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mcamp2006
mcamp2006
New - newbie questions
Created by mcamp2006at7/4/09 - 2:44 am|3 Views
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
hi to all, and sorry for the newbie questions but I am not sure what to do.
skyeta...
skyeta...
New - new here and i have some questions regarding my seizures
Created by skyeta...at5/5/09 - 6:57 am|167 Views|18 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
Hi everyone :)
uhwher...
uhwher...
New - daughter just recently diagnosed with E
Created by uhwher...at7/3/09 - 11:01 pm|1 View
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
xtortu...
xtortu...
New - I'm New and have questions
Created by xtortu...at2/26/08 - 10:48 pm|382 Views|14 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
Hey everyone,
annesmith
annesmith
New - dilantin depletes calcium
Created by annesmithat6/30/09 - 5:58 am|20 Views|3 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
Hi!
xalixo
xalixo
New - Hypoglycemia? Anemia? Dehydration? Or Epilepsy? You tell me!
Created by xalixoat6/30/09 - 3:09 am|41 Views|6 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
Chelse...
Chelse...
New - 18 with seizures
Created by Chelse...at5/29/07 - 7:27 am|224 Views|2 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
ruthx
ruthx
New - advice on my blackouts/starting to look for answers?
Created by ruthxat6/30/09 - 9:43 am|13 Views|2 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
milesm...
milesm...
New - new to this site - mom to 5yr old with epilepsy
Created by milesm...at6/9/09 - 2:57 pm|25 Views|4 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
kpeppler
kpeppler
New - Epilepsy?
Created by kpepplerat6/9/09 - 9:33 am|63 Views|5 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
Hello
lthoma...
lthoma...
New - Looking for people who've had brain surgery.
Created by lthoma...at3/31/08 - 9:07 am|193 Views|19 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
buzz
buzz
New - VERY SCARED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED!
Created by buzzat6/28/09 - 6:18 pm|12 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
jerick...
jerick...
New - Driving after being seizure free for 6 months
Created by jerick...at11/10/08 - 10:40 pm|75 Views|9 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
tiff32
tiff32
New - Absence seizure in 11 year old daughter
Created by tiff32at6/10/09 - 1:48 pm|32 Views|5 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
Hi everyone,  
HBsmom
HBsmom
New - My 15 yr.old has had 3 tonic clonics in the last 6 months
Created by HBsmomat5/24/08 - 7:00 am|50 Views|4 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
seizur...
seizur...
New - Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures
Created by seizur...at11/4/07 - 6:26 pm|417 Views|11 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
chelle-g
chelle-g
New - can't get into chatroom can someone please help me
Created by chelle-gat6/24/09 - 3:02 am|8 Views
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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
relei01
relei01
New - my story =)
Created by relei01at6/23/09 - 6:16 pm|8 Views
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
    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...
momash...
momash...
New - Migraines or Seizures-You tell me! (please)!
Created by momash...at6/18/09 - 8:22 am|28 Views|4 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
BeeThere
BeeThere
New - Could this be a simple partial seizure?
Created by BeeThereat6/22/09 - 6:31 pm|11 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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.
eaxjs
eaxjs
New - did lavender trigger my seizures
Created by eaxjsat8/2/08 - 1:23 pm|28 Views|3 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
onemarvy
onemarvy
New - Positive Stories Only
Created by onemarvyat2/22/08 - 10:04 am|634 Views|57 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
LondonRob
LondonRob
New - does this sound like simple partial seizure to you?
Created by LondonRobat1/4/09 - 4:13 am|162 Views|17 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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.
Kathryn4
Kathryn4
New - New To MyEpilepsy.Com
Created by Kathryn4at11/8/06 - 1:24 pm|3847 Views|16 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
kwety
kwety
New - thinking about surgery
Created by kwetyat5/24/07 - 8:35 am|3634 Views|53 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
truebl...
truebl...
New - New and in serious need of help!!
Created by truebl...at6/16/09 - 12:42 am|19 Views|2 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
My name is Heather and I am a 31 year old woman living on the east coast.
ValNew...
ValNew...
New - VITAMINS suggested by our Neurologist...
Created by ValNew...at3/16/08 - 6:52 am|339 Views|16 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
raja71...
raja71...
New - "faked" pseudo seizures
Created by raja71...at6/19/09 - 4:06 pm|42 Views|4 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
abjeanne
abjeanne
New - adult onset petit mal seizures
Created by abjeanneat4/13/09 - 8:36 am|22 Views|2 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
fluggl...
fluggl...
New - Keppra
Created by fluggl...at6/18/09 - 5:04 pm|20 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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.
jennys...
jennys...
