Q. Sometimes, though not with any regularity that I can detect, I get a terrible feeling in my head. There is no word for the emotion I feel. It doesn't seem like anxiety or depression. What it seems like is a bunch of mice burrowing in my head or a swarm of bees; it feels like a cat is in there, and got caught under a blanket and is flailing about, doing whatever it can to get out; it feels like a pot of water boiling, with the lid on.
My question to you is, is this a temporal lobe seizure? It really feels unbearable, not to mention terrifying. Sometimes I feel completely wrecked and paralyzed by this feeling. Sometimes I think of suicide just to escape it, though I'm in no danger of following through. My life is quite good and I am quite blessed otherwise. Zoloft stabilizes me and has for five years; I've enjoyed tremendous improvement and success.
If these are seizures, how can I know? What can I do? Would Tegretol help? Could I take Tegretol, if so, on a PRN basis?
Also, and I don't know if this has any connection whatsoever, but all this week while I've been plagued w/this feeling I have also been CRAVING red meat. I don't eat red meat and haven't for almost 15 years. May be mere coincidence, but I wanted to throw that out there.
A. It's hard to tell if it's a temporal lobe or complex partial seizure, but it may be. Tegretol may be of use if chronic dysphoria (or even acute dysphoria) is present. I've not had a lot of success with Zoloft and Tegretol, but it does work at times. It's not consistent like Prozac and Tegretol.
As with everyone else, you need all your diagnoses made and correctly treated.