Updates to Seizure Diary

Hi everyone,

Tomorrow we will be launching revisions to the seizure diary to correct some bugs and make using the diary a lot easier. This is NOT the final version. We are working on other updates to make recording of side effects easier and to create better reports to print out, for example.

Here's a few tips...

1- If you have already begun a diary, it will still be there! However, everyone should go in and check their data,especially the medication section. We have changed the meds to track by total daily dose and the dose at each time when meds are taken, rather than by number of pills taken. Thus, you will need to edit your medicine schedule. The rest of the data should be the same!

2- We have taken out the tool that keeps track of the number of pills on hand and have reminders of when refills are needed. Since people often use different doses of the same med, trying to keep track of all this was confusing on the forms. I hope people don't mind. If you do want that refill tracking feature back again, let us know.

3- On the drop down menu of medicines, not all the generic names are listed there yet. If you don't see the name of the drug you are taking, visit the Seizure medicine database and look up the correct brand name. If you are from outside the U.S., use the International AED Database to find the corresponding drug name in the U.S. Eventually,we'll get all generic names listed.

4- We've tried to beef up the instructions. If questions, look in the HELP pdf or email webmaster or myself.

5- When you are entering data on one page, make sure you review the data and click on save, before you move on to the next page, to ensure that your data has been saved.

Please let us know any problems, ideas, concerns, or even good feedback! :)  Don't get too hard on us though.....remember this is a work in progress so we need your help!! I think you'll find it getting easier each time and I hoe that you find it a useful tool in managing your epilepsy.

Best wishes,

Epi_help

Resource Specialist