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Depression and Anxiety at an older age
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: May 26, 2024 | Replies (625)Comment receiving replies
Hi Jake. My biggest issue during the klonopin taper was my knowledge that it could potentially cause a seizure. It was a scary and empowering journey. I had a prior eeg showing encephalopathy from the AEDs I was on. I am a retired RN and an advocate for myself. Once it was done my cognition improved. That was January 2018. September 2018 my topiramate taper began. Over 4 months I went from 400mg daily to 75mg twice daily. That is now the only AED I am on.
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@kia1960 Yes Kia, going off of Klonopin without tappering can cause a seizure. My daughter, I think it was Klonopin, but I know it was an anti-anxiety med. She was taken off of it cold turkey and she had a seizure. She had all kinds of tests but all came out ok. So it had to be going off the med to fast. But, if you taper you will be ok.
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Well I hope your Nero was right and you never have another seizure. It’s great to know your infection got cleared up and your abscess removed however my concern is when they did the Temporal lobe surgery whose to say no damage occurred, no scar tissue will form that may interfere in the brains electrical conduction etc. Regardless of your Neurologists opinion I communicated with people who had progressed to intractable Epilepsy and a man who died. I just don’t understand how your doctor can be so convinced. Doctors aren’t clairvoyant or Gods.I have a question regarding Topamax. As a medical professional I was curious if you ever heard the term dope-a-max in place of Topamax. It’s fairly common terminology in the Epilepsy world.
Blessings,
Jake