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Had a session with T today and he asked me about The Stare.  I think I’ve written before about what I’ve referred to as The Look.  Well he calls it The Stare and he says it’s kind of creepy (my word, not his).  It’s because of the meds and how unbelievably sedated I am all of the time, which is

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Topamax, a medication for epilepsy and often used for preventing migraines, is being investigated as a cause for birth defects. Treating women with seizure disorders who become pregnant is a difficult task because the medications are necessary to prevent seizures, but may cause defects in the unborn child.

Topamax, a medication for epilepsy and often used for preventing migraines, is being investigated as a cause for birth defects. Treating women with seizure disorders who become pregnant is a difficult task because the medications are necessary to prevent seizures, but may cause defects in the unborn child.

Started doing some research on my meds yesterday at the suggestion of a friend.  Her thought was that if T is right about me being over medicated then I should have my facts straight when I go in to talk to Doc about this.  And she’s right, I should, and boy am I glad that I started.

It’s allergy season, and although I’m delighted that flowers are blooming and birds and singing and temperatures are rising, I CAN’T BREATHE. My lungs have officially filled with gunk (which, I’m sure, is the medical term for it), leaving me with the distinct sensation that there’s a cinderblock on my chest at all times.

Suicidality now associated with antiepileptic drugs too January 31, 2008 by giannakali It’s not just antidepressants anymore. And benzos are well known to cause depression too. Anti-seizure meds are commonly used as “mood stabilizers” in bipolar disorder. The FDA issued an alert today.