New - Keppra and depression
Created by jennys...at6/10/09 - 12:08 pm|92 Views|14 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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.
ache
ache
New - Seizures while sleeping~
Created by acheat1/25/05 - 2:03 pm|3438 Views|114 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
lucyho...
lucyho...
New - Please can someone help me?
Created by lucyho...at5/26/09 - 4:09 am|65 Views|3 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
jessbe...
jessbe...
New - Where do I go from here?
Created by jessbe...at6/16/09 - 9:56 am|2 Views
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
sevans59
sevans59
New - Was this a seizure?
Created by sevans59at6/14/09 - 9:57 am|31 Views|2 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
toota
toota
New - temporal lobe epilepsy
Created by tootaat12/23/07 - 3:41 am|272 Views|8 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
hi all
magent...
magent...
New - Lauren here from Southern California
Created by magent...at6/14/09 - 1:07 pm|24 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
Hello,
mel239
mel239
New - TLE or PNES?
Created by mel239at6/14/09 - 11:05 pm|18 Views
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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.
PhatGi...
PhatGi...
New - New Girl Here
Created by PhatGi...at6/14/09 - 8:11 pm|22 Views|2 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
Katzyton
Katzyton
New - Please help me understand my kid's diagnosis!
Created by Katzytonat6/10/09 - 8:11 am|49 Views|5 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
kmf
kmf
New - Complex Partials and driving?
Created by kmfat5/6/09 - 7:58 am|49 Views|6 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
Hi all, I have a question that I hope someone can help me with:
Donnaj...
Donnaj...
New - Confused and scared
Created by Donnaj...at6/12/09 - 7:28 am|6 Views
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
mexica...
mexica...
New - Disdained with Epilepsy foundation and desperately seeking a good...
Created by mexica...at6/11/09 - 9:20 am|16 Views
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
Karen ...
Karen ...
New - New
Created by Karen ...at4/23/09 - 4:16 am|16 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
sillyd...
sillyd...
New - Hi - New here!
Created by sillyd...at6/14/08 - 8:26 pm|99 Views|6 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
Hi, I'm new.  Most of my information is in my profile, but I guess I'll give a little intro here too.
momash...
momash...
New - HELP for a newbie! Not on meds (yet) but I want to make an inform...
Created by momash...at6/10/09 - 2:01 am|10 Views
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
mpotts14
mpotts14
New - longest period of freedom from seizure?
Created by mpotts14at6/9/09 - 9:33 pm|13 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
wifemo...
wifemo...
New - Acronyms Used
Created by wifemo...at6/9/09 - 9:24 am|13 Views|2 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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,...
Libby1
Libby1
New - A Form of Epilepsy or the Onset of Madness??!
Created by Libby1at6/9/09 - 3:19 am|24 Views|2 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
Hello to everyone on this site :-)
sarah mum
sarah mum
New - New Here
Created by sarah mumat4/8/08 - 1:05 pm|45 Views|6 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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:

 
Kathryn4
Kathryn4
New - New To MyEpilepsy.Com
Created by Kathryn4at11/8/06 - 1:24 pm|3847 Views|16 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
kwety
kwety
New - thinking about surgery
Created by kwetyat5/24/07 - 8:35 am|3634 Views|53 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
ache
ache
New - Seizures while sleeping~
Created by acheat1/25/05 - 2:03 pm|3438 Views|114 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
lheggie74
lheggie74
Trileptol Side Effects
Created by lheggie74at1/23/07 - 1:37 pm|3076 Views|19 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
My name is Lisa and I am 32 years old. I live with Epilepsy and was taking Tegretol when my doctor switched me to Trileptol claiming that this medicine would be better on my body in the long run. I have been taking Trileptol for...
wldhrt13
wldhrt13
Jamais vu Deja vu
Created by wldhrt13at10/24/06 - 7:05 am|2601 Views|21 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
please will someone explain to me- when these things happen are they an "aura" or are they an actual seizure? how frequently does this occur in a non-epileptic population?...
momof1
momof1
Complex Partial/Night Terrors
Created by momof1at2/19/04 - 12:47 pm|2424 Views|23 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
I am new to this forum so please forgive any mistakes I may make. I am looking for different information on How Epilepsy is actually diagnosed. I was told by the Epilepsy foundation that recurring seizures is termed Epilepsy. ...
ginger
ginger
Had first seizure 1 month ago
Created by gingerat4/22/06 - 8:47 am|2305 Views|7 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
Just new so not sure about this. I am a 43 year old female, thought I was in good health... workaholic. Everyone thinks that this seizure was brought on by stress? but the doc. says it cant be.. EEG showed spiking on the front temporal...
stilla...
stilla...
goose bumps & 'hidden' seizures?
Created by stilla...at1/9/06 - 9:07 pm|2238 Views|24 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
Hi, this is Maddie, I'm really glad to find this site. I still don't know for sure whether i have some kind of epilepsy. Neurology hasn't been much help, but my own dr believes i do because of a long history of strange episodes...
basura
basura
benign rolandic epilepsy
Created by basuraat7/7/06 - 8:43 am|2236 Views|22 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
My son has been diagnosed with Benign Rolandic Epilepsy. He is 8 years old. He has only had seizures in his sleep and they have all been within the 1st 20 to 30 minutes of falling asleep. He has only had 6 since Dec. 2003 but within...
cogswe...
cogswe...
psychogenic nonepileptic seizures - anybody else?
Created by cogswe...at2/7/07 - 6:02 pm|2181 Views|17 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
My husband was just diagnosed with psychogenic nonepiletic seizures. He is 28 years old. It has only been a couple of months since the first episode. He is taking it very hard. He believes that with this diagnosis, people will think...
Anthon...
Anthon...
Petit Mal or Absence Seizures Appearing in Adulthood
Created by Anthon...at9/10/06 - 3:47 pm|2087 Views|10 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
My Name is Anthony Andrew, and recently, at the age of 25, i have been informaly diagnosed with Absence Seizures by my family. doctor. We are still running a few extra "tests" just to make sure. I have been studying the topic of petit...
jh12918
jh12918
We had another one
Created by jh12918at1/12/07 - 1:06 pm|1998 Views|21 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
Hi, Well here we go again. My 8 year old daughter that had had her first big seizure Nov 21 had one yesterday. It was strange because it happened about the same time as the first one. About 6:45am. This time she was getting dressed...
Sophist
Sophist
new and testing the waters
Created by Sophistat10/22/06 - 8:19 pm|1968 Views|15 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
Hi, my online name is Sophist. I am 25, female, have Asperger's Syndrome and undiagnosed Neocortical Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, and am a psychology/neurology FANATIC. I am currently in undergrad getting my bachelors in Psychology and...
Zara
Zara
Can Myoclonus be non-epileptic?
Created by Zaraat7/19/06 - 8:48 pm|1914 Views|15 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
If this is the case is there any documentation about this anywhere anywhere on this planet under some unforseen rock that I haven't turned over? When I do a search on arms+shoulders+Seizures which is what my Doctors says I have...
Katvwolf
Katvwolf
Seizures with psychic symptoms? Please help!!!!
Created by Katvwolfat4/13/07 - 1:21 pm|1908 Views|14 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
wldhrt13
wldhrt13
Libido and Sexuality
Created by wldhrt13at10/23/06 - 7:49 pm|1903 Views|17 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
I am 36 years old and not taking any AED's or any other medications (save for my asthma inhaler as needed). According to my OB/GYN, I am supposed to have arrived here in my mid-thirties in the prime of my sexuality. In fact, women...
brashq...
brashq...
Could CRT Computer Monitors Induce A Seizure?
Created by brashq...at2/5/05 - 1:17 pm|1893 Views|22 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
 Hi All,I'm new to this forum, and new to the world of epilepsy. First off, got to say that this  is a great resource =) I'm a few months shy of being 28, and had my first definate s
pswebster
pswebster
6 years old abnormal EEG, but no seisures. Help me understand!
Created by pswebsterat8/21/06 - 8:29 pm|1789 Views|4 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
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...
rebpow
rebpow
Unusual complex/simple partial seizures
Created by rebpowat3/27/06 - 8:57 pm|1774 Views|25 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
So, I've been having seizures. I don't have convulsions, but I slow down to the point where I freeze up and can't move or speak for 2-10 minutes at a time. I've had this happen 15 times in the last 7 weeks. I'm conscious and...
mhillqt
mhillqt
Panic Disorder
Created by mhillqtat9/30/06 - 6:37 am|1718 Views|9 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
Hello.....I am a 45 year old male, physically active(ie long distance runner, workout, etc) who was diagnosed with panic disorder 15 years ago...ie at age 30. Prior to the diagnosis I had fainting spells since I was 18......they usually...
WendyB...
WendyB...
Question about aura's
Created by WendyB...at5/15/06 - 8:28 am|1672 Views|14 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
How exactly do aura's feel? Can you have aura's and not have an actual seizure? I think I had some this weekend. I went off into like a "spacy" feeling. Like I was tingling and I couldn't make myself snap out of it for a few seconds....
Jerrid...
Jerrid...
Can seizures cause a learing disabilty?
