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Depression and Epilepsy
Thu, 03/30/2006 - 14:35Topic: New to Epilepsy.com
When I turned 30 I was diagnosed with complex partial sz. I can honestly say that it didn't impact my life (except losing my licence for one year), like I thought it would. It was like I was in denial. I didn't do much research about it, because my meds keep me in check, just the odd aura during that time of the month. Lately, I have been under a tremendous amount of stress (caring for an older live-in parent) and because of this, well you know. Anyway my Dr. just gave me a prescription for Effexor. She originally wanted me to make alternative living arrangements for my parent, but I just can't do that, so I'll have to self medicate myself until whenever. I'm on Carbamezapine. I know the side affects from Effexor can be pretty strange, and believe me I think I've got everyone except for the vomitting and suicide (I'm such a lucky girl). Anyone out there on this crazy med Effexor?
I've also been noticing that my memory is getting terrible. I used to be able to tell everyone where everything was in the house at all times. Now I can't even remember where I put things at all. I'm feeling stupid!
Jacquie
Comments
Re: Re: Depression and Epilepsy
Submitted by jsands on Thu, 2006-03-30 - 17:49
Thanks for writing Jana33, you hang in there,...I know how you feel about not being able to drive. It feels like the floors pulled out from beneath you. I had just bought my first car ever (a new beetle), and I was only able to drive it for 2 weeks before it was parked in the garage for a year. I would go hang out in the garage just so I could sit in it and take that new car smell in, might as well, I still had to pay for the silly thing. Exspensive item, but it made a great garage nik-nak. I think I'm going off the Effexor, possibly tomorrow. Can't take the heat. It makes me feel like I'm stoned on some hard drug. Do you or did you have any of the side effects and if so how long did they last? From your comment you were having sz for two years before you were diagnosised? How did you ever cope?????
Re: Re: Re: Depression and Epilepsy
Submitted by Jana33 on Thu, 2006-03-30 - 18:48
WELL AT FIRST THE EFFEXOR HAD ME FEELING THAT WAY BUT IT LAST ABOUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS. YES WE BROUGHT A 2005 FORD EXPLORER XLT AND I CAN'T DRIVE IT ANYMORE AND IT IS SO SAD FOR ME NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE ANY WHERE. YES I HAD SEIZURE 2 YRS BEFORE GETTING SOME MEDS FOR IT THIS YR I JSUT TOOK IT AS THEY CAME I WAS VERY SCARE AT FIRST BUT SINCE MY EEG CAME BACK NORMAL MY PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR DIDN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT SO IN 2005 MY NEW PRIMARY CARE DOC SAID HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE MY OTHER HEALTH ISSUE WAS CAUSING THEM AND THEY WERE NOT SO THIS YR HE SENT ME TO A NERUOLOGIST WHO DIAGNOSIS WITH HAVING A SEIZURE DISORDER AND HE STARTED ME ON MEDS THEY SAME VISIT. I HAVE HAD A FEW AURA'S SINCE BEING ON THE TRILEPTAL 300 MG TWICE A DAY
Re: Depression and Epilepsy
Submitted by Jana33 on Thu, 2006-03-30 - 15:30
WELL I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL I WAS DIAGNOSIS ON 3/6/06 WITH SEIZURES DISORDER. IT'S VERY DEPRESSING BECAUSE YOU ARE TOLD YOU CAN'T DRIVE ANYMORE. I'M TAKING TRILEPTAL 300MG TWICE A DAY AND SO FAR SO GOOD I ALSO TAKE EFFEXOR 75MG A DAY AND IT'S OK. I'M 33 YRS OLD AND I CAN'T BELIVE WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH RIGHT WITH HAVING SEIZURE SINCE JANUARY UNTIL FEBURARY I HAD 13 SEIZURES I DONT CAOUNT THE ONES IN 2005 AND 2004. 2004 IS WHEN THE SIEURES STARTED.