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Topic: Parents Of Children With Epilepsy - General discussion

New to Forum

09/2010 | 2 Comments

Hello, My name is Kelly and I have a 3 yo son who was recently hospitalized for a seizure he experienced few weeks ago. He passed out and eye rolled...
Myoclonic seizures in sleep?

09/2010 | 0 Comments

First off, my son was just recently diagnosed a couple weeks ago and has been started on trileptal after we witnessed 2 tonic clonic seizures upon...
New Here

08/2010 | 1 Comments

My daughter had a febrile seizure in July of this year, with a family history of epilepsy on both sides we decided to have her tested through an EEG...
Remembering her meds

05/2010 | 9 Comments

I'm hoping someone will have some advice on how to help my 16-year-old remember to take her meds. She only has to take it once a day, but she forgot...
What it's like to have a seizure

04/2010 | 1 Comments

My daughter recently wrote a poem about what it feels like to have a seizure. I encouraged her to put it up on YouTube so parents like me can listen...
New to epilepsy world

02/2010 | 1 Comments

Hello, we are new to the epilepsy world since last December, when my son (will be 3 in March) started having seizures. First he started having...
what are seizure triggers

02/2010 | 1 Comments

My 4 yr old son was just diagnosed with Rolandic Epilepsy. I witnessed him have a grand mal seizure and I am terrified of witnessing another episode...
Trying Vigabatrin on my 2 yr old daughter

01/2010 | 1 Comments

My daughter Abby is 2 years old. She first started having seizures when she was five months. First diagnosed when she was six months. At the time the...
9 months seizure free - sleep overs?

01/2010 | 3 Comments

My daughter is 6 and is on Keppra for TC seizures. She has been seizure free for 9 months (knock wood). She has been invited to a sleepover birthday...
question for breastfeeding moms

12/2009 | 0 Comments

I am wondering if anyone has noticed a pattern of seizures while breastfeeding. My daughter has had three long complex partial seizures, each about a...
new to epilepsy.com

09/2009 | 3 Comments

Hi. My daughter has complex partial seizures. She used to be on carbamazepine but we've recently switched over to clobazam. Does anyone have...
Fear of Depakote

09/2009 | 18 Comments

Do you have to medicate absence seizures? My son, 5.5, was diagnosed with Childhood Absence Epilepsy this summer. Reluctantly, I gave him Zarontin...
Trying to get my barings.

09/2009 | 0 Comments

I had a normal pregancy and was expecting to bring my baby home with me 2-3 days after delivery. Saddly to say that is far from what happened. During...
Absence Seizures ??

09/2009 | 1 Comments

My daughter has bee epileptic since 9 months. Starting with short tonic clonics. Spent nearly a year seizure free on Keppra, then one day it just quit...
New to the group

08/2009 | 1 Comments

Just wanted to say that I've been touched by the stories on this forum. I see our family's experience mirrored and echoed in nearly every post. My...

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