Journal Entry for November 9, 2007
November 9, 2007 2:00pm
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About Me
Hello!, my name is Brave. I have a miracle story I'd love to share with you about being an Epileptic and now being seizure-free. The most important of all are the steps to get started with. If you would like to know more, please email me at kimpeyton@embarqmail.com
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Brave wrote a discussion post in the Depression support group: Chatting on Daily Strength 12:56pm
I was just curious, does it costs anything to Chat on Daily Strength? BRAVE/KIM…
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Brave changed their mood to OK 11:10am
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Brave gave WJGonza a Hug 8:35am
WJGonza ! All I know, is the surgeon went in, and removed part of my right temporal lobe! Kim…
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Close Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) DepressionHello, My name is BRAVE.I've suffered with Major Depression 22years. After being diagnosed with having Epilepsy. I no longer have seizures, but the depression remains. Having Epilepsy, I grew up with low selfworth and low selfesteem. I hope to find other friend that need picked up, as well as I need it.
Treatments
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked
- I know I've had this therapy before,but I don't remember how well it worked.
- Effexor Working / Worked
- Effexor has helped me with my angered feelings. Great medication.
- Electroconvulsive therapy Not Working
- I was extremely scared, however I was very disappointed with ECT.
- Meditation Working / Worked
- If I'm feeling quite down that day, before I go to bed at night I focus on how much better I want to feel the next day.
- Prozac Somewhat Helpful
- This medication worked for a while, then it stopped.
- Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
- I think counseling can be very beneficial, however I think what helped me the most is having a counselor that is'nt afraid to share part of their life.
- Seroquel Somewhat Helpful
- Helped with relaxing me, without making me groggy.
- Support from Friends & Family Somewhat Helpful
- Alot of times I've never wanted to burden my family with my depression.
- Writing Working / Worked
- Most of the time I only journaled when my depression was at its worst.
- Zoloft Working / Worked
- Zoloft has helped me tremendously, with self-hate.
Close Epilepsy & Seizures
Treatments
- Depakote Working / Worked
- It worked for a while when I was younger.
- Dilantin Working / Worked
- It worked for me when I was little.
- Mysoline Working / Worked
- It didn't work
- Neurontin Working / Worked
- I tried it but it didn't work.
- Phenobarbital Working / Worked
- Made me extremly tired It didn't take care of seizures.
- Surgery, Brain Working / Worked
- I had surgery 4 years ago, I've been seizure free since!
- Tegretol Working / Worked
- It's helping me alot.
- Tranxene Working / Worked
- It made mee too groggy to function.
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- 20 hugs given
- 21 hugs received
- 1 discussion post
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