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I was diagnosed with Bipolar 2 about ten years ago. I am pretty stable and have a good life. But, I had to leave my teaching job two years ago. I was too tired after school to do anything else. A stressful situation helped to cause me to loose quick recall of names and organizational skills went down, both toxic to teaching. I do better not working and I am lucky to have the option financially. I am pursuing some artistic things that I always wanted to do so I am very content with my life.
My health history
I had grand mal seizures as an infant that were controlled with Dilantin successfully. I was weaned off at age eight. Then I got severe migraines which they could no nothing for in the 70's. They are rare now but triggered by perfume smells and NutraSweet.
My main complaint is tiredness. I plan my life around naps most days. I am concerned that there is something being missed with my health. I did have a sleep study, which satisfied my Dr. But I think there may be a correlation between epilepsy and tired spells. Sometime I become so tired, suddenly and feel like I need to sleep NOW> I fight to stay awake at the movies. Working on the computer and reading make me tired too. Seems to go along with concentrating somehow. It has happened when I was driving home from teaching little ones and I had to try hard to stay awake. Thankfully I was almost home. After one of these extreme sleep spells I get a funny feeling in the front of my head, behind forehead. It is similar to the "auras???" that I got before and after migraine headaches mostly as a child. I would love to figure this out for the sake of my family. They do get annoyed with me being tired and sometime having to have these extreme naps. Any thoughts??
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