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Epileptic fits being no more than a mood swing under stress? Is this possible?

Sun, 12/12/2004 - 18:09
My 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?

Comments

RE: RE: Epileptic fits being no more than a mood swing under str

Submitted by skyscape on Sun, 2004-11-28 - 06:22
I live in Brixham,  southern England.... 

RE: RE: RE: Epileptic fits being no more than a mood swing under

Submitted by Karolwf on Sun, 2004-11-28 - 06:34

England has a very good knowledge base for Epilepsy so I would really seek a neurologist or a medical doctor concerning this. You may have epilepsy and you may not but at least give yourself the option of finding out for sure. I will pray for you.

England has a very good knowledge base for Epilepsy so I would really seek a neurologist or a medical doctor concerning this. You may have epilepsy and you may not but at least give yourself the option of finding out for sure. I will pray for you.

RE: RE: RE: RE: Epileptic fits being no more than a mood swing u

Submitted by monalisa on Wed, 2004-12-01 - 16:58

Karolwf,the knowledge base is better, no doubt of that, just it could be better than it is. This means for Skyscape there might well be a problem in getting a proper diagnosis due to 'funding' issues still. The new NICE guidelines are out that give a different view than mine of what still needs to be done ?

http://www.epilepsy.org.uk/action/

I'm sorry Skyscape about that believe me. I wish you luck with this, I really do. I can only suggest that you go visit your GP and tell them how you feel, and ask them to refer you to your local consultant. I realise that your psychiatrist will be unwilling to confer with the consultant-as they don't believe in crossing into each other's specialised field, but your GP should be able to help round that one in their referral letter. I realise there might be a wait-quite a lengthy one to get into see one, and if you can-will you mail me about this and fill me in on what's happening for you? 
 


 

Karolwf,the knowledge base is better, no doubt of that, just it could be better than it is. This means for Skyscape there might well be a problem in getting a proper diagnosis due to 'funding' issues still. The new NICE guidelines are out that give a different view than mine of what still needs to be done ?

http://www.epilepsy.org.uk/action/

I'm sorry Skyscape about that believe me. I wish you luck with this, I really do. I can only suggest that you go visit your GP and tell them how you feel, and ask them to refer you to your local consultant. I realise that your psychiatrist will be unwilling to confer with the consultant-as they don't believe in crossing into each other's specialised field, but your GP should be able to help round that one in their referral letter. I realise there might be a wait-quite a lengthy one to get into see one, and if you can-will you mail me about this and fill me in on what's happening for you? 
 


 

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