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stress related seizures

Fri, 06/10/2005 - 22:56
Has any one any information on stress related seizures.Has any one had them and what medications are you on with them.Any information will help

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RE: RE: RE: RE: stress related seizures

Submitted by Gretchen1 on Sun, 2005-06-12 - 22:26
Hi Chipp. I em a little bit PI but I think good okkkkk? Ok the poster abbbbove me talks abowt psychogenic seizures. Is that what your doctor is saying to you I wonder so. Look up psychogenic, nonepileptic and pseudoseizures. 3 names, 1 thing. I HOPE it is what you have. There is not shaame okay? Ja, no shame onliest people who do not understand and make you shame. See? That is there problem if so and yours is maybe what I said. Not a doctor and I can not tell to you medicines but I will SHARE others take andd SSRI likke Paxil or Zoloft and other SSROI's or antidepressents and maybe Ativan. Onliest what I have red. An if another member would cleen me up I wwwould not feel bad mmmeening my typing. Bruce?Good luck. Do not be scared friend I do not no why do not be scared but anyways it works itselve out. YOu be ok ok? Soprry I em a little bit PI>Gretchen1

RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: stress related seizures

Submitted by laughinglion on Mon, 2005-06-13 - 00:55

My doc said I am glad you are taking this so well - actually I was pleased it was not another difficult to treat epilepsy disorder - and I said I just wanted to get better.    Nothing to be ashamed of.   Shrinks call it a conversion disorder.  Apparently it is also somewhat common with patients who also have chronic pain.  Here are some links about PNES:

http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic403.htm
http://www.thecni.org/reviews/14-fall03-p17-schneiders.pdf
http://www.leadingtheadvance.com/patient/epilepsy/psychogenic.asp

wellness abounds, laughinglion

My doc said I am glad you are taking this so well - actually I was pleased it was not another difficult to treat epilepsy disorder - and I said I just wanted to get better.    Nothing to be ashamed of.   Shrinks call it a conversion disorder.  Apparently it is also somewhat common with patients who also have chronic pain.  Here are some links about PNES:

http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic403.htm
http://www.thecni.org/reviews/14-fall03-p17-schneiders.pdf
http://www.leadingtheadvance.com/patient/epilepsy/psychogenic.asp

wellness abounds, laughinglion

RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: stress related seizures

Submitted by mommy2kyra on Mon, 2005-06-13 - 11:54

Good for you, laughinglon! Those links were very interesting...thanks for sharing!! And you're right, there's nothing to be ashamed of. I hope that your PNES disappears soon. Best of luck to you!

Heather:)

Good for you, laughinglon! Those links were very interesting...thanks for sharing!! And you're right, there's nothing to be ashamed of. I hope that your PNES disappears soon. Best of luck to you!

Heather:)

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