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More tired than people without epilepsy
Sun, 11/17/2013 - 12:42A question...
I had the idea that because I have epilepsy I'm more tired than people without.
Epilepsy isn't the only thing I have. I have autism too.
So somethimes, with new things everything is too much.
And than its logic I'm tired. But sometimes did I have little symtoms that it rumbles in my head in the morning.
I'm feeling me strange, and thats get over, but I am quicker tired als normal, it feels.
Who regonize himselfs in my strange story?
Is it the epilepsy? Is it my medication (2000 grams a day) ore something else?
I don'nt now...
Greetings Elfje20
Re: More tired than people without epilepsy
Submitted by Princess Epileptica on Mon, 2013-11-18 - 09:46
HEllo, everyone
I was diagnosed with TLE about 6 months ago, but for the 32 years before that undiagnosed, I was totally exhausted. My family teased me as a child. All my boyfriends laughed at me for sleeping so much, and my husband was frustrated that I was too tired to do household chores. When I was diagnosed, I asked my neuro if part of my exhaustion could be due to the seizures. She told me that it looked like I was having almost constant seizures so, yes, it made sense that I was tired all the time. My brain was doing so much extra work seizing that it was hard to perform basic functions. I got on Lamictal, which made me more sleepy for a while, but after that evened out, I have a lot more energy. OK, so I'm tired all the time again, but I'm pregnant, working full time, and a grad student with children and a husband to take care of, but at least my mind is more awake. :)
HEllo, everyone
I was diagnosed with TLE about 6 months ago, but for the 32 years before that undiagnosed, I was totally exhausted. My family teased me as a child. All my boyfriends laughed at me for sleeping so much, and my husband was frustrated that I was too tired to do household chores. When I was diagnosed, I asked my neuro if part of my exhaustion could be due to the seizures. She told me that it looked like I was having almost constant seizures so, yes, it made sense that I was tired all the time. My brain was doing so much extra work seizing that it was hard to perform basic functions. I got on Lamictal, which made me more sleepy for a while, but after that evened out, I have a lot more energy. OK, so I'm tired all the time again, but I'm pregnant, working full time, and a grad student with children and a husband to take care of, but at least my mind is more awake. :)