These are interesting things posted by others ...
Here's 4 ways that you can find out, I thought
it was really unique idea! I got this from a blog
post (unfortunately all my 'puters crashed and
the bookmark I had went *poof*):
I am going to try to play by memory (it is not
going to be perfect or exact or word for word):
But the writer of the Blog Post (Temporal Lobe
Epilepsy) wrote down after being on XX years
on the same medication and going up and
down. (example, like a roller coaster for an
illustration)
1) Is it the weather? The weather sometimes can
have an impact on you, everything from pressure
(barometric) to dreary gray day.
2) Are you under the weather? Are you coming down
with something? Cold, Flu, Stomach bug, Fever, Virus?
This will lower your threshold and your immunity and
make you feel more depressed.
3) Did you just have a seizure? You could be still
have the lingering postictal effects which can
include depression which will gradually fade out.
4) Are you overwhelmed or excessively tired? This
can be harsh on your body when you are on so
many medications as I am on (the writer of that
blog post), and can lead to depression.
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In another area (I forget where) - I saw another
excerpt where I found something else interesting:
(Also not quoted exactly word for word, as I lost
that link as well as mentioned above)
I found out the differences between depression
depression (poster wrote this word twice) and
epilepsy depression and medication depression.
Depression depression sticks with you. Epilepsy
depression goes away. Medication depression
usually begins after you have started the medication
but always disappears when you are taken off.
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Don't quote me on any of these, but rather there
is a lot of truth in what they had posted in above.
But if you are experiencing any of these, you should
discuss this with your Neurologist / Epileptologist
and/or your Primary Doctor and go over everything.
It is always a great idea to have a journal, diary,
log, or even a notebook - and jot down when you
are experiencing it.
If you are experiencing it, for example an hour or
two or so after when you had taken your medication(s)
then there's a high possibility it could be medication(s)
related. If you are experiencing this after having a
seizure, most likely it is a postictal stage. If you
are experiencing this in a continual lingering impact,
then it needs to be evaluated. It is not unusual for
people with Epilepsy to have both Epilepsy and suffer
from Depression or other types of disorders or issues,
since it revolves around the brain and there is nothing
to be ashamed of. It is also been documented as well
that it is very common with those who have Temporal
Lobe Epilepsy. So this is why it is important to go over
with this with your Doctor(s). There is no need for you
to suffer or having to deal with this.
