Epilepsy Talk
Will that antidepressant work for YOU?
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“People with a history of depression have a 3 to 7 times higher risk of developing epilepsy…”
Tags: Anti-psychotic medications, antidepressants, Epilepsy, MAOIs, serotonin reuptake inhibitors, side-effects, SNRIs., SSRI, TCAs
Epilepsy as seen — with pain — through a mother’s eyes
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Her first job as a copywriter was writing informational materials for a children’s hospital. Including a brochure about seizures.
But nothing would prepare her for this…
Tell us your story…
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Every life has a story. Whether it be sad, bad, triumphant or fulfilling.
What better way to educate and empower those with epilepsy than by telling OUR own stories? (I’m sure they’re as different as we are!)
Epilepsy fighting foods…
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They say: “You are what you eat.” Not necessarily.
Here are some suggestions for sensible eating and supplementing your diet.
Of course everyone is different — with different needs — and on different meds.
But there are some rules that hold true…
How Creative Are YOU?
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I was born a writer. Just like I was born with brown eyes.
In 5th grade when we were assigned to write a poem with an illustration, everyone wrote about the spring, flowers, stars, the city, the country.
I wrote about racism. My illustration was a black silhouette pasted against white paper.
My teacher promptly sent me home with a note for my parents, accusing me of plagiarism.
Hooray for Forums!
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I never met anyone with epilepsy until I was 29.
And that was a best friend of my husband’s. (Which may explain why Arthur didn’t freak out when I had a seizure on our first date!)
That was it. Beginning and end.
Your birthday contribution would mean so much…
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Almost everybody has a wish for their birthday.
This month I turn 71. And a contribution to the Epilepsy Foundation Eastern PA is my birthday gift wish.
What were your most formative moments?
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For me, it was three different stages, ages and issues…
1. Growing into my own skin…
Being a pre-teen or a teenager is, to say the least, no picnic. Add the layer of epilepsy on top of it and you’ve got a disaster waiting to happen.
Seizures…memory…depression. YES, they are linked!
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At least one third of people with epilepsy also have depression.
Epilepsy can have different effects on memory functions and depression for various reasons.
Because the portion of the brain where memory and emotions are stored — the limbic system — can be disturbed by epileptic seizures.
In fact, memory problems are one of the most reported problems that coincide with epilepsy.
Tags: depression, Epilepsy, limbic system, memory, physiological issues, seizures, side effects, temporal-lobe epilepsy
Epilepsy and Romance — Getting Personal
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Friendship…trust…caring…sharing…romance.
The question is; how do you get there?
Especially when you have epilepsy?
Well for me, it was a very rocky road.
Tags: acceptance, disappointment, Epilepsy, friendship, love, orgasm, romance, sex, trust
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