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Hyperekplexia ( Abnormal Startle Response) - Anyone else being diagnosed with it?
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Hi
A few months back i was diagnosed with Hyperekplexia: Abnormal Startle Response, and was put on medication for it.
I just wondering if anyone else has it or knows anyone with it?
I feel like i'm the only one...
A few months back i was diagnosed with Hyperekplexia: Abnormal Startle Response, and was put on medication for it.
I just wondering if anyone else has it or knows anyone with it?
I feel like i'm the only one...
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I am very embarassed about this problem, so when i went to the hospital for help with my depression, the doctor did a little test. He moved suddenly, and once again i nearly hit the roof. Thats when he diagnosed me Hyperekplexia and has put me on 2mg a day on Clonazapam.
I just wondered if anyone else has this problem - as I said, I feel very alone
You don't need to feel alone. Remember you haven't changed as a person since the diagnosis, like you said, yuo've been like thsi 21 years. Only thing is the problems you have should now decrease if the medication does its job. The diagnosis and treatment is a really good thing.
Mine is down to a good, old-fashioned nervous disposition! I think you can go too far with diagnosis, tbh, and don't find that it helps.