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mood changes and how to deal with them
Mon, 03/14/2005 - 14:49i am the parent of an adult seizure person, i need to know how other parents delal with the different moods and the anger the person has, the always wanting to argue and fight my daughter gets to the point of wanting to fight with every one in the house, and i dont know how to handle it any more
please give your input
Re: mood changes and how to deal with them
Submitted by RT2 on Thu, 2011-02-24 - 15:52
Hello.
My wife suffers for complex partial epilepsy with secondary generalization. She too has occasional intense mood swings, exacerbated by her period.
Lexapro is an excellent SSRI that can moderate mood swings in people with epilepsy. Epilepsy, especially limbic system epilepsy, has a profound impact on sensitivity. Lexapro can help reduce the emotional sensitivity and obsessional-type negative thoughts.
Everyone should remember Kay's words.
My heart goes out to your daughter. I cannot understand how her husband could leave and take her children. There is not enough medicine in the world to heal that wound. It almost brings me to tears to think of that situation.
Hello.
My wife suffers for complex partial epilepsy with secondary generalization. She too has occasional intense mood swings, exacerbated by her period.
Lexapro is an excellent SSRI that can moderate mood swings in people with epilepsy. Epilepsy, especially limbic system epilepsy, has a profound impact on sensitivity. Lexapro can help reduce the emotional sensitivity and obsessional-type negative thoughts.
Everyone should remember Kay's words.
My heart goes out to your daughter. I cannot understand how her husband could leave and take her children. There is not enough medicine in the world to heal that wound. It almost brings me to tears to think of that situation.