hey all. had issues posting something last night (not sure if it posted) but here I am again.
Im struggling with the Epilepsy and Bipolar diagnosis very much. I know Ive gone over this in another post.
Its got to the point where I reallythink im very depressed.Not because of Bipolar but because I have refractory epilepsy.
my psychiatrist told me that I have to let my Neurologist know that most days I suffer with tingling and twitching. Personally I dont see the point ? If I complained about every bit of nausea and tingling and twitching Id be here all day...I have sort of given up in a way. Tried 3 seizure medications...on 2 at the moment (tegretol and lamictal)
THe seizure medicines really have worked.. its just that its not got it 100% under control and I am having to limit myself on a daily basis...and put up with residue symptoms.
I had a traumatic year last year leading up to the diagnosis... not knowing what the hell was wrong with me...ending up at the ER and now things have died down I just keep repeating it all in my head.
My mom has been calling me, and Im so glad..but each time I just ball down crying she is trying to be as supportive as she can be from a long distance and I just wish she was here in person cause I really need a hug right now. I think I must cry about 4 hours a day roughly.
I dont know how to go about telling my Neurologist the rest of the symptoms and how to go about talking with my psychiatrist about the depression ?
See, they dont understand, and they cant cure. Maybe I can go down alternative ways to deal with epilepsy like VNS...but in the end.. I still have epilepsy and I still have Bipolar disorder. Im sorry for complaining so much, but its torn apart my life... and Im just not dealing so well with that.
Im struggling with the Epilepsy and Bipolar diagnosis very much. I know Ive gone over this in another post.
Its got to the point where I reallythink im very depressed.Not because of Bipolar but because I have refractory epilepsy.
my psychiatrist told me that I have to let my Neurologist know that most days I suffer with tingling and twitching. Personally I dont see the point ? If I complained about every bit of nausea and tingling and twitching Id be here all day...I have sort of given up in a way. Tried 3 seizure medications...on 2 at the moment (tegretol and lamictal)
THe seizure medicines really have worked.. its just that its not got it 100% under control and I am having to limit myself on a daily basis...and put up with residue symptoms.
I had a traumatic year last year leading up to the diagnosis... not knowing what the hell was wrong with me...ending up at the ER and now things have died down I just keep repeating it all in my head.
My mom has been calling me, and Im so glad..but each time I just ball down crying she is trying to be as supportive as she can be from a long distance and I just wish she was here in person cause I really need a hug right now. I think I must cry about 4 hours a day roughly.
I dont know how to go about telling my Neurologist the rest of the symptoms and how to go about talking with my psychiatrist about the depression ?
See, they dont understand, and they cant cure. Maybe I can go down alternative ways to deal with epilepsy like VNS...but in the end.. I still have epilepsy and I still have Bipolar disorder. Im sorry for complaining so much, but its torn apart my life... and Im just not dealing so well with that.