Feeling odd

[Ouarezki]

Hey All

Can anyone relate to the following feelings ;
I've been feeling slow and tired, drowsy, confused, numb and something that I can only describe as a lack of inhibition. As in If I see something bad happening (like my kid reaching for the stove) I don't get that immediate rush to move....It's like I'm spaced out. I feel tingling in my head often and it tightents up around the sides. I also feel thee the need to stare into space.
My cognitive and language and motor skills all feel slow .... I don't really know how to describe it
Everything seems "far"

I went to see a neurologist urgently to do an EEG. It came out nearly as bad as my first (Temporal Lobe Epilsepsy) even though I'm under medication now.

So I'd been stable on a dose of 75mg of Topiramate + 40mg of Paroxetine after an intial tonic-clonic seizure. After months of auras and partials I thought all was good.

I experienced an odd episode of extreme energy a few months back, I was a tad agressive and my inhibitions were out of control. My psyhciatrist immediatly diagonsed me with bipolar...something i do not agree with.

I'm not sure if this is all psychiatric all neurological.

 

[Porkette]

Hi Ouarezki,

There have been many times when I just feel wiped out and have no energy at all, some of that is do to the seizure meds and I find a lot of it happens in the winter months when there's less light.
I also have temporal lobe epilepsy and I get those times when I'm just sitting in my living room and everything looks like it's far away this is called a jamius vu seizure. I am totally conscious but things don't look familiar to me and furniture and other objects look like they are far away it lasts for a few seconds and then it's over.

Over the yrs. I have found that seeing a neuropsych has been a lot more help to me because they understand the neuro end of what's going on in the brain and what's causing all the feelings and emotions. You may want to consider seeing one . I wish you the best of luck and May God Bless You!

Sue

 

[Nakamova]

I experienced an odd episode of extreme energy a few months back, I was a tad agressive and my inhibitions were out of control. My psychiatrist immediately diagnosed me with bipolar...something i do not agree with.

I agree that the docs can be a little quick to leap to that kind of diagnosis. Wish they could take the meds we have to take and then see how they feel...

Numbness and tingling are known side effects of Topiramate, so that seems the likely explanation there. Topiramate can lead to potassium deficiency -- which can then cause the tingling and numbness. I recommend that you add potassium-rich foods to your diet (assuming there are no contraindications). Good dietary sources of potassium include bananas, avocados, potatoes, spinach, almonds, beans and lentils.

 

[Ouarezki]

Over here nobody there are no neuropsychiatrists. They said that the "field" desn't exist because the two domains hae split now. You either see one or the other. Which to me is ridiculuous because which ever one you see will automatically diagnose you with something they are aware.....

 

[Ouarezki]

Oh I didn't know about those side effects....I always thought it was the electrical circuits firing up in my head haha.

I personally don't believe in bipolar. Sorry let me clarify: I think that if it were to exist it would be more of a neurlogical illness than mental and I'm of this view when it comes to mental illnesses in general.

 

[resaebiunne]

Bipolar is real. I have bipolar and it effects me on a constant basis.

You need to look at your life and take in what your psychiatrist has told you and compare it to your symptoms. It is normal for people who are newly diagnosed with mental illness to not accept it at first.

Do not simply stop taking your medications, this will be very bad for you, especially if your mania (or depression) becomes extremely severe and you require hospitalization. I've been there. It could affect your ability to work and even collect disability.

Please don't dismiss bipolar. It is a real illness as defined by the DSM-IV and the medical evidence is against you.

Mental illness is different from neurological illness for a good reason. Go do your research.