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Replies to "@amkect64 “I began to record my seizures. I know, I know, I should have been doing..."
Hi Leonard (@jakedduck1)
You wrote, "It is unbelievable how many doctors diagnose a seizure as stress, anxiety or depression". Unfortunately, it is true, I have experienced that myself in 2018, when my epilepsy evolved and my seizures increased. First, I have been diagnosed with anxiety/depression by two psychiatrists. At that time, I was already having sleeping problems for about 5 months. How can one be well with sleeping problems? I was prescribed with antidepressants, which did no good. One of those antidepressants even triggered a strong seizure. After being diagnosed with epilepsy in 2019, I have learned that some antidepressants may affect people with epilepsy and therefore, should be carefully prescribed.
As to seizure diary, curious to know which one you use, Leonard? I am currently using Epilepsy Journal on my mobile and it is very helpful.
Take care!
Santosha
Yes @jakedfuck1 and @ amkect64 seizure diaries can be very helpful. In fact one time when I went to see my epileptologist she said I should bring my seizure diary with me every time I see her. Naughty girl I don't do that.
Laurie
Yes, I have TLE. For eight months (right after my daughter was born) I was having 8-10 seizures a day, every day. They were horrible. The strong ones would make me throw up. I thought I had PTSD because I was having what I thought were flashbacks. I actually went to counseling for a year. Apparently psychiatric counseling does nothing for seizures! What was weird was that one day, like someone threw a switch, they stopped. I didn't have any “spells” for thirty years and then BOOM, I had a spell. Thankfully, I didn’t have as many as I used to have but the whole situation was unsettling. For me, seizures would be better than flashback, because there’s medication for seizures.