hey guys...I have a quastion..I have been on Dilantin(200mg a day) since last five years, never had a sz in

Hi, I was wondering if anybody had a problem like me where they only really have seizures when working out, and usually not that often.  I have several test with several doctors but nothing has come up, just wanted to know if anyone esle was getting...

My partner has been having seizures for about 2 years. He is currently taking Keppra twice a day. He is 23 and has a marked decrease in sex. It's hard to gauge what a 'normal' sex drive should be, but we have sex roughly once a month and he masturbates infrequently....

Why do you suppose that more neurologists and epileptoloists do not mention that a majority of anti-seizure pills do often make "normal" sexual performance for men difficult--if not sometimes impossible when it comes to erections?...

Dr. Svoboda has many excellent articles about the challenges of epilepsy on this very website in the Resources Section.  One example is: http://www.epilepsy.com/articles/ar_1064603177

I've had seizures since I was 9 and am 36 now needless to say that means through out my entire sex life and 15 years of marriage. But, last night for the first time ever I had a partial complex seizure after sex with my wife and wondered if this had happened...

It is a wonderful thing when you work all your life to do the right things. And all the world does is poop all over you. I have tried to do the right things i got a 4.0 grade average in school and cannot get a job because the state does not know what to do....

does any one have sleep problem because of their epilepsy...

ALL OF MY SIEZURES ARE NOCTURNAL SO I CAN SHUT OFF MY VNS WHEN I AM AWAKE. WHAT IS THE EASIEST WAY FOR A MAN TO KEEP THE MAGNET ON THE VNS GENERATOR SO IT STAYS IN PLACE WHEN I AM MOVING AROUND?

g'day everyone  My name is darryl, 26 and am a major epileptic since I was 18 months old. From what I have been told from doctors, er records and family is that I had a febrile convulsion when I was a baby caused by a high temperature or fever. This...

After trying all kind of prescrition drugs, I'm waiting for brain surgery, due to uncontroled grad-mal epileptic seizures. What if I lost my job because of my persistent seizures? What if I became homeless because of my persistent...

Hello.  I have been on Dilantin for 10 years and I'm just realizing it's not for me.   i started low on Dilantin and now i'm up to 400 MG and it made me drowsy, sick and stupid so the DOC thought it was time for a change.  I tried Keppra for a week,...

My partner has been having seizures for about 2 years. He is currently taking Keppra twice a day. He is 23 and has a marked decrease in sex. It's hard to gauge what a 'normal' sex drive should be, but we have sex roughly once a month and he masturbates infrequently....

I want to ask the men, how do you girlfriends/wives cope with your seizures?  I don't sleep in the same bed with my hubby because he has nighttime grand mals, and it scares me and I can't get any proper rest.

How does your spouse deal with your sez's? a while back we had issues with my wife and I over the sez's but she has gotten a bit better. Sometimes she still gets mad at me when I have little ones but I just try to go with the flow....

or maybe i'm in denial. but, the two times i've had a seizure i was partying a lot at the time. from what i've read they don't directly corrolate cocaine use and seizures, though lack of sleep seems to bring them about... so, if...

I have been somewhat puzzled over these past six months and especially on March 16th.  I have heard off and on the nursery rhymes of Hey Diddle Diddle, Mary had a Little Lamb, Little Miss Muffett, etc. out of nowhere. In fact, on 3/16/09 getting up at 4:00...

i am 43 years (young) i have had epilepsy my whole life. As i look more and more on this site i hear about many people who have had more luck with an epitologist than their neurologist. It alwayys seems that the neurologist can...

Im a 38 single black male from SC .I suffer from E.When I tell women I have E and I dont drive they either think the worst or run away before getting to me.My friends tell that I tell them too soon.I just like letting them know what...

I have been diagnosed with epilepsy since I was 13, but I have never had nocturnal seizure before. I typically have them after stressful activities or when I am physically working hard. Over the weekend, I woke up to my tongue feeling like I bit it...

0Had my first sezure on 12/22/08 which  happened to be my birthday . Had now idea about them . Plz if someone can give some advice on thins would be appreaiated. No longer have DL but need to work> Plz help with some sugestins on ho to sope with this

Well this forum is to discuss the auras I experience either right before or a day before I have a seizure. I had my first seizure when I was 17. I was out mowing my lawn when I was suddenly hit with a very vivid hallucination of the world being completly...

hello, first time post to this forum so by way of introduction 24 year old self employed mechanic diagnosed with having petit mal (absence?) seizures and some grand mal seizures  seizures started when i was 15-16 went to see a neurologist...

