Hello,
In summary, I developed epilepsy when I was 16. I am now 22, and we have yet to discover the catalyst for my epilepsy. Last year I started taking sprintec (birth control) to suppress very serious ovarian cysts that put me in the hospital. I had to double my Lamictal, but I haven't been the same since. I've continued to up my dosage, but cannot find the flexibility I had before the birth control. The past 4 months after I graduated from a very active college life, my issues have seemed to increase. If I do not get a correct amount of sleep (which is not a stable number, some days I need 10, some days 7, I can't find a happy medium), or I wake up too quickly, or I am over stimulated in the morning, I begin to have petite mal seizures, and have to be sent home from work. I cannot handle stress the way I could during college (I could perform on stage in front of thousands of people, but now I can't handle a busy table at my night waitressing job). I'm more easily scared, I can't tolerate pain as well, I can't talk about series personal issues without crying, and I have lost my sense of adventure. Has anyone experienced this change in personality/stability? My dosage has been the same for a year, but now I'm having issues. I'm getting a new doctor because my previous wasn't a good match. Does anyone have any advice other than testing my levels? I hate how unpredictable I am, and would love any input!
Sorry if that was long or poorly constructed, I was just sent home from work for health issues and I am extremely frustrated.
Thanks so much!!
In summary, I developed epilepsy when I was 16. I am now 22, and we have yet to discover the catalyst for my epilepsy. Last year I started taking sprintec (birth control) to suppress very serious ovarian cysts that put me in the hospital. I had to double my Lamictal, but I haven't been the same since. I've continued to up my dosage, but cannot find the flexibility I had before the birth control. The past 4 months after I graduated from a very active college life, my issues have seemed to increase. If I do not get a correct amount of sleep (which is not a stable number, some days I need 10, some days 7, I can't find a happy medium), or I wake up too quickly, or I am over stimulated in the morning, I begin to have petite mal seizures, and have to be sent home from work. I cannot handle stress the way I could during college (I could perform on stage in front of thousands of people, but now I can't handle a busy table at my night waitressing job). I'm more easily scared, I can't tolerate pain as well, I can't talk about series personal issues without crying, and I have lost my sense of adventure. Has anyone experienced this change in personality/stability? My dosage has been the same for a year, but now I'm having issues. I'm getting a new doctor because my previous wasn't a good match. Does anyone have any advice other than testing my levels? I hate how unpredictable I am, and would love any input!
Sorry if that was long or poorly constructed, I was just sent home from work for health issues and I am extremely frustrated.
Thanks so much!!