Posted by Ritch on January 30, 2003, at 12:04:30
In reply to Re: ADs and Seizures, posted by highanxiety on January 30, 2003, at 7:43:40
> Hey Ritch,
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> What I was experiencing was an overwhelming sense of "sensory overload" - things like heat, lights, and odors (sometimes even smelling odors that others didnt smell) or even unpleasant thoughts,would set off a this rising feeling in my chest (almost like nausea), then ticcing (pinching, pulling at clothes,etc.), then panic. Often I'd have auras a few minutes before a whopper, like I'm outside my body. Other times I'd get an overwhelming sense that this is the first time I've ever experienced this, despite this happening sometimes several times a day. My diagnosis prior to TLE was panic disorder/tic disorder. My neuro now thinks the ticcing is really automatisms from the TLE. My psych now wants to only perscribe (go along with ) what the neuro wants me to try - so the focus has been changed to weaning me off the remeron and putting me on a low dose of lexapro with an anti-convulsant. I do have to say that I've had these symptoms for 25 years (ugh!) but they were made much worse when I went way up on remeron.
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> I would strongly suggest that anyone who is experiencing unusual symptoms to get a sleep-deprived EEG. Especially if taking ADs brings out these symptoms or exacerabates them. Epilepsy does not have to mean the classic grand mal stuff (although I had one of those too!).This diagnosis fully explains what I've been going through. Knowing whats really going on has brought me a great deal of relief. Thanks for asking!That is really interesting. I have had panic attacks in the past and there always is an accompanying wave of nausea just prior to the attack. When I was taking much higher doses of Effexor (I am talking 25-37.5mg here), I would smell cheeseburgers, rotting mice, gas leaking, weird stuff that others couldn't smell. There was one incident where a rock music video came on TV and there was this illustration of different colored wheels that looked like some kind of fruit cereal or something and as soon as I saw it I could *taste* the cereal just like it was right there. I also get this unusual autonomic hyperactivity after I eat a meal (heart rate and BP rise a bunch with little change in blood sugar). I also have experienced ticcing on stims at very low doses. Adderall used to make me sip water when it was peaking (even though my mouth wasn't dry). Focalin had me swallowing air and burping (and I couldn't control it). When I started taking Trileptal recently I noticed that food tastes and smells seemed "normal" or "correct" tasting or smelling. Hmm. Weird. Thanks for responding.
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