Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Re: [epilepsy] Depression?



Tristin,

I would call her or go to see her. I usually don't know
until I talk or see the person .

Millie

> Ya'll (yeah I'm from Georgia... lol) know that I have epilepsy, but this
> post isn't about me... I have a friend that has generalized frontal lobe
> epilepsy. Her name is Lisa. She's a volunteer at the school I work at,
> and she's in her late 40s. She's on a high dosage of Neurontin, and her
> last tonic clonic seizure was Monday, June 29th. Anyway, she called me
> today and told me she is depressed and is having suicidal thoughts. I get
> this way when I'm 1-3 days post-ictal too. I know that many people with
> epilepsy suffer from frequent depression, including me, and this often
> goes undiagnosed. Lisa lives alone in an apartment, and her family
> doesn't give a ----- about her. When I'm depressed, I don't really want
> to talk to anyone. Do you think Lisa's phone call to me could have been a
> cry for help? I don't want to make this more than it is, but I know that
> if she did hurt herself, I would put full blame on myself for not calling
> someone (EMS). Is there anything I should do?
>
> Tristin Seagraves
>
>

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