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I seem to be posting a lot this week, probably nervous about my impending video EEG and visit with yet another neuro.
Anyway getting to the point. I have had depression and anxiety for over 10 years now, both fully under control and has been for most of that time. Two years ago I had my first seizure and was having a few a week. When I went to see a neurologist he was gearing up to go down path of partial seizures... that is until I mentioned the depression and anxiety, since then he is quick to blame nearly everything that happens on my antidepressants.
This is despite the fact that I have always been on the exact same dose during my treatment for seizures and the only time I have adverse affects is when my antiseizure meds are changed.
Recently I was hospitalised because after transitioning between Tegretol and Lamictal my seizures got much worse, and this was at the point the Lamictal should have taken over. While I was in the hospital they added Keppra and Clobazam and things calmed down after a few weeks, but I still had the odd seizure. My neuro ordered a sleep deprivation EEG which came back normal (note I had 2 EEGs previously which came back with seizure activity), and instantly he said well I don't know what more I can do for you, I will order a video EEG but I don't think that will show anything, you should go see a psychiatrist about PNES.
I saw my psychiatrist, who has been treating me for 6 years and was the one who referred me to the neuro in the first place, and she said conclusively that there was no was these are PNES and that there is absolutely nothing mentally to suggest it may be.
I feel like my neuro didn't really give things a chance before resorting to blaming mental illness for the seizures.
Anyway getting to the point. I have had depression and anxiety for over 10 years now, both fully under control and has been for most of that time. Two years ago I had my first seizure and was having a few a week. When I went to see a neurologist he was gearing up to go down path of partial seizures... that is until I mentioned the depression and anxiety, since then he is quick to blame nearly everything that happens on my antidepressants.
This is despite the fact that I have always been on the exact same dose during my treatment for seizures and the only time I have adverse affects is when my antiseizure meds are changed.
Recently I was hospitalised because after transitioning between Tegretol and Lamictal my seizures got much worse, and this was at the point the Lamictal should have taken over. While I was in the hospital they added Keppra and Clobazam and things calmed down after a few weeks, but I still had the odd seizure. My neuro ordered a sleep deprivation EEG which came back normal (note I had 2 EEGs previously which came back with seizure activity), and instantly he said well I don't know what more I can do for you, I will order a video EEG but I don't think that will show anything, you should go see a psychiatrist about PNES.
I saw my psychiatrist, who has been treating me for 6 years and was the one who referred me to the neuro in the first place, and she said conclusively that there was no was these are PNES and that there is absolutely nothing mentally to suggest it may be.
I feel like my neuro didn't really give things a chance before resorting to blaming mental illness for the seizures.