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Help so stressed

i posted here a couple days ago asking about keppra and got a decent amount of feedback.

now i’m wondering how would i ever know i’m going to seize? last time i was a little dizzy with nausea before i seized but that’s normal for me because i get car sick. i’m a little shaken up because apparently my seizure lasted 5-6 minutes which is obviously really bad, and i hit my head so hard i got a concussion and a massive bruise on my scalp.

any advice or info would be appreciated thanks!

I just started keppra for seizures (not sure why i get them yet), but i’m also a stoner. Just wondering if i can still smoke while taking this medication. Weed has actually been helping my mood issues from the keppra.

Edit: i wanted to add i’ve been smoking cannabis since before i ever got seizures, secondly i didnt smoke day of the seizure so I kinda doubt it would have caused it, thirdly i only smoke indica for anxiety which also happens to be higher in cbd, lastly i only smoke carts for efficiency (i know its dumb) but the one i currently own is 79%.

i’ve been diagnosed with GAD, MDD, ADHD and i am currently getting a diagnosis for OCD and BPD. I’ve tried every single SSRI, two atypical antidepressants (trazodone, amitryptaline) and two SNRIs (cymbalta, effexor). I also completely cut out caffeine for five months now and i also don’t drink. I am currently taking effexor and trazodone. i’ve been taking trazodone for about 3 years and effexor only a month and a half. I have also been prescribed ativan for panic attacks, but the supply is limited and so i don’t like taking it, because if i take it all the time i won’t be prescribed it anymore.

after starting effexor (37.5mg which is the lowest/starting dose) i have had incredible anxiety which was expected but usually i can sit it out. not this time. it feels like i’m about to have a panic attack any second for most of the day especially in the mornings and at night. i try to distract myself by doing literally anything other than sitting but it doesn’t work anymore. ativan (1mg) works but i still will feel underlying anxiety that feels like it’ll come back any second and for the most part it does as soon as the 5-6 hours is up. i’m in therapy and i am constantly going to my family doctor for follow ups. but nothing is helping anymore and i know its probably because of the effexor but my doctor is making me wait another month and a half before i can do anything about it. PLEASE give me any possible advice to calm this anxiety other than the cold water trick/ working out/ showers, because that also does nothing. i am so desperate and the anxiety is so so so uncomfortable. i am willing to hear anyone out.

ok before i say anything i’d like to say don’t do what i do if you’re in active sh addiction, it will definitely make it worse no doubt.

i’m about three years clean from sh but sometimes i’ll get a really strong urge to do it. i count any sort of bodily harm as sh, such as punching myself, or even not eating on purpose. and so instead of doing any of that i’ll look for fresh cut photos, it does stop the urge to do it but it also makes me feel more insane?? i rarely do this, only when i’m in crisis(i am diagnosed with bpd). and although this saves me from body trauma, it fucks with my head because the image stays with me. can anyone else relate? i feel pretty alone and i’m scared to tell my therapist because i don’t wanna get put in a mental hospital (she tells me that if i’m a risk to myself i’ll get put away almost every visit)

My doctor has just prescribed me zopiclone for the first time and I see a ton of posts about people getting addicted to it. So i’m just wondering if it’s because you get addicted to being able to sleep, or if it’s euphoric. I heard the withdrawal is terrible so I just wanna be careful and know exactly what’s gonna happen when I take it.