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Epileptic fits being no more than a mood swing under stress? Is this possible?
Sun, 12/12/2004 - 18:09My psychiatrist has told me that i have epilepsy, caused by severe depression after I was attacked in the street and suffered harrasment when i lived in a different city. I have never had an epileptic seizure, but am depressed a lot of the time and i can become angry and distressed when someone is truly and heavily rude or dishonest to me (i will shout at them and cry). My doctor also gave me medication for my depression (Tegretol) which caused two hallucinations. I reported the hallucinations and the psychiatrist said that they were a direct indicator of epilepsy. I am forced to think that this is a diagnosis caused by negligence, but he said that epileptic seizures can also be just a mood swing while someone is being nasty to you. Is this possible?
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RE: Epileptic fits being no more than a mood swing under stress?
Submitted by kaayla on Mon, 2004-09-27 - 23:15
It seems that from the information you provided that you're psychiatrist is basing a diagnosis of epilepsy on very little information. Were you referred to a neurologist? Do you have head injury? What about a neuropsychologist? It seems that there would be a lot of other reasons why one would become angry and distressed when someone is rude or dishonest. Why would a psychiatrist assume that mood swings were epilepsy and why would the psychiatrist not colloborate with a neurologist to make such a decision. Are you in therapy for the mood swings and whatever happened regarding the harrassment. It seems that would be more effective than tegretol.
RE: RE: Epileptic fits being no more than a mood swing under str
Submitted by skyscape on Tue, 2004-09-28 - 07:42
no, i have never had a head injury, and was never referred to anyone else. The first time i met him, thats what he said. No therapy has ever been offered either.
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Epileptic fits being no more than a
Submitted by gentlewings on Sat, 2004-10-02 - 13:27
A good answer monalisa.I agree with you and fishfry on this .