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Can someone give me some helping advice?
Sat, 07/09/2016 - 04:24Topic: Living With Epilepsy - Youth
I had 3 seizure my entire life, I am 21 years old, the first 2 ones were grand mal I made them when I was 11 and 12 years old, I didn't have a big issue managing them the last one was this year, but it seemed strange that doctors didn't really clasify it as an epilepsy, more as like comitial seizure, 6 months from when it happened, I wasn't drinking or anything ( although I practice this sport), but I always felt like something wasn't there, something wasn't allright, as like it altered my thinking and my thoughts. I don't know what can I expect, the brain is a complexe machine, though what is true, I am a real struggle when it comes to socializing, people think always that I am annoying and that I am not fun, its very frustrating, the words sometimes come hard when I think of them and I can't resemble why? Why can't I be myself, maybe the drugs, maybe its placebo its all in my mind I don't know but what I do know, is that I'm not the same person I used to be.
I've also been living with
Submitted by Cassie2531 on Mon, 2016-08-08 - 10:29
I've also been living with epilepsy and my doctors have given me lamotrigine where it seems to always make me ..sad I would want to say. I cry for no reason it seems as if I have to fake a smile for everyone around me and yes your right it's very frustrating , I feel like I'm always nagging about how I feel. I have memory loss from the seizures so you could imagine how stressful that is. Your not alone and it would be best for you to seek help from your doctor becasue feeling this way is very important for them to know. My doctor has me seeing a psychologistand as bad as it may sound it's actually not bad at all . It's really helped me through this hard time and realize that there is light behind all of this. Don't be afraid to seek for help from your doctor that was my problem their there to help you . Just know your not alone ok see what kind of different options the doctor has for you like getting involved into yoga or something that will get your mind off of it. Do all the things you would do if you didn't have these feelings. Find a better way to make yourself happy again along with the different techniques your doctor will give you. Stay positive :)