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So what is epilepsy? What is a seizure? Will I have seizures forever? You may have a lot of questions about epilepsy. This part of epilepsy.com will help you understand the basics, answer the most common questions, and empower you with the information you need to find a place for epilepsy in your life without turning it upside down. Are you ready? Let's start now.
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| Title | Posted | |
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| Faked seizures | Oct 3, 2009 | |
| dfarrell | ||
| I Have Epilepsy and I Hate My Life... | Aug 17, 2009 | |
| 1nevermore | ||
| Food-Triggered Siezures | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| uberzwitter | ||
| Temporal lobe surgery | Aug 16, 2009 | |
| a_mkelly2000 | ||
| Can exercise induce seizures? | Sep 11, 2009 | |
| MichaelK | ||
| terrified to get pregnant | Sep 19, 2009 | |
| linzysmith323 | ||
| Epilepsy triggers? | Aug 9, 2009 | |
| Black.Pearl | ||
| Epilepsy and anxiety | Aug 18, 2009 | |
| sandcastle | ||
| The Reasons not to consume alcohol or smoke marijuana if you have epilepsy | Jul 30, 2009 | |
| LaurenG1211 | ||
| Do seizures change characteristics over time? | Jul 25, 2009 | |
| Amazon | ||
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| Keppra | Mar 21, 2010 | |
| clfcsparrow | ||
| Anyone experience memory loss? | Mar 21, 2010 | |
| tiff_25 | ||
| Self sleep-study help | Mar 21, 2010 | |
| pellykate | ||
| 2 year old hates taking med - Ideas?? | Mar 21, 2010 | |
| Blaine | ||
| Ecstatic Seizures | Mar 21, 2010 | |
| victoria.w | ||
| Seizures During Sleep | Mar 21, 2010 | |
| Morning Sunshine | ||
| Seizures while sleeping~ | Mar 21, 2010 | |
| ache | ||
| Emfit Movement Monitor | Mar 21, 2010 | |
| clfcsparrow | ||
| Ketogenic diet and epilepsy cure | Mar 21, 2010 | |
| sheltiegal | ||
| Seizure Meds & Work? | Mar 21, 2010 | |
| GodivaGirl | ||
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| Title | Page Views | |
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| my.epilepsy.com Updates | 20,444 | |
| epi_help | ||
| topamax and weight loss | 18,978 | |
| alexia mom | ||
| kepra | 18,914 | |
| brian mattingly | ||
| Possible cure for absence seizures | 15,855 | |
| pdl1 | ||
| Epilepsy and marijuana | 15,659 | |
| cjad234 | ||
| Sexual Side Effects | 13,151 | |
| George R | ||
| How exactly do aura's feel | 13,061 | |
| WendyBendy | ||
| MEDICAL ALERT I.D.'s | 11,491 | |
| picnupthepcs | ||
| Over 40 Different Types Of Seizures - Revised | 10,092 | |
| spiz | ||
| electrical shock in head? | 9,479 | |
| Maggie | ||
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| Title | Posted | |
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| This Isn't Ebay Folks!!!!!!!!! | Aug 7, 2009 | |
| banffgirl | ||
| Well he has arrived! | Sep 28, 2009 | |
| SassyMindy | ||
| BEEN A LONG.........PROBABLY A LONG PURGING BLOG COMING........I'M BEING FOLLOWED BY A MOONSHADOW.... | Aug 8, 2009 | |
| ROCKNROLL | ||
| A Year Since Surgery | Aug 17, 2009 | |
| SassyMindy | ||
| Ohhhhh Baby! | Sep 5, 2009 | |
| 1sassyhelper | ||
| Drum Roll..... | Jul 27, 2009 | |
| crashllama | ||
| Find insurance for Epilepsy | Oct 27, 2009 | |
| mandasuewilson | ||
| AS THE DRUG COMPANY TURNS - THE SOAP OPERA | Aug 1, 2009 | |
| banffgirl | ||
| Changing seizures..very scary | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| r_mommy2 | ||
| Quitting medication after brain operation | Aug 7, 2009 | |
| karl34 | ||
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| Title | Posted | |
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| Professional Clogs in the Medical Field | Mar 21, 2010 | |
| wulidan | ||
| I need some HELP! PLEASE READ | Mar 21, 2010 | |
| Senior_10 | ||
| Meds | Mar 21, 2010 | |
| cait888 | ||
| Jillian's Progress | Mar 21, 2010 | |
| jillsmom | ||
| My memory, mental function's been badly affected. Is it the medication, or the fits? | Mar 21, 2010 | |
| Gubs | ||
| Any ideas? | Mar 21, 2010 | |
| Gubs | ||
| confessions of a blogaholic | Mar 21, 2010 | |
| DaniellaMT | ||
| we have a question | Mar 20, 2010 | |
| KimandLannie | ||
| Tegretol & Lamictal & Depo | Mar 20, 2010 | |
| CCrawford | ||
| Car Crash - But Only Figuratively | Mar 19, 2010 | |
| stephsobota | ||
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| Title | Page Views | |
