unexplained anger

[drarvindr]

Dear all,
the roles are reversed!!!!
I don't know if it's the anti-epileptic drugs or if i've just been stressed for the last few weeks but lately i seem to get into rages over nothing. Sounds seem to irritate the hell out of me. I had breakfast with my dad the other day and the sound of his chewing oats got on my nerves i wanted to yell and scream for no good reason ( i managed to control myself). when people talk loudly it annoys me beyond tolerance. i don't know why. this doesn't happen all the time , sometimes i can stand people screaming for a long time. i've been seizure free for a long while now. it's kind of ironic but as a doctor i've never really looked into it as deeply as i look into the problems of others. have any of you had similar feelings? i can't really explain it and the literature on the subject points towards other causes and sounds a bit hollow. I just hope i don't snap and yell at someone and then regret it.

[joan]

Morning and I'm sorry for your rough time. What meds are you on? It definitely could be the meds or maybe a combo. If you have been stressed lately maybe its building up rather than you letting it out? Maybe go hit a speed ball or do something physical. Maybe that will help you work on the stress and that in turn will make you feel better.
I hope you feel better soon.
Joan*

[Meetz1064]

I've had it happen. On more than one occasion. What med are you on? Have you had your levels checked recently? Been eating right? Been sick? Did you eat something that you shouldn't? (Can't eat grapefruit with carbamazepine). Sometimes when our own bodies are just the SLIGHTEST bit out of whack from normal, stupid things like this will happen.

On the other hand, your body may be metabolising the meds differently, too.

Keep an eye on it. If you're taking Keppra, start taking some B6, it will help.

If it continues, have your blood levels checked. Your meds may need adjusting.

Good luck!

Meetz

[Bernard]

While these irrational responses could be a side effect of your anti-epileptic drugs, I have to tell you that I can experience the same myself when I'm uber stressed, anxious and/or sleep deprived (and I'm not taking anti-epileptic drugs).

Your exam results are due in about a week or so, aren't they? I wonder if your short fuse will be immediately cured once you get the news...

Try getting good sleep and avoid alcohol for a while.

[RobinN]

I am also not on anti-epileptic drugs, or any other at this time.
Chewing, sniffling, shuffling of feet, some music, can really irritate me from time to time.
Usually I feel a tension in my back, and attempt to change the cyclical thoughts that are focused on the sound or visual.

For me, this is where breathing techniques help a lot. Stopping... taking 5 min to find clarity, helps me.

[TeeTees]

^^ ....as per Bernard and Robin, I think it could simply be a few factors that annoy the hell out of you.

I've got one at the moment - my Mum has had a nasty cold, which has spread to my Dad. Now, thanks to him not doing the simplest off things, raising a hand, covering his mouth helping the germs to NOT spread so bad, I'VE now got it !!

Oh, and he eats his food with his mouth open too.

I'm sure it's not the drugs that wind me up about such minor things, just people be unbearable at times

[Crazy Monkey]

I find that I occasionally hear or see things that annoy the hell out of me, this normally happens when I am starting to feel stressed, anxious and heading towards a panic attack. Normally I am able to nip it in the bud before the attack itself actually takes place.

But it can be the stupidist of things that annoy me, things that do not normally tend to bother me. I have always put it down to anxiety and never even thought of them being linked to my E or meds in anyway.

[Belinda5000]

I know what really annoys me when people will ask me if its my medicine that causes me to get upset.They seem to like to blame everything on my meds.
I'll tell them no it's not my meds that cause me to get upset.
some people are such idiots.

Belinda

[swimmy]

Hi Dr.,
As many have said, the irritation doesn't necessarily need to be a side effect of your medication.
I have noticed that I am *extremely sensitive to noises of any kind. I can't listen to music with vocals at all, and most of the time when I drive the radio is off...although I do power through it when my kids are in the car if they want to listen to something.
But television, crowds of any type, going out to eat...I can't deal with those any longer.
I know someone else with epilepsy and she also has the same sensitivities as I do. Perhaps it is caused by the location of the start of the seizures? Perhaps that part of my brain is constantly being irritated by seizure activity? Don't know. But know that you're not alone.

[drarvindr]

Thanks for the support people. i guess i was just stressed out. results due in a week so just hyperventilating , i guess...

[Shelley]

I just had an idiot at work yell at me, because he didn't want to do a particular batch of work. The rule at work is: you grab it, you work it. He was upset because a particular piece of supporting document did not come with a particular receipt. He chose to yell, because he was wearing his headphones with all his music on loud. I told him the procedures yet again, but he was still upset, and chose to irritate me some more. I find it very hard to concentrate on work when this idiot and his friends wear their cheap colognes and perfumes. (He just needs to learn about hygiene.) I like my music, but it is never good enough to share with him. (I 'owe' him.)
The boss thinks he is cute, funny, and can do no wrong. She will not submit my annual appraisal, so I can apply for work in other departments, and is a fat lazy slob, with lots of adoring pets who get out of work on a regular basis. Fortunately, I am not the only one treated this badly in the area. Upper management feels that her level of incompetence is not harmful to the workflow. (huh?)
Fortunately, the workleader lets me go for long walks when one of these idiots gets in my face. And yes, I had several seizures on Friday.
I'm now resting, and getting a lot of nothing done.
Get some rest/sleep.
We're all in the same boat, so keep venting, we're here for you.

[hawke86]

My parents cause my anger!!!!!!!!!!!

[brain]

Every now and then, I become angry; but I don't "explode",
I just literally become so frustrated. I don't even KNOW why
it happens - it just does. No stress, no nothing; just out of
the blue ... I often wonder if it was a seizure within itself?
Considering the fact, it only happened for a brief moment,
such a short time.

Is this what you experienced Doc? Just angry for no apparent
rhyme or reason? Then it just - like goes away? I do know that
it alone itself does leave me exhausted and confused. I often
wonder if there really IS such thing as temporal lobe epilepsy
personality - since there's been so much intense debate on
this matter ...

[drarvindr]

Every now and then, I become angry; but I don't "explode",
I just literally become so frustrated. I don't even KNOW why
it happens - it just does. No stress, no nothing; just out of
the blue ... I often wonder if it was a seizure within itself?
Considering the fact, it only happened for a brief moment,
such a short time.

Yes , that pretty much sums it up. it doesn't always happen but sometimes , i want to break something and get it out of my system.

[Shelley]

and for some reason, it doesn't seem to work. Long walks help. I alos have a punching bag on my front porch. That helps.

[skillefer]

LOL...wanting to break things on occasion...hmmm...that sounds like me! LOL, but I can use the excuse that I'm pregnant. ANd I don't think you're that Doc.

[brain]

LOL...wanting to break things on occasion...hmmm...that sounds like me! LOL, but I can use the excuse that I'm pregnant. ANd I don't think you're that Doc.

@ Skilly

Thanks for the best laughter for the day!




(At least the Doc can't make a come back
on this one! *laughing* Because he can't!)

[Sambo]

Dear all,
the roles are reversed!!!!
I don't know if it's the anti-epileptic drugs or if i've just been stressed for the last few weeks but lately i seem to get into rages over nothing. Sounds seem to irritate the hell out of me. I had breakfast with my dad the other day and the sound of his chewing oats got on my nerves i wanted to yell and scream for no good reason ( i managed to control myself). when people talk loudly it annoys me beyond tolerance. i don't know why. this doesn't happen all the time , sometimes i can stand people screaming for a long time. i've been seizure free for a long while now. it's kind of ironic but as a doctor i've never really looked into it as deeply as i look into the problems of others. have any of you had similar feelings? i can't really explain it and the literature on the subject points towards other causes and sounds a bit hollow. I just hope i don't snap and yell at someone and then regret it.

Hi there!! All that you have put down about the slightest thing annoying you + you getting so worked up about small things is EXACTLY what is happening to me now!!!! Ive been like it for some time now + have just started to think that maybe it actually is a side affect to my meds!! Im on Tegratol + Keppra. I try to calm myself as you say you have manaed to do, but I wish I wasnt like it in the 1st place!! After reading your post Im going to look into itfurther!! thankyou!!!!

[skillefer]

*bowing and tblowing kisses* Your welcome Brain!

[TeeTees]

It's all down to chemical imbalances. Sometimes our 'happy' box gets outweighed by our 'stress' box, and the imbalance begins.

Cure ?....think happy thoughts to pour more into the 'happy' box - this'll outweigh the miserable 'stress' box

No, I'm not COMPLETELY mad - just trying to explain something in a manner that everyone can understand, hopefully. <scratching head>