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Does Anyone ever want to have seizures??

Tue, 02/13/2007 - 16:13
I'm newly diagnosed with epilepsy. Its Februrary, and I first started having seizures was in June. I have complex partial seizures, and haven't been able to be seizure free for more than a month. I've tried Lamictal, but I had an allergic reaction. Then I tried Keppra which made me fret often, but controls the seizures until I skip a single dose. Then I'll have a cluster for a week, and I have around 4 a day. I tried dual therapy with topamax which was a horrible mistake. Im on 4000 miligrams a day of Keppra then trying topamax made me completely loopy. I felt like I was on drugs and couldnt remember anything. And it gave me acne so I got off of that quickly! Heres the real question. Does anyone ever want to have seizures? It will be four weeks tomorrow since I have had a seizure, but I feel like there is so much pressure that I just need to have a seizure to release some tension. I don't have the feel good type of seizures. It hurts physically and mentally but I still find myself feeling the need to have one. Does this happen to anyone else?

Comments

Re: Re: Does Anyone ever want to have seizures??

Submitted by mlm on Tue, 2007-02-13 - 17:03
Wow! I personally can not say that I have. Maybe you should talk to your Dr.. I am a nurse, and it sounds like you may have some mental health issues which may be a side effect to your meds. I do understand the "refreshed" feeling that you are talking about, but I would never want to have one. It is not health for your body, especially your brain to have a seizure. Also, you never have the chance of being seizure-free for an amount of time, which is beneficial, if you continue to have episodes. Melissa

Re: Re: Re: Does Anyone ever want to have seizures??

Submitted by solis on Tue, 2007-02-13 - 19:11
"It is not health for your body, especially your brain to have a seizure" I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but seizures do NOT always have a permanent negative (= unheathy) effect on the brain. They can, but such is not always the case. http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/thinking_seizuresthinking.html ~sol

Re: Does Anyone ever want to have seizures??

Submitted by ramdom on Wed, 2007-02-14 - 05:39
I would be extremely happy if I never had a seizure in my life again, since it disables me for about ten minutes, but I do feel like it is a "brain reset". I have TC and lose consciousness for about ten minutes, but I have a clear memory of what happened before and what happens when I recover, and everything (so far) seems to be functioning normally. I've definitely noticed that as I get older (and of course, as I take on more responsibilities), my mind has become much more hyperactive so it never rests (I'm proud of this). But a seizure seems to be rebelling against this, though it could all be psychological: a seizure may just be focus my mind on thing so I can forget my responsibilities for a while.

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