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Hi, some of you might remember me. I come around every so often.
Anyway, I need to talk about clumsiness. I drop things. A lot. I have trouble picking things up that I drop. I'll drop a pen at work, and then I'll either miss picking it up (not reach down far enough) two or three times, or I'll pick it up and drop it again a few times before I've finally got it.
I also bump into things a lot. I cut corners too close. I hit counter tops, dressers, beds, and even doorways.
I've kind of just always thought it was just me.
I have JME. And it's frontal lobe epilepsy. I suffer from depression and anxiety. And I get migraines. All starting around the same time, 10-11 years old. I'm 24 now. But all of these symptoms started together.
I've had MRIs and an EEG. MRI was normal, EEG was not.
Right now, I take Keppra XR 500mg, Celexa 20mg, Trazodone 50mg, and use the Nuvaring. If I can afford it, I take Maxalt for migraines. I get 9 a month for $80 with my insurance. Yesterday a coworker gave me an Amerge and it worked like a dream. I'm going to ask about it.
Right now I'm severely overworked. I work two jobs 6 days a week. I'm just spent. On my days off I have slept upwards of 13 hours, even without a migraine, and I could sleep more. I cannot possibly explain how exhausted I am.
Lately, I've been having migraines almost daily for the past two weeks.
I had bloodwork done at my regular doctor's office a few months ago and everything was normal. I called my neurologist's office Friday to schedule an appointment. Apparently they're moving locations and are not booking appointments for 5 months.
I don't know what to do. I'm going to call around tomorrow and see if I can find a new neurologist. I'm just at a loss. I feel like such a weirdo. People see me run I to things and drop things and they think I'm just clumsy. My job tells me to take Advil and come into work. Keppra works partially.
I just feel like a neurological mess!
Anyway, I need to talk about clumsiness. I drop things. A lot. I have trouble picking things up that I drop. I'll drop a pen at work, and then I'll either miss picking it up (not reach down far enough) two or three times, or I'll pick it up and drop it again a few times before I've finally got it.
I also bump into things a lot. I cut corners too close. I hit counter tops, dressers, beds, and even doorways.
I've kind of just always thought it was just me.
I have JME. And it's frontal lobe epilepsy. I suffer from depression and anxiety. And I get migraines. All starting around the same time, 10-11 years old. I'm 24 now. But all of these symptoms started together.
I've had MRIs and an EEG. MRI was normal, EEG was not.
Right now, I take Keppra XR 500mg, Celexa 20mg, Trazodone 50mg, and use the Nuvaring. If I can afford it, I take Maxalt for migraines. I get 9 a month for $80 with my insurance. Yesterday a coworker gave me an Amerge and it worked like a dream. I'm going to ask about it.
Right now I'm severely overworked. I work two jobs 6 days a week. I'm just spent. On my days off I have slept upwards of 13 hours, even without a migraine, and I could sleep more. I cannot possibly explain how exhausted I am.
Lately, I've been having migraines almost daily for the past two weeks.
I had bloodwork done at my regular doctor's office a few months ago and everything was normal. I called my neurologist's office Friday to schedule an appointment. Apparently they're moving locations and are not booking appointments for 5 months.
I don't know what to do. I'm going to call around tomorrow and see if I can find a new neurologist. I'm just at a loss. I feel like such a weirdo. People see me run I to things and drop things and they think I'm just clumsy. My job tells me to take Advil and come into work. Keppra works partially.
I just feel like a neurological mess!