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I saw this on the internet, in a blog called E. is for Epilepsy, by Paula Apodaca (http://epilepsy-paula.blogspot.com/). Just had to share this!
The post on this actual subject: http://epilepsy-paula.blogspot.com/2009/05/you-know-you-have-e-when.html
You know you have epilepsy when there are two cars in the driveway and you don’t drive.
You know you have E. when...someone asks you if you're alright & you didn't know anything was wrong.
You know you have epilepsy when you find yourself eating lunch for the second time in a row.
You know you have epilepsy when your dentist worries about losing his fingers...
You know you have epilepsy when you can decipher the following: I was dx'd with JME by my epi with an EEG, (had MRI and CT), Rx was Lamictal 100 mg p.o. tid, which controlled the jerks, absence, SP's, atonics, and GTC's...
You know you have epilepsy when holy water burns you.
You know you have epilepsy when your roommate doesn't know whether to call 911 or a Priest.
You know you have epilepsy when your Meds cost more than you make in a month.
You know you have epilepsy when you take meds to help the meds you take.
You know you have epilepsy when upon having a burst of energy you're asked "are you having a episode?"
You know you have epilepsy when...you have a seizure in your sleep and smack your spouse...and they ask ...was that a spell or are you still mad at me ?
You know you have epilepsy when...Sleeping till 3:00 pm is normal...yet not sleeping at all is too.
You know you have epilepsy when you hear ten times a day from your loved ones…did you remember your "pills"
You know you have epilepsy when your significant other pats himself on the back for his prowess that night and you have no recollection for the event...
Thought I'd add my own-
You know you have epilepsy when people feel hurt when you rolled your eyes at what they said, and you had no idea you rolled your eyes, nor what it is they said.
You know you have epilepsy when your professor asks if you took her suggestion and took naps between questions (in the exam) because Keppra was making you too sleepy.
You know you have epilepsy when you're angry at someone and ask for a moment to think because you have word-finding difficulties and couldn't remember how to curse.
You know you have epilepsy when you wake up wet and have to check if it was pee or sweat.
You know you have epilepsy when you're yelling at someone but don't know why you're angry.
You know you have epilepsy when you're scared of the santa claus parade with all the flashing reindeers.
You know you have epilepsy when getting a parking ticket is probably a good thing...because it means you can drive!
You know you have epilepsy when the number of pill bottles you have cannot fit your spice rack.
You know you have epilepsy when you throw things at your family (myoclonic jerk), say 'it wasn't me!' and they believe you.
You know you have epilepsy when everyone teases you for being carried by a cute paramedic, but you don't remember.
You know you have epilepsy when you win the last piece of cheese cake but then drop it...and then wonder why it was on the floor.
You know you have epilepsy when you have a conversation that ended a few minutes ago, thinking it is still current.
You know you have epilepsy when you get paranoid every time you pass a gas station thinking you're smelling things.
You know you have epilepsy when you win the best costume award during Halloween...because you were having a 24-ambulatory EEG and people thought you were a space alien with tentacles.

Recent Comments on this Discussion
Hi to all.
I loved the jokes. I have one of my own.
You know you have epilepsy when you forget your address while filling out a form to join The Epilepsy Foundation because you have a CPS at the same time. (happened to me)
Love this. My friends haven't learned how to laugh about it yet and it's been 5 years.
oh, that was too funny! Its good to be able to laugh at things like this
What do you call an epileptic holding a glass of milk?
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A milkshake. ;)
Hey, good one!
In that case, I must be a milk-shake supreme or double milk-shake then. I have epilepsy and a tremor!
...when you reply by posting links to matching or similar topic threads on other epilepsy forums online.
http://www.coping-with-epilepsy.com/forums/f36/you-know-you-have-epilepsy-if-3810/
Bruce (I'm not a doctor, but instead, an epilepsy support group leader, epilepsy advocate, who has epilepsy.)
I laughed till my sides hurt. Having epilepsy is hard and being able to look at this as funny just made my day!!
Thank you for posting this.
Verrrrrry funny lol ...how about this one
You know you have E when you need a stiff drink at the end of a hard day and you reach for the water bottle.
Lol!
Or a box of milk and add some chocolate syrup for a jolt! ;)
peace R.C.
Hi NOT High! Yes some get IT and some do not though. Light hearted is always best though
Strange? my own father who lol his way through some of the toughest circumstances on the planet could never understand how I could joke about this ???? Some of the only times I ever saw him cry were when I had a massive G-MAL in his home. Irony???? I think it's funny though I had a major sz. when gripping the front door of the funeral home at HIS FUNERAL . LOL for me anyway. A family member actually told someone I did that on purpose to draw attention lol lol ??at least they did not call the E.R. .
But I often say I have the easy part,having a G-MAL is much easier than witnessing one .
NOT TO BE A SPOIL SPORT but It took me yrs. to understand that my lol joking manner is also a way of avoiding the issue, and not looking at facts on E as a serious problem for myself THAT CAN AND WILL compound into many more more issues when avoided.
Something some of you will understand is one the neuro's I see is an old white haired ,tired,Einstein looking ,serious ,VERY intelligent, Doctor BUT he not olny gets all these jokes, he also makes many of his own and lol through his day BUT the younger interns never can relax enough to understand how WE can joke about such a seirous matter lol lol.
I am a sober alcoholic so I find DBL. comfort in the cold drink joke lol. BUT have you ever seen the Mystery diagnoses t.v. ? where the man has SZS. and went yrs never knowing WHY????? lol lol it seems every time he takes a COLD DRINK he has a G-MAL. lol lol he takes a drink of water in the e.r. recovery and has a G-MAL in front of his wife and a DOC. WOW!! lol.
O.K. sorry rambling ... Some of my better humor is a simple fact I worked and basically lived in and around a GLASS ware house AND factory for over 13 yrs. with a SZ. disorder LOL AND even though I did not understand photogenic triggers at the time ? The factory floor,conveyors ,etc. were controlled be STROBE LIGHTS lol lol SO my safety in GLASS plant depended on whether a strobe light is blinking ON for movment or OFF for non- movement LOL I did have several G-MALS there but in the "BREAK" room lol .
Several people and myself used to enter the chat room here by saying "WHAT'S SHAKIN" LOL and were called out by people who did not seem to find "it" funny AT ALL. lol OOOPS
My daughter ,then 10 yrs. old , when being server THANKSGIVING dinner on a PAPER PLATE SAID oh thank god! Dad has been having a rough time with glass plates and cups lately lol ME,HER AND MY WIFE LOL LOL but a room full of adults growled and are still giving s trouble about it lol lol.
My brother got me a foam padded coffee cup for a present lol the cup is made for elderly folks who might have a problem gripping things it is dbl. handled ,padded ,but looks like a country style real cup lol we call it an inside joke lol but I still grin when I use it lol.
I am a single father of a 12 yr old that is in high school so our joke when I am in a postictal state (often) lol is are you " smarter than a 5th grder" she gets "IT" but most do not. lol
Keep up the LOL LOL stress and depression are no. ONE triggers . Rick