Im 25 and have so much heartache and more disappointment . I was seizure free for a period of a year and a half and everything was going really well in my life. Around this time and absolutely thrilled.... couple years ago I finally got my license back....
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 thejamali New - Anyone know of help for epileptics to move to a city with mass tr...
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 elepti... New - PLEASE HELP ME I APOLGISE IN ADVANCE
Right i no im breaking the rules a bit here.Can someone please help me out ive always been able to get ladys easy enough i no im abit older now well 40 been having fits since i was about 12 I was with my ex wife for 9 years. before marring her that was a...
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jeffc762 Nocturnal Seizures
Hello, my name is Jeff. Late last year in 2010 I had a Grand Mal Seizure in my sleep. My wife called 911, they got me to the hospital and I was confused as can be to make a long story short. At the hospital they gave me an EEG, an MRI, a CAT Scan, a heart...
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 s10sle... Relationship troubles, self esteem, and epilepsy
Sometimes I wonder if it is just me or what? Maybe just bad luck. I have always had women troubles and alot of it seems to be around my seizures, as the seizures get a little worse, the women start sleeping around.
Recently I had met a gap from work,...
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 chew SEXUAL PROBLEMS
I was wondering if anyone knows if epilepsy can cause some men to have erection and premature ejaculation problems.unknow guy
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 Anie Low sperm count...anybody?
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...
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 bad03x... Can Adrenaline cause seizures?
I was wondering if anybody else has had issues with seizures while playing sports when their adrenaline is pumping. I had a seizure at my fist softball game of the season last week and it has been almost since last summer when I had a seizure that was also...
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subplay I had my First seizure 2 months ago and now had a second
Hello All,
Ok here is what happened.
I went to bed one night and really confused with my mouth hurting really bad and covered in blood woke up the next morning to paramedics standing at the bottom of my bed.
What happened is...
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KCHARA Help. My new boyfriend has seizures after having sex. Does he hav...
Please help me by giving me advice.
My new boyfriend has a seizure straight after intercourse when he climaxes. He tells me it happens every time he climaxes and since his childhood (he is 32 years old now), and that he thinks and believes it is a...
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Sox726 Adult son with epilepsy
I have an adult son age 24 with left temperal lobe epilepsy, he has been in the military for 5 years and was diagnosed two years ago. He is being released. I just found out that he has been lying to us about a lot of things, especially with his money. He has...
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rgbebow New to this and scared
Hi, my name is Roger and i have had two seizures in my life i am a 29 year old male and somewhat healthy. I try to run and exercise on a regular basis. I had my first seizue on January 2, 2011 after a night of drinking. The doctors deemed it as alcohol withdrawl....
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rgbebow New to this
Hi, my name is Roger and i have had two seizures in my life i am a 29 year old male and somewhat healthy. I try to run and exercise on a regular basis. I had my first seizue on January 2, 2011 after a night of drinking. The doctors deemed it as alcohol withdrawl....
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rgbebow New to this and scared
Hi, my name is Roger and i have had two seizures in my life i am a 29 year old male and somewhat healthy. I try to run and exercise on a regular basis. I had my first seizue on January 2, 2011 after a night of drinking. The doctors deemed it as alcohol withdrawl....
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crwristen Past epilepsy and recent episodes
Hello all,
I'll start by saying I am new to these forums, and am glad to see that there is a community for these types of things. Now for my worries:
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subplay I had my First seizure 2 months ago and now had a second
Hello All,
Ok here is what happened.
I went to bed one night and really confused with my mouth hurting really bad and covered in blood woke up the next morning to paramedics standing at the bottom of my bed.
What happened is...
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sagar78 any assisstance
Hi everyone, I'm here to share my story and looking for some answers.
I am epileptic. I had 4 seizures in 88. I was seizure free until 2006. I went out for a walk and it was hot then came back to the office and had a seizure.
All five cases seem...
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iforgot FDA DR & MEDICATION LIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If your new to Epilepsy be careful about the treatment you get & who your getting it from.
Show this document to your doctors if you can understand it after reading
here's the link
http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/99/slides/3547s1i.pdf
You can...
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shikha... Controlling factors that precipitate seizures
Hi All
My husband has been living with epilepsy after an head injury in 2005. Right now, he is under a combination of medicines and still has about one fit a month. We haven't been able to bring it down from that mark. My understanding is, if he follows...
