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Hi, my 16 yr old daughter has just been diagnosed with E, after have 2 seizures where her arms start jerking behind her and head jerking. I'm new to this and scared out of my mind. I'm trying to learn all that I can so I know more about Epilepsy. I have read...

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Hi everyone. What a good find this site has been. I need to know if any doctor or experienced person can tell me if seizures can be caused by any of the aforementioned conditions because i have taken an EEG, ECG and even Brain Scan test and nothing...

Hi, I have had 3 seizures (at least I think they're seizures, I am making an appointment to see a neorologist today) in the past 2 years. The first two happened while in an argument with my dad and the last one (two weeks ago) happened...

Hi im new to this website and thought you could offer me some help. To give you a brief story of why I have concerns, here goes...

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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...

Oh, boy!  Nervous before I got here and even MORE worried now.  I'm not a hypochondriac (sp), but reading about A LOT of things I never paid much attention to (racing thoughts, deja vu, spacing out, waking up with numbness) and had no idea it might be...

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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...

Hi, I have just stumbled onto this site while doing some research about PNES. I just want to describe what my daughter experiences or has experienced. She had an ovarian cyst removed surgically and soon after that started having...

cant get into chat can someone help me im new here and thinking of leaving this site even though it is a good one  i also need the chatroom so please can someone help me

    Since I was 12 years old I always loss consciousness due to over heat, and if i'm really really tired. When I was 16 years old, I fell from the stairs and have a mild stoke. I can't move my legs for a month. My MRI and CT scan went...

Hi there! On April 3rd, 2009, my whole life changed. I had a grand mal seizure, followed by a trip to the emergency room, where a CT scan discovered a 3 inch mass in my visual cortex. They later diagnosed it (with the help of an MRI) as a meningeal...

Hi guys, I'm new here and have been reading for a while. I just have some questions. My closest friend from college has complex partial seizures. So I've been around when she has seizures, and they're always different depending on what type of medication she's taking.

recently I had quite a few seizures an ended up having the bucodamazapan, For 1st time ever normally I only have small ones. It had been fairly hot that day, which does not normally make me have big seizures. but I then found out that a carer bought lavender...

Hello everyone, We went to see my daughter's neurologist yesterday and she was officially diagnosed with Epilepsy.  She was also prescribed Keppra and has since started taking 250mg twice a day.  We were told this was the lowest dose possible, so...

Hi to all members of the forum At long last i think i may have realised via this and another website that what i first experinced when 18 (23 years ago!) was a type of simple partial seizure. I would be grateful for members views as to whether this could be SpS.

HI Everyone, My name is Kathryn I am new to this website. I am 22 years old and I had my first gran mal seizure when I was 6 weeks old. I am going to do an observation within the next two months to see where my seizures are coming...

Hi I'm 29 years old and have a congenit mal formation in my brain. I've had seizures(grand mal until I was 5, then none for 6 years then partial and absence until the age of 20. Then things got a lot worse I had dozens of partial...

My name is Heather and I am a 31 year old woman living on the east coast.

My son's Neurologist suggested these vitamins to help with memory, concentration, over-all brain function, healing and energy (His Topamax makes him VERY tired!).  He also has "Ice-Pick" Migraines.  The vitamins have really made a difference...

I found a thread on this that is about 4 years, so I wanted to address this topic again.  I  have a 26 year nephew with cerebal palsy and  mild metal retardation, he has a history of febril seizures as an infant and toddler. about 10 years, his seizures...

Hi, I had my first seizure at 26.  I didn't think it was anything more than a brain fart at first because I just had trouble understanding what I was reading and trying to say.  It happened several times after that and I went to the neurologist. Apparently...

Hi all, I'm new on here and I know this subject has been dealt with before on this site, but I wonder if anyone has any new insight on Keppra.

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.

Hello everyone, I am new to this site... It is late, but I thought I would throw this question out - Anyone have grand mals only while sleeping? My...

Hi- My name is sara- I am 24 and in the process of been tested for epilepsy and at the moment I am really struggling. My fits started when I was 13years old as I fell from a bunk bed and hit my head on the radiator *so hard I chipped the radiator and was...

Hi. I am in the military and began having seizure-like activity about 2 months ago after recieving a few vaccinations. I feel nauseaus and my right arm begins jerking. My eyes become heavy and I am unable to speak. Eventually my legs are 'bicycling' and my...

I think I may have a seizure (for the first time?) on Friday evening while on holiday. I had returned to my hotel room and was laying on my bed with my eyes closed when I was suddenly jolted into a strange state of 'visual shock'. It was a bit like a computer...

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I am a 45 yr old female with 8 kids and am currently living with my boyfriend.I have the usual stress and have been on disability from work for a year now.I had a mild stroke and my recovery was slow.Four months after I knew something was wrong.

I just wanted to post on here because I am a 24 year old mother who cried for an hour when I found this forum.  I have Complex Partial Seizures.  I have had them since I was in a car accident at 16 (serious concussion the the left temperal lobe)..  cant...

Last week my 2 yr. old son had 2 seizures.  We missed the beginning of the 1st seizure so we don't know exactly what happened.  He was found sitting upright, mildly confused with temporay paralysis in his left side.  The 2nd seizure started with him clenching...

Hi all, I have a question that I hope someone can help me with:

Hello. I am new to the community and am seeking peers who can help me with questions and education about epilepsy. I have done my research on the net since I had my first seizure. I had my first seizure (gran mal) January 21, 2009, since then I have had a...

Hi, I'm new.  Most of my information is in my profile, but I guess I'll give a little intro here too.

Good Morning! On April 3rd, 2009, my whole life changed. I had a grand mal seizure, followed by a trip to the emergency room, where a CT scan discovered a 3 inch mass in my visual cortex. They later diagnosed it (with the help of an MRI) as a meningeal...

Hello, I new to the site and was wondering about the many acronyms used on various posts. I am not up to date on the jargon used to describe different types of seizures or epilepsy, since I was just recently diagnosed within the last 7 months.  TC,...

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Hi all.  I'm new to the site, and here for my beautiful 4 year old daughter, Sarah.  I'm looking for any advice or answers or information that anyone can give me that might help. Here's our story: