Epilepsy is not a mental illness, but it can place people at a greater risk of having a mood disorder like bipolar disorder. We’re finding more and more that mood disorders and epilepsy co-occur - yet there's still much to learn about the connection.
“highs,” where a person may become removed from reality. They may have a decreased need for rest or sleep as well as a lack of appetite, lack of focus, racing thoughts, poor judgment and a sense of ego or empowerment.
The chronic nature of the disease and the hopelessness that goes along with it play a role, but that’s not the whole story. The link between bipolar disorder and epilepsy is complicated., those who have seizures are also impacted by other neurobiological factors like head injuries, strokes associated with the onset of certain types of epilepsy as well as problems with neurotransmitters in the brain associated with both epilepsy and bipolar disorder.
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