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 George R Sexual Side Effects
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?...
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wic0929 Working out and Seizures
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...
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 foxtrot Just take your time peace be with you
peace be with
if we all got on the same pace
things would make alot more sense
thats all there is to it
just take your time
dont try to force it
and it will stop
thats all folks
Dustin
Solo...
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dart Diagnozed at age 52 with complez partial seizures
I was recently diagnosed as having complex partial seizures at age 52. After a long period, possibly over 20 years of symptoms I finally went to a neurologist whom diagnosed me with having CPS.
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 kevinmo99 depression
I am going thru yet another bout of depression . As you can tell it gets real old real fast. I have a wonderful wife and two great children. Yet i seem to battle depression way more than needed. I have my head on straight but wish some times we could turn...
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swatch... My Son and his Epilepsy
My Son was born 05/05/08 in Colchester, England. During the labour every time my partner had a contraction his heart rate would go down. I mentioned this to the Nurses who did absolutely nothing until we reached an almost critical point at which time they...
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Fighter How to solve the problem of side effects in treating epilepsy? (T...
Best regards to all, I would like to express your concerns about epilepsy if someone can give me an answer?
I will briefly tell my story related to epilepsy that the problem easier to solve.
In the eighth year of his life, I had the first major epileptic...
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iforgot FDA DR & MEDICATION LIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If your new to Epilepsy be careful about the treatment you get & who your getting it from.
Show this document to your doctors if you can understand it after reading
here's the link
http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/99/slides/3547s1i.pdf
You can...
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 blockeisu Nocturnal Seizure Symptoms
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...
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Proacman Arrested for Car Accident caused by Siezure
I had a car accident in September. I saw a neurologist in NYC (Dr. Pacia) and after a 48hr EEG with sleep depravation (as I had been getting no sleep as my son was very ill) I was diagnosed with left temporal epilepsy. I was given Lamictal and have been...
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 Desert... Man I got Sick of Being Sick " keep positve"
Hey Guys I have been liveing with this for such a long time and i can tell you that with the right attitude you might be able to do the same. Yes live a whole life again! Pleas dont let this condition rule all that you endevour to do.
All...
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wp3003 Conservation Officer with epilepsy
Hi, im a senior in high school looking to go into college for wildlife and fisheries science to become either a conservation officer or a wildlife biologist. But i recently found out that the army and police dont allow people with epilepsy to be in the army...
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donkey19 Shaving and seizures
Hi Forum.
I am a first time user of the forum so please excuse my inexperiance..
I am a disability support worker with a client that has a rare form of epilepsy and i'm currently doing some research on if shaving can cause seizure activity. It...
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khan123 Need help......please
Hi ...I am 31 year having epliespsy problem last 10 year before i was using 200MG tegretol and now 200MG limictal i have only 4 seizure attack in this whole 10 years ....i am planning to get married please suggest can i go for it or not....some ppl told me...
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 3Hours... Dr. Svoboda's Feature Articles on Childhood Epilepsy
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
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 Ghebre AFTER 9 YEARS OF SEIZURES, AM I QUALIFIED FOR DISABILITY-SSI?
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...
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kennylcf Epilepsy, Seizures and Exercise
hi,
I am 37 years old and having epilepsy for 21 years, medication taken now is lamictal and dilantin. It seems like not much changes (healing) after trying many types of medicine and still having grand-mal's episode.
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 Beelez... Migranes after surgery
Hi, I just had surgery two weeks ago, I am still recovering & am having alot of headaches, worse than when I was in the hospital, I am taking the required/suggested amount allowed to take to help w/ the pain. The pain killers are supposed to last four...
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ananda Looking for some input
If you have temporal lobe epilepsy could this be affect the brain stem and/or hypothalmus, and thus explain very slow and sometimes erratic pulse, low body temp and hypo thyroid symptoms despite a TSH of 2.2?
With increasing motor automatims, could...
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kevinmo99 nerves
Been real nervous last couple days .have suffered from nerves due to a bad childhood .Epilepsy makes it worse some times. Know that this is not good for epilepsy. Just need some encourgement from others like me out there. THANKS
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 Punkito Where ARE all the guys???
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,...
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kevinmo99 life and how it sucks
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....
