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I've been pondering this the last few days and really think I might be on to something here. Here's what happened.
My wife who had no seizures before a year and half ago (she's 25 now) was going through an incredibly stressful time at work. She went to her GP and was diagnosed with depression. She was started on a low dose of Zoloft (50mg a day).
I'm not exactly sure when she started taking the Zoloft, but I know she had the first seizure while she was taking it. Then about 3 or 4 months ago she felt like the Zoloft wasn't working very well. She talked to the doctor and they upped the dose to 100mg.
And guess when she had her second seizure? Soon after that. Then a third seizure about 3 months later. Then a fourth soon after the 3rd.
To me, this correlation bothers me. Is it a fact that SSRI's can cause a lower threshold? If so, is there any documentation about this?
I really think there may be something to the Zoloft and the increase in seizures. Has anyone experienced a similar experience with SSRI's and causing increased seizure activity? The fact that she only had 1 seizure on 50mg and then it increased to 3 more soon after starting on 100mg makes me almost positive that some link is there.
If there is a link, what kind of depression/anxiety medication can she take besides Zoloft that would help without lowering her threshold?
She also now suffers from anxiety and panic attacks. I'm not sure if that's due to the seizures or stress, but I have a feeling the Zoloft might be causing part of it. I know for me, Zoloft has been nothing but a roller coaster of emotions. That would be enough to lower anyone's threshold I would think.
My wife who had no seizures before a year and half ago (she's 25 now) was going through an incredibly stressful time at work. She went to her GP and was diagnosed with depression. She was started on a low dose of Zoloft (50mg a day).
I'm not exactly sure when she started taking the Zoloft, but I know she had the first seizure while she was taking it. Then about 3 or 4 months ago she felt like the Zoloft wasn't working very well. She talked to the doctor and they upped the dose to 100mg.
And guess when she had her second seizure? Soon after that. Then a third seizure about 3 months later. Then a fourth soon after the 3rd.
To me, this correlation bothers me. Is it a fact that SSRI's can cause a lower threshold? If so, is there any documentation about this?
I really think there may be something to the Zoloft and the increase in seizures. Has anyone experienced a similar experience with SSRI's and causing increased seizure activity? The fact that she only had 1 seizure on 50mg and then it increased to 3 more soon after starting on 100mg makes me almost positive that some link is there.
If there is a link, what kind of depression/anxiety medication can she take besides Zoloft that would help without lowering her threshold?
She also now suffers from anxiety and panic attacks. I'm not sure if that's due to the seizures or stress, but I have a feeling the Zoloft might be causing part of it. I know for me, Zoloft has been nothing but a roller coaster of emotions. That would be enough to lower anyone's threshold I would think.