Just need a little help

[Bebop2071]

I'm having some issues today and just need someone to talk to or vent.

I'm epileptic, and while I haven't had a seizure in many years, the physical brain damage I have has been starting to give me really bad headaches again. When they happen, all I can do is lay in the dark until they pass, which could take anywhere from 15 mins to eight-ten hours. This is causing me to miss work lately (like today) and put my job in jeopardy. Which sucks because I really like my job.

Does anyone else have a similar problem and if so, how do you deal with it? I'm tired of what seems like setback after setback.

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I'm sorry. I get headaches for days on end. Most days I work but I did take some time off this week. It sucks. It's so hard to work and parent with a bad headache. I have no solution but I feel for you.

[a_work_in_progress]

I don’t know what to tell you about your headaches because thank God that is one issue I don’t have I have had a migraine a few times where everything from the side of my eyes closed in like tunnel vision and I couldn’t keep my eyes open because the light was so bright. I felt nauseous all the sudden and was hugging the toilet for a while I was at work someone had to drive me home from work I went right to bed and fell asleep after about 4-5 hours I was fine after that **so if I had to deal with this all the time I couldn’t imagine. Have you seen a doctor I have heard they have medication for that but again I don’t know anything about it. Please don’t stop looking for relief. Hope you feel better

[Kat63]

If you have a documented medical reason for missing work, that may help you to keep your job. In some places, there are laws to protect people with medical issues. I suggest working with your doctor to make sure your condition is completely documented, in case you are really worried about your job.

[Mumma_h]

Hi Bebop,im really sorry to hear about what you're going through! I wish i could give you some advice but I'm going to ask for your advice,although I definitely agree that having a medical certificate from a doctor to give to.your boss is a great idea! So my daughter has had roughly ten seizures starting a year ago; she is 16 and is now diagnosed with epilepsy and sees a specialist regularly and takes 500mg of keppra twice a day but still has seizures every 4-6 weeks. Anyway she has noticed that her long term memory is severely affected and her short term memory is terrible after a seizure. Also her moods have been really awful for her, sometimes feels depressed and sometimes really angry but being very intelligent she can express it well and has good self control.. I feel so bad for her and sometimes I think it's the meds that affect her (wondering if they're even worth it) but could be the seizures affecting her brain. This is all new to us , if you have any advice on how I can support her ;as someone who knows firsthand what it's like thatd be great ;completely understand if you don't want to ❤️