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Nick911 ear fluttering
i am a 36 year old male, who began having seizures when i was approximately 24 years old. They were grand mal seizures and happened about once every 3 months. i finally started taking dilantin and the seizures stopped. about a year ago the seizures started...
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josblue Myclonic Jerks
Can any body help my partner has suddenly started having myclonic Jerks and I cant find any info relating to sudden onset in adults!!
It happens when he is resting but not when he is asleep. it has progressed drastically over the last 3...
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cintak... come and share my experience only 4 to 5 seizure in 12 years ans ...
hi,
me here to share my views with u on epilepsy.com . i ave 4 to 5 seizures in whole 12 years of my desease . so my e-mail address is abdullah230@yahoo.com , Doctor of epilepsy can contact with me too, so they can get benefit of my experience and take their...
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George R Sexual Side Effects
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?...
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Punkito Where ARE all the guys???
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,...
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 gov76 Keppra has it worked for anyone?
Hi everyone i am a 30 y.o male that develpoed t.l seizures 00-01. i was on put on tegretol and neurontin when they 1st started but the tegratol messed up my kidneys. So the doc took me off the tegratol and gave me 2000mg of keppra...
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 Clip Epilepsy & Ulcerative Colitis AND Keppra, Asacol & Flagyl
Just before I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis I was on Flagyl (Metronidazol) for a few days and it made me very sick. Flagyl is not supposed to be given to people with a history of seizures or epilepsy, but I had never had either....
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 Rambli... TLE and Sex Thoughts
Okay, I'm going to ask this... When my TLE is acting up I seem to want to have more sex than usual. And it's not just a physical level. It's more of an emotional level. I'm happily married and normally would not think of having an...
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 wldhrt13 what do men want? (for Christmas)
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!!!...
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 grego employment & epilepsy
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...
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Punkito AED's and (libido) are not the problem,but.....
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...
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 mary_l... PROGESTERINE CREAM FOR MEN W/ EPILEPSY...
I am looking for a success story from a man who has used progesterin cream to restore bone loss caused from taking epilepsy medicine for 50 years or a long time. My friend has oseoparosis from his meds for over 50 years and had to...
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 chips I am new to seizures
HiI have been having focal seizures now for tha past 3 months, my Dr. has me on a drug called Trileptal .Right now i am taking 2 a day building up to 4 a day.My question is,and I am sorry ladies, but when I have a seizure...
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 jamie ... looking for an epitologist
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...
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Ghebre AFTER 9 YEARS OF SEIZURES, AM I QUALIFIED FOR DISABILITY-SSI?
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...
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 usenthilk Does smoking reduces sexual potency of an epileptic patient
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...
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 epl_co... Living Alone With Epilepsy
Hi everyone,
I live a busy professional life as a consultant and live alone. I've been having grand-mal seizures for 2 years now (about 5-6 episodes). Living alone introduces some complications which I would like to bring up.
1....
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Anie Low sperm count...anybody?
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...
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 eagle how people view you
do people treat you more like child than an
adult because you a epilepsy
e-mail redfox567@yahoo.com...
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 sidshi... do i have legitimate epilepsy or did i just party too much?
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...
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Anie Husband w/Epilepsy & no sexual desire.How to have a baby then?
Hello.
I'm 30 years old and my husband is 32years old.We are from England. He has epilepsy since he was 6month old. At the moment he is taking Phenytoin (250mg/a day),Tegretol (600mg/day), Keppra (1500mg/bd).
I want to be pregnant...
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harold Major change in my E.
I have Complex partial seizure for most of my life. Last year I had a grand mall seizure and not I am havimng as 4 to 5 a day.
Is this change a normal one and should I expeced more....
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 ahazari Medical students with epilepsy
Are there any male medical students or male Doctors with Eplilepsy reading this? My son, now 20, was diagnosed with Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy with partial complex seizures last year after he joined medical school. (On hind sight...
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 bmcc333 How many football players?
I have recently had a relative diagonses with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and there is no history of seizures of any kind anywhere in our family tree. The only unique thing is that he played linebacker and described momentary blackouts...
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 Gabrie... Katrina... after 100 days
It's a shame that so little is being done. I'm not talking about buildings, I'm talking about people, people like me. You need help to stay at home...well cross your fingers to find it because now the people don't do that kind of...
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markds Prostate
Do any of the guys here have any problems with their prostate gland?
