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is epilepsy gettinf me depressed can someone help me
Sun, 08/08/2004 - 13:38Topic: Teen Zone
i have seizures about 4 times a week nomally and they normally happen at school. it gets me depressed caN ANYONE HELP
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RE: is epilepsy gettinf me depressed can someone help me
Submitted by e_nuffofthis on Tue, 2004-06-01 - 08:41
I have to agree with all that seeker says. You did not give a lot of information. Your situation needs to be evaluated by a neurologist. If you are not satisfied by who you are seeing now, then get another opinion. When it comes to E, it is important and crucial to get more opinions if your E is not completely controlled. And, again, we don't know your age/meds and what else to say here, so feel free to post some more and we'll try to help you as much as we can.
RE: is epilepsy gettinf me depressed can someone help me
Submitted by seeker2 on Tue, 2004-06-01 - 18:52
Thankss e_nuffofthis.Your comments are appreciated (appreciated,and valid.)It is important to do as you ask,and thank you for stressing that.It is important to seek the advice of someone qualified in this situation,and be evaluated properly if your E is not controlled as you point out.Without much info here we are just guessing and we cannot help if we do not know what you yourself have asked and wisely in your own posted reply.As you point out there was not a lot of information given.But we are trying to help regardless of that in a proper caring manner by being responsible in our replies in giving/asking for more information and offering to help further.We are listening and we do need to know to help and to give the right help without guessing here that it will be of benefit.Without the proper information regarding more details we cannot do that as you point out in your post.
RE: is epilepsy gettinf me depressed can someone help me
Submitted by seeker2 on Fri, 2004-05-28 - 16:53
Hi Leanne4.Lots of questions in my post,I don't know your age so there is a need for them-but only out of concern.Have you spoken to your family about this or the nurse at school,or seen your doc,or even a neurologist.Is it because your friends treat you different when this hapens or are doing because you have seizures.Is there any particular activity at school that seems to act as what is called a 'trigger',that you can think of that induces the seizures.The fact they are just happening at school makes me wonder if there is the cause of your problem,the 'trigger'.If you are stressed -as you sound as though you are,that as well can act as a 'trigger'.Have you had any testing at all in the past for your seizures.You don't say if you are on any meds at all in your post.Have you read up on seizures upon this site as well.There are some very good articles upon here on/and related to all aspects of epilepsy.I have a daughter and she doesn't have epilepsy.I do,and while we are close as we can be. I would hate that if she did felt as you do-or had any other problem that worried her.She felt she had to post as you have without talking to me first to help her solve it.