Could having seizures as a kid mess with your mental health later on in life?

Could having seizures as a kid mess with your mental health later on in life?When I was way younger I had a seizure,from some type of medicine I was given.

When I was 11,I was diagnosed with depression(OCD,from what I now know)and put on Zoloft.


I was better,and I just stopped taking the Zoloft after around,a year.


Now 6 years later it either came back or got worse,and I am feeling like I did when I was 11.


Could having seizures mess with your mental health?


Thanks.

Answer by Mattshark
I am not aware of any research that connects the two, although if the seizure was a traumatic event for you it is possible that that trauma is related to anxiety. Once again I have to wonder about the question itself, however, and the interest in finding out what was the specific cause of this or that. People have some interest in finding out what was the single silver bullet that caused things while I am more interested in how to solve things and make them better.

It is not unusual for depression and OCD to wax and wane a bit. It seems like a good idea to consider the SSRI (Zoloft) again, hopefully tied to some good therapy such as cognitive behavioral therapy *CBT". I would rather you were feeling better, and therapy with medications and lifestyle changes may help you feel better. Good luck.

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