Posted by secretstrangth on August 5, 2006, at 17:40:54
In reply to Re: anti seizure medication » secretstrangth, posted by Estella on August 5, 2006, at 9:35:40
>Yes, this would also include anxiety type response.........
That's very interesting about feeling relaxed after a seizure.......cause, now that i think about it.......i feel the same way when i come around.......
i hadn't heard that connection before to ECT
> > Many people in my family also have a very low threshold for "passing out" due to sudden pain, certain types of pain, or site of blood and needles etc......to the point of having minor seizures.
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> Anxiety? Panic attack type response?
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> > Is there some connection between seizures and bipolar?
> > is that why these drugs work as mood stabilizers?
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> I'm not sure...
> I know that people who had seizures seemed more relaxed and happy after having a seizure... I think that is what gave them the idea of inducing seizures in people with depression (aka ECT). at least... thats what I heard...
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> I'm not sure about the other...
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> Except that people talk about TLE personality at times (though that might be one of those disorders / terms that isn't used so much in recent years...)
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