I have a brief question regarding medication experiences and seizure control.
My neurologist is away for a week due to family illness.
I have been prescribed an AED called Trileptal for partial epilepsy. They said it would take 2-3 weeks to control my seizures, and I have been on it for almost a week now. I have noticed a gradual but dramatic reduction in all seizure types as time progresses.
The doc said it would calm me also, maybe. However, as each seizure disappears and I have less and less, the more unhinged I become.
I have racing thoughts and irritability, anxiety and obsessive thoughts. I have strange, schizophrenic-like thoughts as well. But no hallucinations. On self-reflection, I feel as if I am experiencing a mania-like set of symptoms. These occurred the first day intensely, euphoria as if they put all of the hospitals opiates in my IV (I am being humorous; they did not do this). This medicine they said was for Bipolar disorder as well and that it may calm me, but it is doing quite the opposite, while controlling my seizures very well. In other words, the psychiatric use the med is non-existent for me just epilepsy-control. As the latter improves, the former does not.
I spoke to my pharmacist, and she and I came up with a solution in the form of a B6 supplement she sells which can be dissolved in water. We determined a good dose, and I am much calmer after I drink it. I refrain from any mind-altering substance like caffeine. I am practicing good sleep hygiene and relaxation.
For relaxation I listen to random numbers being repeated for hours on a loop. It relaxes me like nothing else. I love numbers and foreign languages and learning numbers in foreign languages. I taught English for years.
In the opinions of some of you, is this reaction to medicine normal? Some of the pharmacist resources seem to think so. But I thought I would ask. My doctor's office said that I need to give it a few more weeks and that this may happen.
Thanks,
CW
My neurologist is away for a week due to family illness.
I have been prescribed an AED called Trileptal for partial epilepsy. They said it would take 2-3 weeks to control my seizures, and I have been on it for almost a week now. I have noticed a gradual but dramatic reduction in all seizure types as time progresses.
The doc said it would calm me also, maybe. However, as each seizure disappears and I have less and less, the more unhinged I become.
I have racing thoughts and irritability, anxiety and obsessive thoughts. I have strange, schizophrenic-like thoughts as well. But no hallucinations. On self-reflection, I feel as if I am experiencing a mania-like set of symptoms. These occurred the first day intensely, euphoria as if they put all of the hospitals opiates in my IV (I am being humorous; they did not do this). This medicine they said was for Bipolar disorder as well and that it may calm me, but it is doing quite the opposite, while controlling my seizures very well. In other words, the psychiatric use the med is non-existent for me just epilepsy-control. As the latter improves, the former does not.
I spoke to my pharmacist, and she and I came up with a solution in the form of a B6 supplement she sells which can be dissolved in water. We determined a good dose, and I am much calmer after I drink it. I refrain from any mind-altering substance like caffeine. I am practicing good sleep hygiene and relaxation.
For relaxation I listen to random numbers being repeated for hours on a loop. It relaxes me like nothing else. I love numbers and foreign languages and learning numbers in foreign languages. I taught English for years.
In the opinions of some of you, is this reaction to medicine normal? Some of the pharmacist resources seem to think so. But I thought I would ask. My doctor's office said that I need to give it a few more weeks and that this may happen.
Thanks,
CW