The joy of any medication is the side effects. Anti-convulsants are never prescribed without reason. In my case they were prescribed to take the edge off grand-Mal seizures. They seem to be do they well for the most part, aside from the occasionally leg spasm. However, I have felt ridiculously lethargic since i began taking them. It feel like I have to go for a run in the morning just to be able to coordinate my muscular movements enough to walk. This is a result of the function of the anti-convulsants.
The anti-convulsants contain chemicals that interact with the neuro-chemicals in the brain in such a fashion that they serve to slow the chemical reactions down. Slow chemical reaction in the brain prevents the electron firing that causes seizures but also cause the more mundane activities of the brain to occur at a slow rate. The biological process creep along in comparison to what they are capable of. I know by this reasoning that the lethargy is a normal reaction by it is hard to get started when the mental equivalent of sand has been pour in the brain engine.
In my own case this lethargy can by quite difficult the deal with as I am on high doses of two different anti-convulsants. I don't mind constantly wanting to sleep, but waking up tired is a bugger. Even things I enjoy doing are difficult thanks to tiredness and inability to concentrate. Coffee only helps so much.
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