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| Inspirational Quote - My Own Personal Inner Thoughts | 8,008 | |
| Butterflygrl | ||
| my partial complex seizures | 3,878 | |
| Zanna1211 | ||
| Topomax... The Dreaded......... | 3,662 | |
| Dr Jason | ||
| Brain Zaps, tics & twitches | 3,475 | |
| JudiS | ||
| side effects of phenobarb. | 3,074 | |
| pksmom | ||
| Feeling Sick | 2,934 | |
| JBJ1984 | ||
| How can you tell if a sleep seizure happens? | 2,924 | |
| epl_controller | ||
| Tegretol XR and ANXIETY meds | 2,819 | |
| Butterflygrl | ||
| TYLENOL, AEDs & SEIZURES | 2,758 | |
| cmscribbles | ||
| Nonepileptic "Events" vs. "Seizures" | 2,603 | |
| teft | ||
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| Title | Posted | |
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| support group for individuals w/ epilepsy | Oct 18, 2009 | |
| sunstarr_429 | ||
| Epilepsy and Movies | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| wendyspazzez | ||
| Epilepsy and Memory Loss?? | Sep 17, 2009 | |
| lindseygthatsme | ||
| EPILEPSY SUPPORT GROUP NORTH CAROLINA | Oct 12, 2009 | |
| Roxanne D | ||
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| Title | Posted | |
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| Absence Seizures in Kids | Mar 17, 2010 | |
| zmommy | ||
| Baytown Texas Epilepsy Support Group | Mar 16, 2010 | |
| cmender1984 | ||
| Mothers With Epilepsy | Mar 16, 2010 | |
| cmender1984 | ||
| Seizures: First Diagnosis Infantile Spasms, Second Diagnosis: Atonic Drop Seizures | Mar 11, 2010 | |
| trey2007 | ||
| DestinyMaker | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| destinymaker | ||
| you are not alone my friend. | Mar 1, 2010 | |
| donnia | ||
| Panayiotopoulos Syndrome | Mar 1, 2010 | |
| valentina | ||
| i have Epilepsy and A career... looking to talk to others of te same | Feb 25, 2010 | |
| krayb450 | ||
| College Students Living and Learning with Epilepsy | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| risingagain13 | ||
| Just Been Diagnosed Of Having Epilepsy? | Feb 19, 2010 | |
| norrmbeam | ||
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| Title | Posted | |
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| 36 years epilepsy and seizure free so far after op. | Jul 26, 2009 | |
| karl34 | ||
| giving humans another try ;) | Oct 27, 2009 | |
| bookworm03 | ||
| growning up | Oct 21, 2009 | |
| geenie | ||
| Epilepsy and other goodies | Jul 27, 2009 | |
| LIZARD66 | ||
| Absent Memories | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| BekiP | ||
| Journey of Epilepsy | Aug 6, 2009 | |
| Jensey84 | ||
| Silent Traumatic Epilepsy as a result of a subarachnoid hemorrhage | Aug 7, 2009 | |
| lonepearl | ||
| Epilepsy and my daughter | Aug 12, 2009 | |
| dmeitzen | ||
| Temporal lobe epilepsy | Aug 19, 2009 | |
| dawnieb82 | ||
| Fighting the fight to stop the seizures | Aug 27, 2009 | |
| lahull2000 | ||
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| Help me | Mar 21, 2010 | |
| Senior_10 | ||
| My Son Has Seizures | Mar 20, 2010 | |
| KimandLannie | ||
| Nathan | Mar 20, 2010 | |
| shamm | ||
| Choosing Your Perfect Dishwasher | Mar 20, 2010 | |
| linhongzi | ||
| MBT shoes and foot health of any contact | Mar 19, 2010 | |
| zxq2012 | ||
| I am a worried Morther | Mar 18, 2010 | |
| spades | ||
| Army Gifts Lift Our Soldiers’ Spirits | Mar 18, 2010 | |
| bobo0 | ||
| Never Grew Out of It! | Mar 17, 2010 | |
| fhsu_recruiter | ||
| Sophies Story- Infantile Spasms | Mar 17, 2010 | |
| sophiesmummy | ||
| MIGUEL'S STORY | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| miguelitos mom | ||
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| Title | Page Views | |
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| Jessica Roiz | 2,300 | |
| kroiz | ||
| (TLE) seizures, insurance company denies me for health care due to epilepsy | 891 | |
| wenko | ||
| my story | 473 | |
| snoby | ||
| Always Have On Clean Underwear | 449 | |
| crashllama | ||
| Kelly's Life With Epilepsy | 428 | |
| kjcanada1979 | ||
| my brain has died a thousand deaths........... | 406 | |
| banffgirl | ||
| What My Seizures Are Like...... | 382 | |
| javaman | ||
| Temporal Lobe Epilepsy | 354 | |
| Nocturnal grand mal seizures (primary generalized epilepsy) | 343 | |
| karalyeva | ||
| Life......... | 337 | |
| dizzygal | ||
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