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I'm tired of living with seizures. what can i do?

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Dr. Johanna Fricke answered

Specializes in Pediatrics - Developmental and Behavioral

Get your depression: diagnosed by a psychiatrist & a psychologist to determine what medications & therapy will help you. From Epilepsy Foundation, http://www.epilepsy.com/article/2014/3/public-enemy-no-1-depression-and-mood-disorders-people-epilepsy, "For a person with uncontrolled epilepsy, the single most important factor in determining his/her quality of life is the presence of depression, not seizure frequency".

Dr A Freisleben-Cook agreed

Answered 6/23/2017

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