[coolcats3]

Hi I am a new member and I have epilepsy. I use to be on dilantin which caused Tonic clonic, now I am on keppra (1 Year) and have complex partial. My Physciatrist wants me to go off the keppra as it is causing Physciotic episodes. Also the seizures are not fully under control. I keep having images, or words or numbers that just pop into my head at any time, My physciatrist says its a form of seizure. Does anyone out there have these. It gets worse during menstrual time. I also have like auras but not seizures. I am depressed and have anxiety and at the moment I feel so helpless because I keep having thought that I better distance myself from my family as I feel like I am going to end up in a mental asylum, that just brings more tears to my eyes. I am 46. I was fine until they decided to increase the dosage of the keppra in december as they were hoping to control the seizures that I have with my eyes. My physciatrist wants me to go back on dillantin but when I have tonic clonic I cannot even use to phone because the memory goes and the coordination, and durinjg the day Partner is at work and kids are at school so I am at home alone. Thanks for listening and bye for now.

[MooseasaurusRex]

One, big, warm, tight, hug, handshake and howdy, moose-size official type welcome to the site. This place is amazing!

I am sorry for the problems you are having. I'm not familiar with some of the terms you used or medications, but chances are we have members here who can help. So remember;

You are not alone.
You are one of us.
And we are here to help.

[Darlene]

Hello and welcome to NeuroTalk. Great to see you have come to be with us. You will find a great number of caring, supporting members here willing to help each other as they can.

I too have epilepsy. Here we have a wonderful link to epilepsy.

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum11.html

Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around.

Darlene

[Koala77]

Hi there and welcome to neuroTalk from me as well.

I hope you enjoy your stay with us.

[Kitty]

Hi and welcome to NeuroTalk! Glad to have you here!

[AfterMyNap]

Hi, Coolcats! Welcome to NeuroTalk!

I'm sorry you're having such a hard time of it. You might also benefit from visiting our parent site, PsychCentral. There is a lot of good information and discussion about specific conditions over there. I hope you'll enjoy being a part of our community.

PsychCentral:
http://forums.psychcentral.com/