I took dilantin for 20 yrs. I started taking it when I was 10 yrs old and stopped taking it at 30 when I was switched to lamictal. By the time i was 18 i was...
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 mks5288 My boyfriend has bilateral TLE and has changed over time.....
My boyfriend has bilateral TLE and has taken dilantin, frisium and now only taking tegretol CR. Because I had the pleasure of knowing him prior to having Epilepsy, I can honestly say that he has changed tremondously. On dilantin and Fisium he has sever mood...
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wteahcg Acute Repetitive Seizures/ Cluster Seizures
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...
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Sox726 Adult son with epilepsy
I have an adult son age 24 with left temperal lobe epilepsy, he has been in the military for 5 years and was diagnosed two years ago. He is being released. I just found out that he has been lying to us about a lot of things, especially with his money. He has...
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DavidLM AED problems...sound familiar?
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...
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Punkito AED's and (libido) are not the problem,but.....
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...
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Ghebre AFTER 9 YEARS OF SEIZURES, AM I QUALIFIED FOR DISABILITY-SSI?
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...
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sagar78 any assisstance
Hi everyone, I'm here to share my story and looking for some answers.
I am epileptic. I had 4 seizures in 88. I was seizure free until 2006. I went out for a walk and it was hot then came back to the office and had a seizure.
All five cases seem...
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jderry anybody else?
I am 53 sezing for 24yrs.My sez were under control untill 5 yrs ago till I had one while I was driving,ran my van off the road and into a creek.I broke my back T11&T12.Due to nerve damage I was told that I'd never walk again with out...
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thejamali New - Anyone know of help for epileptics to move to a city with mass tr...
Im 25 and have so much heartache and more disappointment . I was seizure free for a period of a year and a half and everything was going really well in my life. Around this time and absolutely thrilled.... couple years ago I finally got my license back....
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Proacman Arrested for Car Accident caused by Siezure
I had a car accident in September. I saw a neurologist in NYC (Dr. Pacia) and after a 48hr EEG with sleep depravation (as I had been getting no sleep as my son was very ill) I was diagnosed with left temporal epilepsy. I was given Lamictal and have been...
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 1never... Auras...
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...
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George R Baldness
MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT. Well, yes, I'd be just as happy to not have seizures enter my life every month or so. It'd sure make professional and fun things a lot easier. But if asked "What do you hate most about your epilepsy?" I'd have to say, "The...
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bad03x... Can Adrenaline cause seizures?
I was wondering if anybody else has had issues with seizures while playing sports when their adrenaline is pumping. I had a seizure at my fist softball game of the season last week and it has been almost since last summer when I had a seizure that was also...
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Richd1868 Carbatrol XR
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,...
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cintak... come and share my experience only 4 to 5 seizure in 12 years ans ...
hi,
me here to share my views with u on epilepsy.com . i ave 4 to 5 seizures in whole 12 years of my desease . so my e-mail address is abdullah230@yahoo.com , Doctor of epilepsy can contact with me too, so they can get benefit of my experience and take their...
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wp3003 Conservation Officer with epilepsy
Hi, im a senior in high school looking to go into college for wildlife and fisheries science to become either a conservation officer or a wildlife biologist. But i recently found out that the army and police dont allow people with epilepsy to be in the army...
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shikha... Controlling factors that precipitate seizures
Hi All
My husband has been living with epilepsy after an head injury in 2005. Right now, he is under a combination of medicines and still has about one fit a month. We haven't been able to bring it down from that mark. My understanding is, if he follows...
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chew Dateless
Im a 38 single black male who suffer from absence seizures.I have a hard time finding women to date since I dont drive.usually when I tell women I have epilepsy seizures they think the worst or run away before getting to know me.My...
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chew Dateless2
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...
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cheryl... Depakote
My son started having seisures at age 20. He is now 29. He was on dilantin which controlled his seisures. He started having seisures 3 months ago about one a month. He will lose his job if he has too many more seisures at work. His Dr. put him...
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kevinmo99 depression
I am going thru yet another bout of depression . As you can tell it gets real old real fast. I have a wonderful wife and two great children. Yet i seem to battle depression way more than needed. I have my head on straight but wish some times we could turn...
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dart Diagnozed at age 52 with complez partial seizures
I was recently diagnosed as having complex partial seizures at age 52. After a long period, possibly over 20 years of symptoms I finally went to a neurologist whom diagnosed me with having CPS.
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