couldnt lower meds.. menstural cycle ?

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Hi.

I tried lowering my meds a few days ago. Yesterday morning I had a scary experience... I dont know if it was a seizure, or an aura that almost proceeded a big seizure... but here is what happened...

I was enjoying morning coffee on my hammock.. v relaxed...had just had a few sips.. and then I got very very light headed, dizzy and my body went numb... I freaked out becuase it felt like I was about to black out, and hten it passed.

Later on in the afternoon I was in the shower and something happened becuase I came around and the shower head was on the floor spraying water into my face.... when I came out the shower I said to my friend "I think i just had a seizure in the shower" she said "oh yeah I wondered what you were rambling loudly about in the shower"

Later on after that I had many jerks. I was laid on the sofa trying to rest and I was looking out the window at the trees. I was just thinking.. man .. God just take me home now...didnt want to take klonopin, but then realized I have been in simple partial status epilepticus before and it went on for a long time...and so this would have taken ages anyway.. so I took the meds.

I am on my menstural cycle so this may be why. When I finish my menstural cycle I will try again to lower medications.. but this so far has been a dissapoitnment.

I am going to the app tomorrow regarding the TNS study down-town... I changed my mind about this and decided to try and get into it.. so I will be going tomorrow. Since this is a latest non-med treatment... it might be good...and I have had very low self esteem lately it might be good to be a part of something.. I think it might help me.
 
Hi Vapour, I think you were tapering a bit quickly off your meds. Definitely go very slowly. And yeah, when estrogen levels are higher, that can make you more susceptible to. Be careful okay? And good luck with the TNS thing, I hope it seems like a good fit.
 
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