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ok here is my story, i will try to keep it brief but include all pertinent information. any help/advice is TREMENDOUSLY welcome.
in may of 2004 when i was 21 i had a really bad fever while i was at a family wake. i excused myself and went in to a bedroom and laid down. i learned later that my sister found me on the floor unresponsive and so my family called 911. i was rushed to the hospital and they told me i had a seizure. then i saw a neurologist and tests were done and whatnot and everything came back negative. i forgot that it ever happened, finished college, got a job, and moved on wiht my life.
ok so then just this past summer i started seeing a therapist for my anxiety/depresson (a lifelong problem). he recommended i take medication for this and i started taking zoloft (which i bought on the internet and administered myself in terms of dosage,maybe a bad mistake). i was on the zoloft and my life had changed dramatically for the better and i was feeling awesome. then one night i woke up in my bed fully clothed and went to the bathroom and started vomiting. my tougue was bitten. evidently i fell over in my chair in a room by my bedroom after having a seizure and then made it to my bed where i fell asleep for awhile. i went to the er, they ran a cat scan came back negative, then to a neurologist , they really didnt know what to do. so again i forgot about the whole thing and conti nue d my life.
then a few weeks ago i woke up with a bite on my tougue that was definitely ca used by a seizure. i went to the neurologist and they want me on medication, they tell me i cant drink, and that i cant drive. i have an mri scheduled. they also told me that it is definitely not PNES (i was hoping it was) . i am not scared at all, but i need some advice. i am still hoping that i just wont have any more seizures. its just really weird how they happend 5 years apart. i was prescribed depakote and i do not want to take it bc one of the side effects is hair loss and i definitely do not want to lose my hair. so if there is anyone out there that could help i would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks!