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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: RE: RE: RE: RE: Epileptic fits being no more than a mood swi
Submitted by fishfry on Mon, 2004-09-27 - 10:33
Hi, By the way, you said you were attacked on the streets. What do you mean by that? Did it cause you to suffer a head injury. A head injury no matter if is open or closed is a common cause of epilepsy. As for your neuro, I guess I would get a new one.
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Epileptic fits being no more than a mood
Submitted by monalisa on Thu, 2004-09-30 - 02:13
A good answer, and I agree with you about getting a new neuro might I add that this psych,or neuro who came up with the reply given that is causing confusion and anxiety,would be better off going to see one as well in this case.
RE: RE: RE: RE: Epileptic fits being no more than a mood swing u
Submitted by monalisa on Mon, 2004-09-27 - 10:08
Good reply,and quite true....
A new study by Yale researchers has shown that low levels of an enzyme in the brain are connected with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), which affects 40 percent of the 2.5 million Americans with epilepsy
http://yaledailynews.com/article.asp?AID=24967
http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic365.htm
www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/epilepsy_temporallobe.html
Good reply,and quite true....
A new study by Yale researchers has shown that low levels of an enzyme in the brain are connected with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), which affects 40 percent of the 2.5 million Americans with epilepsy
http://yaledailynews.com/article.asp?AID=24967
http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic365.htm
www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/epilepsy_temporallobe.html