I am 35 and recently found that I have grey matter heterotopia. I am currently on seizure meds that have made the seizures less harsh but I still get them. I have memory loss, confusion, dizzy spells (head-rushes), body numbness, tingling, vision impairment...

Hi~ I have been diagnosed with Simple Partial Seizures for about 3 yrs. now....they are starting to change on me and I was just hoping if that had happened to anyone else you might be able to share your story.

Hello all! I'm Ann and I just turned 27 a few days ago. Thank you for taking time to read my post and trying to help me understand what is going on.....

Hi there. I am new to the site. :)   Well, I am here as a concerned spouse. Actually i am scared out of my mind. My husband has had 3 seizures in the last five months and doctors wont put him on any meds. Here is my story.  

Hi Glad I found this forum but I am new to the "chat" technology.  Our 13 year old daughter has been on Lamotrigine for almost a year for Abscence seizures.  It's hard to determine if her sleepiness, forgetfulness and struggles in school...

Hi! I am new here. My son is going to the dr on Friday to check out if he is having absence seizures. My husband had them growing up and our nephew has them too. My husband tells me they are hereditary. Seems like my son has been having them for about...

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I really don't know what's going on and my neuro's not being much help.  I'd really appreciate any insight or suggestions you might have.

Hello, my name is Laurie and I am new here. I have been trying to get some feedback from others who maybe have had brain surgery to correct their seizures. I've had people read my story, but no responses yet. I have had uncontrolled seizures for 14 years...

hello. i'm new to the site. my friend has epilepsy, i'm just here to learn about it :) how is everyone?

Not exactly sure where to start. I'm not sure that I have epilepsy but tonight I had to go to the hospital because I ether blacked out and hit my head or had a seizure. Luckly a friend was with me and was able to get me help.

hi guys my name is Ashley im 17 years old and im am tryen too help my brother he has epilepsy and i feel helpless and want to help him any advice??? please

I have a question and hopefully someone out there can help me. My son who is 8 has not been diagnosed  with epilepsy. We are still going through the long drawn out medical process. When he wakes up after a nap he is extremely emotional, angry and violent....

Hello, My name is Sarah and I'm 23 years old. Six days ago I had my first and only siezure. I know nothing about them and I'm not sure what to do or if I'll have another one. I'm affraid to drive. Here is what happened:

Has anyone any information on Lamictal and sudden outburst of major behavorial problems?

hello. i'm new here. my friend has epileptic seizures, so i'm here to learn more about it. it looks like a nice site

I noticed that before and after a "spell", I get a feeling of agitation and it makes me feel like I am going to have a violent outburst. I have not  been diagnosed with epilepsy as of yet, but, do recognize this pattern of events on a daily basis....

Hi, my name is Andy and my girlfriend was recently diagnosed with epilepsy.  She has been suffering with absent seizures, she just kind of blanks out and forgets what was said to her and sometimes her right arm will move on it's own.  Anyway she started...

Hi everyone! I am a 30 y/o woman who has been experiencing "episodes" for 13-14 years. I had two this week, which were severe enough to scare me. I just finally went to see my doc today, who feels they could very well be seizures...

Do anyone suffer from anxiety disorder and ADHD?

hi i am new to this site ,my daughter has lennox gastaut syndrome ,would love to talk to some one with the same .   Every site i look on does not give much hope ,please tell me other wise . thanks lorraine

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Does anyone know if you should always go to the hospital after a grand mal?  WebMD said only if it lasts more than 5 minutes or you don't regain consciousness afterwards.  Doctor said I should always go.  Does anyone have any other advise given to them by doctors?

July of 09 I felt a burning feeling in my cheast and both arms. I told my husband I was sick what happend next was what I was told. I passed out lips turned blue, eyes rolled back in my head. I came too about 2 mins later and spent the next 3days in the...

After being prescribed Omnaris, and using it for about a week or so, my boyfriend went up to bed around 10PM and took his dose of Omnaris and at the same time used an OTC Epinephrine inhaler.  At 2:30 AM I woke up and seeing his light on, thought he was supposed...

Hello everyone!  I am 32 yrs. old and I had my first seizure 12/5/09, so far I have not had another one.  My seizure started with a staring episode, then full convulsions.  I am pretty scared to be by myself and to drive when I am allowed again!

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Hi I'm 45, extremely fit and healthy, well 99.9% anyway and wondering whether anyone else is experiencing similiar side-effects of seizures. When I have a seizure that stems from the left side of my brain it leaves me slightly paralysed.

Hi! I am an 18-year-old female college student trying to figure out if I have chronic simple partial seizures.

I am 23 and suffer from seizures. I was driving my two children to school when i had a seizure. I blacked out and wrecked. Thank god my kids weren't hurt but i ended up staying in the hospital for 38 days and thay told me it was...

This topic may already be addressed on this site. If it is, I apologize.  I'm new to epilepsy.com, and have a quick question regarding keppra and antidepressants.

hi i'm new to this website i was recently diagnosed with Epilepsy and i have a lot of questions so heres a sorry in advanced for writing to much lol

Ok so over the past year i've had these dizzie spells that happen out of no where.i get very light headed and my ears start ringing, i get very flushed and i feels like i'm swaying from side to side, and the next thing i realize is i'm on the floor and have no idea whats

My 6 years old son had abnormal EEG and his neurologist told us that he does not have seisures, he just has tics. The EEG report says he has very frequent epileptiform discharges during drowsiness and sleep from the centrotemporal...

Hi, All, I'm new here--stopped by the site looking for info after having my first (and so far, knock on wood, only) seizure two weeks ago. I'm 28. It scared the daylights out of me and my family. My EEG and MRI were clear....

My daughter had febrile seizures as an infant.  And started Lamictal for abscence seizures when she was 14. Six months ago she had her first tonic clonic.  One month ago she had her second one, which was significantly worse...but still lasting only 3...

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Hi, my name is Tricia I am 28 years old and I have multiple health issues.  I was just wondering if anyone else has any other health issues besides epilepsy?  Also if anyone has any tips that will help me feel better from day to day.  I feel as if I...

My son was recently diagnosed with seizure Feb 2010.  I am devastated because he was a healthy and happy and now within a week all of that has changed.  For my family we first noticed his inability to concentrate and what seemed to be him ignoring us. ...