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Registration with this site

Mon, 06/24/2013 - 08:35
A person I know who lives in Canada wants to join this site. This person said that when he/she tried to register, the site asked for a state and Canada uses Provinces. Yet, I know some people who live in Canada who often use this site. Since I am from the US, I don't have this problem. Anyone know how to help?

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Re: Registration with this site

Submitted by rexpac on Mon, 2013-06-24 - 13:22
I live in Canada, and i was able to register on the site. I think within the State drop down, at the very end, i believe it displays provinces. Have the person try that.

I'm new to this site. I have

Submitted by Sara1989 on Fri, 2018-10-19 - 06:24
I'm new to this site. I have been dealing with seizures for about 7 years now and just now starting to seek treatment, all because my seizures have gotten worst. I am up to 2-3 seizures a week. I neglected my health because all my siblings problems weigh heavily on me. I don't smoke, nor drink, only on holidays or birthdays. I gave up caffeine because drinking a cup of coffee can easily send me into a seizure. I stop driving and have a personal Uber that takes me every where. I don't want to put others at risk. Long story short my Doctor prescribe me Vimpat. For the first time in 7 years I actually was able to get a full night of rest into the morning. My sleeping habits was hell I was only pulling 2 hours a night of sleep. Vimpat was definitely a great choice, personally my choice, after doing research on the side effects of many seizure meds. I work in pharmacy so I am  familiar with a lot of drugs and I know the side effects of a lot of drugs. My doctor warned me Vimpat is expensive I assured him I was fully aware of the price. Anyway, I did a EEG and it came back normal however based on my medical history and me in and out of the hospital  raises huge flag for my doctor. My question is has anyone had a normal MRI or a Normal EEG results? Could it be that my seizures are hard to detect or are the doctors missing something? Remind you I have been dealing with this for 7 years now.

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