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Epilepsy and Memory Loss
Sun, 10/08/2006 - 19:36Topic: Women With Epilepsy
I'm brand new to this forum. Looking it over, I don't see my major problem & don't have much info about it. I have lost alot of my memory & it supposedly is because of seizures. I have been on Neurontin since I had some blackouts, which I guess are called Absence Seizures. I just blank out & my eyes get glassy.
I want to know if the memory loss & "feeling weird" are the result of having Epilepsy, or could they be from meds? I also take Effexor XR for depression. I tried to go off that when I thought maybe I'd been mistakenly diagosed with depression before they realized I have Epilepsy. That resulted in some very bad mental & emotional health problems. I'm taking both now, & the memory loss & (sometimes)weird feelings persist. Anyone out there know anything about these issues?
Comments
Re: Good luck Seizuregirl. Let
Submitted by equine_luver on Wed, 2006-10-18 - 20:57
i get weird feelings sometimes, I don't know if i'm just paranoid about having a sz or what. sometimes I feel like I'm not there or something. as for the memory loss I don't forget friends names...yet. I've only been on tegretol xr for about 2 years now. I do forget names of objects, it's like i know what it is i just can't get the word. My sis has the same prob., she has E too.
Re: Re: Good luck Seizuregirl. Let
Submitted by Terri N. on Wed, 2006-10-18 - 21:29
Hi Equine_luver: Guess weird feelings of all sorts are part of E. I'm seeing all kinds of things here. Again, the memory loss is my biggest problem. I've been told not to worry about it and just to try to live my life healthfully and let go of stress...turn it over to God.
Are you into horses? I was a barrel racer for 28 years. Live in Washington. How 'bout you?
Terri N.
Good luck Seizuregirl. Let
Submitted by afraid to sleep on Tue, 2006-10-10 - 10:58
Good luck Seizuregirl. Let me know how the xango or mangosteen fruit works out for you.