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Is this just me or is this a side effect?

Tue, 01/17/2017 - 02:22
I had seizure about once every 5 months, so from no medication at all, doctor kept increasing medication, and adding new medication as well. Now, I am consuming Trileptal, Topamax and Lamictal all in combination. The amount I consume in medication for morning and night are different: Morning= 600 mg trileptal, 50 mg lamictal, topamax 25mg Night= 450 mg trileptal, 50 mg lamictal, topamax 25 mg After continually increasing my medication, I felt dizzy that day and I went out of the English exam. Anyhow, I felt okay after that, but whenever I look at any girl, my heart beats quickly and my brain seems to be spinning around a bit and can't fully concentrate. When I listen to lectures, I just look down in the desk because people thik I'm staring off into space (although I'm listening and concentrating), and sometimes, while listening, my eyes randomly goes to some random girls and i start to have slight tears in my eyes. Yeah, I didn't have girlfriend before, but I didn't have this problem at all when I didn't have any medication or when I just started out with trileptal. Could it just be my mind of desperation for girls or does medication have a factor to it? I try my best to act naturally, and I stare into something, and people think I'm weird cuz they're curious what I'm staring at. And when I listen to lectures for 30 minutes continually, my brain sort of goes off into space, and can't concentrate properly until I hear about topics I'm super interested in.

Comments

Give yourself time to adjust

Submitted by margiefox118@live.com on Tue, 2017-01-17 - 07:57
Give yourself time to adjust to any new or increased med. How you now feel may be just yourinitial reaction. Some meds take up to 3 months for your body/brain to adjust to. In a way it is"just you" because you're new to the changes but you will feel normal after the adjustment.Your meds are helping you to control seizures which could hurt you and your brain to death.  .  

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