I know very little about seizures other than the neurons in the brain begin firing excessively creating an overload on the brain rendering processing impossible. Since she was always active in sports it could have been from an injury she sustained many years earlier, and may have been finally triggered by excessive caffeine intake. But of course that is all conjecture on my part, obviously due to no training in the medical field.
I also conjecture that her lack of desire to socialize is due in part to her not wanting to embarrass herself in public, which is perfectly understandable.
The problem with seizures is that you can be fine one second and at a total loss of control the next second.
That alone would be enough to make anyone think twice about going out in public because not only could it bring about embarrassment but it could place that person or others in danger. Such as walking out into traffic, or driving causing an accident.
You're correct that we really do not know enough about the brain other than a simple understanding of how the brain functions. When it comes to functioning abnormally is where we lack knowledge. We have made strides for sure, but not enough and we probably will never get there, though I hope I am just being overly pessimistic as usual on that thought.
If just saddens me to no end that someone with such potential is afflicted with this, while other perfectly healthy people cannot even motivate themselves to work, and instead rely on others to provide for them.
I will say prayers for your daughter that the cause at least will be discovered so that the proper treatment regime can be established. I will also pray that someone on this board sees this thread who either possesses or knows someone with knowledge to intercede on her behalf.
May God Bless you and your family and bestow a miracle that will enable your daughter to return to her former productive, engaged, self.
Thank you Robert.
Her not wanting to go out, I should have explained, is mostly due to her taking a drug where the side effects affect the emotional portion of the brain. We were warned that the higher the dose, the likelier emotional side effects would occur. Her spirited, go get ‘em, don’t want to miss anything personality has started dropping off into depression. In February, she reported that she began crying several times a day for no reason. Depression, bouts of anger and frustration that would swing out of nowhere, very low energy - beyond the fatigue she was experiencing from the drug.
We would have insisted that she take a semester off if her really bad side effects started even a few weeks earlier, since we could have been reimbursed for her classes, and she wouldn’t have received a mark to her transcript. But when they began, we felt we could only press on and hope changing to a new medication would work.
How does one test for vitamins, minerals and such in the body? It’s not included in a regular cbc as far as I know.
I truly appreciate you for praying.