are excreted mostly unchanged via the kidneys and dosages need to be adjusted for renal, but not hepatic impairment if I remember correctly. 

I'd look it up, but I've got a terrible headache and just discovered that the idiots who run the joint where I'm staying cut the breaker on the circuit I have my heatr plugged into.  (Long story, read my blog if you're interested.)

Devorah Zealot Soodak http://psychout.typepad.com/ the zealot needs help! Please read my blog. Thanks.

P.S.  Here's a nice post from the zeelot.

M,

Acupuncture is a good idea.  The acupunture points turn out to be nerve meridia anyway.  I think there's a lot to it.

Getting it payed for is a turkey shoot.  It's like getting the insurance company to pay for a Chiropractor.  Some do, some don't, and some "it depends."

What you say about the liver is correct for most, but not all, medications.  Neurontin (Gabapentin) and Keppra (Levitiracetam) are two notable exceptions.  They are excreted mostly unchanged via the kidneys and dosages need to be adjusted for renal, but not hepatic impairment if I remember correctly. 

I'd look it up, but I've got a terrible headache and just discovered that the idiots who run the joint where I'm staying cut the breaker on the circuit I have my heatr plugged into.  (Long story, read my blog if you're interested.)

Devorah Zealot Soodak http://psychout.typepad.com/ the zealot needs help! Please read my blog. Thanks.

P.S.  Here's a nice post from the zeelot.

Re: anger and rage

Submitted by phylisfjohnson on Thu, 2010-06-24 - 11:18

Doublecheckmd says "Trileptal may cause aggressive/violent behavior."

According to Livestrong.com "Trileptal can affect your state of mind and cause trouble concentrating, memory loss, mood swings, nervousness and slowed thinking."

I think it's safe to say, it's the side effect of the med.

Hope this helps.    Phylis Feiner Johnson   www.epilepsytalk.com

Doublecheckmd says "Trileptal may cause aggressive/violent behavior."

According to Livestrong.com "Trileptal can affect your state of mind and cause trouble concentrating, memory loss, mood swings, nervousness and slowed thinking."

I think it's safe to say, it's the side effect of the med.

Hope this helps.    Phylis Feiner Johnson   www.epilepsytalk.com

Re: anger and rage

Submitted by nightdigger on Thu, 2010-06-24 - 16:04
I had taken Trileptal for about a week before I almost killed myself. I just went nuts. That is the only med of all I have tried that got me to go that far. Most of the meds I have taken have some kind of side effect some worse than others.

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