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Hi all, just joined up here, and had a few questions I thought I could ask to help me better understand. My wife had 3 seizures now all tonic-clonic, the first being 1.5 years ago, then another 6 months ago, and finally one 2 months ago.
I guess I'm curious if anyone thinks the seizures can affect you long term? Also, is there any way to tell if any strange behavior is caused by the seizures or the meds?
I've noticed some strange happenings since my wife has had these seizures and I'm fairly concerned about it.
For reference, she is on 1000mg of Depakote, taken by 500mg in the morning, and 500mg at night. Doses are 12 hours a part, 12pm and 12am. I work second shift and we both tend to sleep in later than most so it's easier for me to help her remember when I'm home. She's been on that dose for almost 3 weeks now. She did have what we think was a partial seizure while she was on 500mg of Depakote, hence the increase to 1000mg. The neuro found no abnormalities on the MRI, CT scan, or EEG. Blood work was done and she is now at levels were he wants her (she wasn't on 500mg).
The first thing I notice is that she sometimes will get extremely tired. She will be doing something like folding the laundry and nodding off while she does. She also does this some times while she doing things like text messaging on her phone or riding in the car. This seems to have been happening even before she was on the seizure medication, but maybe more so now with the Depakote.
Another thing I notice is that some days she seems "out of it". Most days, when things are going well, she is her feisty old self. But some days she just seems to be a little slower and forgetful. It doesn't really seem to follow a pattern and seems to have gotten worse since she started on Depakote.
Her sleep schedule is also completely wacked since taking the Depakote. She will sleep normally some times, but it's rare. Normally she will sleep for hours and hours on end, then but up for almost 24 hours straight.
The most worrying thing to me is that some times I think she does things without fully comprehending it. Either that or her short term memory is impaired. She will take her meds, then forget she took them, and want to take them again. She denies up and down that she took them the first time and swears she doesn't remember. The reason this worries me is because she also is on Xanax for her anxiety. I try to keep a close eye on her pills, but she gets angry when I try to take them. I really don't want her to overdose or take too many without even realizing she's doing it.
It just seems like the seizures caused something of a change in my wife. She went from a very detail oriented person with a good memory to some one who can't seem to function normally on some days. It really scares me. Especially the bit about the meds. I still love her and accept her for all she is, but it pains me to see her like this.
Also, could the Depakote be causing any of this? It seems that some of the things were there before, but the Depakote seems to have really enhanced it. Between the seizures and the meds, I'm not sure which to even blame. I think it may be a combo of both.
But that makes me wonder. If the meds control the seizures, will these things improve? If the meds are causing these things, then will they improve as her body gets more accustom to them?
Has anyone else experienced anything similar? I've been mulling this over in my head for the past 2 months and it really is starting to drain me emotionally.
I guess I'm curious if anyone thinks the seizures can affect you long term? Also, is there any way to tell if any strange behavior is caused by the seizures or the meds?
I've noticed some strange happenings since my wife has had these seizures and I'm fairly concerned about it.
For reference, she is on 1000mg of Depakote, taken by 500mg in the morning, and 500mg at night. Doses are 12 hours a part, 12pm and 12am. I work second shift and we both tend to sleep in later than most so it's easier for me to help her remember when I'm home. She's been on that dose for almost 3 weeks now. She did have what we think was a partial seizure while she was on 500mg of Depakote, hence the increase to 1000mg. The neuro found no abnormalities on the MRI, CT scan, or EEG. Blood work was done and she is now at levels were he wants her (she wasn't on 500mg).
The first thing I notice is that she sometimes will get extremely tired. She will be doing something like folding the laundry and nodding off while she does. She also does this some times while she doing things like text messaging on her phone or riding in the car. This seems to have been happening even before she was on the seizure medication, but maybe more so now with the Depakote.
Another thing I notice is that some days she seems "out of it". Most days, when things are going well, she is her feisty old self. But some days she just seems to be a little slower and forgetful. It doesn't really seem to follow a pattern and seems to have gotten worse since she started on Depakote.
Her sleep schedule is also completely wacked since taking the Depakote. She will sleep normally some times, but it's rare. Normally she will sleep for hours and hours on end, then but up for almost 24 hours straight.
The most worrying thing to me is that some times I think she does things without fully comprehending it. Either that or her short term memory is impaired. She will take her meds, then forget she took them, and want to take them again. She denies up and down that she took them the first time and swears she doesn't remember. The reason this worries me is because she also is on Xanax for her anxiety. I try to keep a close eye on her pills, but she gets angry when I try to take them. I really don't want her to overdose or take too many without even realizing she's doing it.
It just seems like the seizures caused something of a change in my wife. She went from a very detail oriented person with a good memory to some one who can't seem to function normally on some days. It really scares me. Especially the bit about the meds. I still love her and accept her for all she is, but it pains me to see her like this.
Also, could the Depakote be causing any of this? It seems that some of the things were there before, but the Depakote seems to have really enhanced it. Between the seizures and the meds, I'm not sure which to even blame. I think it may be a combo of both.
But that makes me wonder. If the meds control the seizures, will these things improve? If the meds are causing these things, then will they improve as her body gets more accustom to them?
Has anyone else experienced anything similar? I've been mulling this over in my head for the past 2 months and it really is starting to drain me emotionally.
That's a combination of the meds and the seizures. Another common trait is drowsiness when first going on a med....it takes awhile for the brain to get used to the chemicals.
