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Bad Memory, spaciness, and depression.. how should i fix these?

Wed, 08/04/2010 - 22:42
Topic: Teen Zone
im 17 going onto 18 soon.. the only time i had ever taken a real grand mal seizure in my life was in first grade (thank god). However, I am the spaciest kid alive, as everyone tells me. My memory is completely fried (as people constantly make fun of me for it), my grades have dropped tremendously, i have extreme mood swings, i feel as though i am constantly changing personalities to find out who i am, or to get others to like me (sometimes i swear i have social anxiety). My doctor confirmed that i have depression, as every day is a stuggle and i am constantly, and i mean constantly, hating myself. overall, are these typical side effects of epilepsy? and if so, i dont understand as to why they arent going away with the medication i am taking... i am taking lamotrigene and i can see absolutely no difference... however, when i dont take it, i do get extreme de ja vu, and nausia after.. (which my doctor cant really understand as to why i get these..) Overall, do you think i am forever going to be like this? has seizures officially damaged my brain forever? do you think it would almost be better to switch to an anti-deppresant?

Comments

Re: Bad Memory, spaciness, and depression

Submitted by teachergreen on Sat, 2010-08-07 - 14:27

Hi Barb G,

I would like to be added to your friend list. I'm 49 and have partial complex seizures.  I'm still learning how to use this site. I play the guitar, would like to right songs,just don't want them to be too depressing. Currently not working due to condition and don't want to be a housewife, it's not me. Hope we can chat sometime.

teachergreen

Hi Barb G,

I would like to be added to your friend list. I'm 49 and have partial complex seizures.  I'm still learning how to use this site. I play the guitar, would like to right songs,just don't want them to be too depressing. Currently not working due to condition and don't want to be a housewife, it's not me. Hope we can chat sometime.

teachergreen

Re: Bad Memory, spaciness, and depression

Submitted by tonialpha on Sat, 2010-08-07 - 14:45
I agree I have decided to be a volunteer at a wild animal vet that deals with birds, squirrels, racoons, bats. What they need are calm voices to speak to animals while they working with them and fixing cages that are calm.  I thought I would give it a try.  My gm's are under control but meds have slowed me down.

Re: Bad Memory, spaciness, and depression

Submitted by BarbG on Sat, 2010-08-07 - 14:54

Teachergreen,

Of course you can be my friend! I love friends!! I am 48 now. I assume from your name that you are a teacher by profession (even if not currently working). My mother was a kindergarten teacher for about 30 years. My dad worked for the government but taught high school math before that and college math in the evenings when I was older to help pay for private high school and college. I also have an uncle and aunt who are teachers.

My seizures so far have been grand mal which was the only kind I really knew about but the more I read on this site, the more I learn and wonder if I have not had other types of seizures but just been unaware of them. I had seizures as a teen from ages 13-17. Controlled by meds from ages 17-30. No seizures or meds from ages 30-46 then Wow, back come the seizures and I am reliving my teens (UGH). I had one 2 years ago and one in May. Now I am on Keppra and hopefully will have no more.  I just found this website in May or June and am still figuring it out myself (am technologically challenged so it takes me a while) plus I have a new laptop so am adjusting to that too.

If you want to chat outside this site, my email is bawgmom@aol.com so feel free to say hi, just put your name in the subject line so I don't think its spam and delete you! Gotta go balance my checkbook (UGH, a special chore since the Keppra seems to affect my attention and I already hate to do it). Never thought I would rather clean the toilet than balance my checkbook but here we are....life is funny sometimes. Have a great day!

BarbG.

 

Teachergreen,

Of course you can be my friend! I love friends!! I am 48 now. I assume from your name that you are a teacher by profession (even if not currently working). My mother was a kindergarten teacher for about 30 years. My dad worked for the government but taught high school math before that and college math in the evenings when I was older to help pay for private high school and college. I also have an uncle and aunt who are teachers.

My seizures so far have been grand mal which was the only kind I really knew about but the more I read on this site, the more I learn and wonder if I have not had other types of seizures but just been unaware of them. I had seizures as a teen from ages 13-17. Controlled by meds from ages 17-30. No seizures or meds from ages 30-46 then Wow, back come the seizures and I am reliving my teens (UGH). I had one 2 years ago and one in May. Now I am on Keppra and hopefully will have no more.  I just found this website in May or June and am still figuring it out myself (am technologically challenged so it takes me a while) plus I have a new laptop so am adjusting to that too.

If you want to chat outside this site, my email is bawgmom@aol.com so feel free to say hi, just put your name in the subject line so I don't think its spam and delete you! Gotta go balance my checkbook (UGH, a special chore since the Keppra seems to affect my attention and I already hate to do it). Never thought I would rather clean the toilet than balance my checkbook but here we are....life is funny sometimes. Have a great day!

BarbG.

 

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