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Fatigue, weakness, tiredness...all part of TLE?

Sat, 04/17/2010 - 19:25

Topic: Living With Epilepsy - Adults

Hey,

I'm still waiting for my EEG next week to confirm the diagnosis of temporal lobe epilepsy (however, I'm convinced the EEG will come back normal because my seizures have been so widely spread out over the past year).

I'm just wondering, for those of you who have TLE, have you found fatigue, muscle weakness, being tired all the time (in other words, 'feeling like crap') to be symptoms as well? Since my grand mal over a month ago I have not been myself. I'm always tired and feel very weak. I find it very difficult going to work in the morning and getting through the day. It's frustrating, but I'm hoping once I'm put on meds they will help?

Also, I'd never had a problem with my memory before the grand mal seizure a month ago. Now I found that I'm forgetting a lot. For instance, I forgot my social insurance number about a week ago and again a few days ago, something I had memorized since my first year of university (6 years ago). I'm also remembering stories people have told me days before, but cannot for the life of me remember who told them to me. That's been happening a lot actually.

I'm starting to get worried and wonder if what is going on is something more than TLE...I'm not convinced that's all that is wrong. But I'm probably being paranoid.

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Re: Fatigue, weakness, tiredness...all part of TLE?

Submitted by pgd on Mon, 2011-06-20 - 09:46

Fatigue, weakness, tiredness...all part of TLE? - Assorted comments, ideas. Fatigue, weakness, and tiredness vs energy, strength/stamina/endurance, and feeling refreshed can be tough words to define (my view). Some grand mals can have enormous impacts for some persons on memory - that's my understanding. Why? My guess is that the excessive electrical activity can modify engrams in the brain. If a grand mal is coupled with a fall along the lines of a head concussion, it is possible that aspects of memory can disappear/whatever. Words: Sports concussions, repeated sports concussions, brain injuries, Krebs Citric Acid Cycle (energy), the word - hemiparesis (weakness) - etc. Regarding meds which help some persons a little with fatigue, weakness, and tiredness, from what I have read, it does not seem that epilepsy meds help that much for those symptoms. The meds which help are the ADHD meds or narcolepsy meds (meds like coffee, caffeine, caffeine compounds, Ritalin, Dexedrine, Adderall, Provigil - no cures). It can be challenging to find a webpage which even discusses the idea of fatigue clearly (my view). Here is a webpage which addresses aspects of the topic: http://www.ott.zynet.co.uk/polio/lincolnshire/library/harvest/nyas.html

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