Be Positive, you will Grow out of it.... Sounds Good!

Hello everyone, sorry I haven't posted for a few months in the Epilepsy Support Forum on G+. I have been busy wasting my time in college. As you know the government sent me back to school to be retrained. That failed and I was removed from the program because with epilepsy it was recently discovered that I also have a math learning disability. I wasted 2 years of my life and pursuing something that physically I am unable to accomplish.

On top of that, the neurologist has placed me on Lexapro. The reason for this is various. I had a neuropsych testing. And it did reveal that because of the medication and the onset of the seizure activity which is under control my IQ has dropped down in a sense. It is now 88, which is low average. On top of having a problem with the temporal lobe and parietal lobe, there may be a problem with the subcortical circuity, and an undiagnosed learning disability in regards to math.

This just does not get any better. This may hamper my ability to find gainful employment. I fear I may not perform as I used to and may be terminated from any job I may find. Of course my friends and family will say I may be overreacting and to be positive and trust God, and I should be positive. But this is no different when I was a kid and it was said that my behavior was just a phase of childhood and I will grow out of it. I am 56... And I still have epilepsy, it seems that I will never grow out of it. Oh well, how goes your day?

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