Hey guys, I just had my first seizure in two years. I have been epileptic all my life, but early in my life, 5-8 I had Abcense seizures. After a while, they vanished. fast forward to age 17 after an all night gaming session with some...

Dear Friends,I am from India, and my brother has epileptic and we have been giving medicine for the last 10 years and he doesn't have any problem for the last 7 years ( I mean no major attacks) and he is only getting bit shake on his left hand and may be we c

hi its Muneeb from Pakistan     i want to ask a question that is this disease is curable...??

If you're in the Los Angeles area and suffer from acute repetitive seizures, or is a caregiver for someone with acute repetitive seizures, you should check out this opportunity (www.epilepsyresearch.net). Healthcare Communications Group is reaching out to...

Hi. I read on this website that AED,specially carbamazepine and phenytoin, affects sperm count,sperm mobility,fertility etc. Has this affected any of you or anybody you know? What did you do about it? I need advice. Thank...

Hello there,

Greetings to all. I have not logged on this Web in a while and I thought I'd give it a try.  I was just wondering if anyone else is suffers from this type of problem.  To make a long story short, I recently had VNS Surgery done 4 months ago for the focal...

I went to school for medical billing and graduated with a 4.0 grade average . I have applied for almost 570 jobs on my own . I am supposed to recieve help from the school i went to no help . This is after they made me a priority. Any suggestions for other...

I surf all over this site(and others) and it seems(to me) that it's mostly the women who are speaking out. I know there's more than the 5 or 6 guys Iv'e talked with with E. Where are they? Yeah, sexual issues seem to get us talking,...

I am only 35yrs old and even with the AED's I take, I have never had trouble with erections. My problem is achieving the "male" orgazim. Physicly, my Doc says every thing I need is there and its all in working order. I discussed...

As a result of a head injury 24 years ago, I now have temporal lobe epilepsy. I am about to launch the pilot survey for my doctorate (PhD research) on quality of life in epilepsy. I need as many volunteers as possible to test the designed...

Lamintal and Valium will it cause? Erection problem...

Hello world,   Please forgive me if I seem mis-informed.  I probably am.  I'm not sure if this is even the proper forum, but I need help.  Anyone who can re-direct me to the right path then I will surely go.

i was just wondering if anyone else has frontal lobe nocternal seizures and screams during their seizure really loudly?thanks gregg...

I lost my first job after 19 years due to refusal of major corporation to follow ada. When i reported them state eeoc knew them by first name because they where there everyday dealing with other case involving them. I was outsourced from my second job after...

I have recently been diagnosed with epilepsy. I am in my mid-twenties, currently trying to finish my BBA, and work in law enforcement. I have no family history of epilepsy, and have only had two seizures recently. I am depressed...

Hi my husband started to get E few years ago. he is 44 years old but i have noticed that most of ppl suffering from E are kids or teenagers. I need to talk with anyone who started to get it after being over than 35 years old. I need...

Further to my request for volunteers, I've had a lot of replies form women and only a few from men. This research is very interested in gender differences and is mostly bias towards men needing more help and support than they appear...

Hello. I am a 44 year old male who has been seizure free for 3 years. Currently I am taking Dilantin and Keppra and that has worked well with minimal side effects. Recently I have experience some moderate hair loss. I was thinking...

HI I've had epilepsy 42 of my 53 years of life/ I have had surgery which have curtailed the seizues greatly. I am currently under employed, yet have my drivers license. feel that the medical profession trys to "down play " a person's...

I was just reading the post about "Where are all the guys?", so I thought that I would introduce myself. I'm 32, and just got accepted to graduate school (but don't have any funding so far). I spent 7 and 1/2 years in college...

I know that every man is different... but what are some good gift ideas that most every man would like. I am stuck for my ideas for my father and grandfather, just like every year!! PLEASE HELP!!!so I don't end up buying tee shirts and new socks!!!...

do people treat you more like child than an adult because you a epilepsy e-mail redfox567@yahoo.com...

I am a 32 year old married man, gave birth to a girl child. Now, she is 6 years old. I would like to have another kid now. I am suffering from EPILEPSY since 1995 till date. I am consulting a Doctor in a Hospital named MALLYA HOSPITAL...