Created by Jerrid...at3/3/07 - 7:52 pm|1667 Views|16 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
My son was just recently diagnosed with primary generalized seizures. He has been struggling in school. The teacher says he has a hard time keeping on task, remembering things etc. Right now the school is doing an IEP test on him....
Apple101
Apple101
KEPPRA 500MG EFFECTS
Created by Apple101at4/15/07 - 11:36 am|1579 Views|13 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
HELLO, LIKE ANY EPELEPSY, MINE STARTED WITH SHAKING IN THE MORNINGS AND FAINTINGS. I HAD JUVINILE MYOCLONIC EPELEPSY. I'M 15 YEARS OLD AND FEMALE. I WAS PUT ON KEPPRA 500MG. AT FIRST IT WAS JUST DIZZINESS AND NOW IT'S BEEN AROUND...
monica...
monica...
I am concious but not sure....
Created by monica...at7/21/06 - 12:01 pm|1568 Views|19 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
My name is Monica, I am 25 years old and I have nocturnal simple partial epilepsy. I have not been diagnosed, but have done my reasearch. When I go to sleep, I am either one extream or the other (terrified or carefree). I think...
strato...
strato...
The Ol' Kickin Chicken Is Really Fun
Created by strato...at11/13/06 - 10:03 pm|1542 Views|17 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
Hey All! I'm Douglas and I am new here, just wanted to introduce myself and say hello to all the rest of you who have epilepsy. Just lost my drivers liscense recently due to a seizure in the car, so now I have a lot of home time...

 
lizel
lizel
Dog warning of seizures
Created by lizelat7/9/08 - 4:19 pm|97 Views|11 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
Hi all  I joined this site a few weeks ago. I do not have epilepsy but was looking to gain knowledge to assist me as a member of my staff has the condition.  I found the site very useful and informative. 
lizel
lizel
Dog warning of seizures
Created by lizelat7/9/08 - 4:19 pm|7 Views
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
Hi all  I joined this site a few weeks ago. I do not have epilepsy but was looking to gain knowledge to assist me as a member of my staff has the condition.  I found the site very useful and informative. 
Rodzenjr
Rodzenjr
Hello I am new here
Created by Rodzenjrat11/18/08 - 11:33 am|17 Views|4 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
Hello everyone, I am 21 yrs old and have had epilepsy since I was 18 months. I just thought I would join a community that could relate to me.  Jessica
raja71...
raja71...
New - "faked" pseudo seizures
Created by raja71...at6/19/09 - 4:06 pm|42 Views|4 Comments
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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...
mtg_gc_08
mtg_gc_08
"First time caller (and first time listener!)"
Created by mtg_gc_08at7/27/08 - 7:26 pm|34 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
Almost 40 and just had my first seizure.  ER and hospital for 3 days.  MRI clear.  As I think about events over the last several years I had this unexplained experience that happened occasionally (read: not frequently so 1-3x/year).  Almost always while...
midalo...
midalo...
"Gazes" getting scary...
Created by midalo...at6/22/06 - 5:56 am|1311 Views|8 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
Good Morning - I had a question about my staring episodes... Growing up I've always had the habit of my eyes getting stuck in a gaze for about 30 seconds or so. I've always remained completely aware of my surroundings during these...
DavidLM
DavidLM
"Lens fogging"
Created by DavidLMat9/5/07 - 9:36 am|176 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
This is an annoying feeling I thought I'd bring up and see if anyone else has this as well. It is a little complicated but here goes. This annoying feeling occurs just after an aura/episode had occurred forcing me to stop...
yogagu...
yogagu...
"seizure-like episodes" and driving.
Created by yogagu...at3/23/08 - 10:47 am|20 Views
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
Hi everyone. I'm new to this webpage, and I was just wondering if anyone here knows about epilepsy and short-term disability insurance from a job?
ktremain
ktremain
"Shivers" / digestive problems = Simple Partial Seizures?
Created by ktremainat6/1/08 - 12:21 am|70 Views|4 Comments
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Hi! I am an 18-year-old female college student trying to figure out if I have chronic simple partial seizures.
Anjeli...
Anjeli...
(¯`·.♥.·Hi We're New·.♥.·´¯)
Created by Anjeli...at4/22/07 - 5:29 pm|418 Views|2 Comments
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Hi my name is Angelica and my son Giovannie is the one with epliepsy. He has been having seizure for 1yr and 4 months now. They just started out of the blue. I am joining th eforum like most of you to try and figure out why and to...
Wynter
Wynter
(New to epilepsy, please help!) Are these typical characteristics...
Created by Wynterat10/3/07 - 6:50 pm|622 Views|10 Comments
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It started like a month ago when we were camping. Anyway, like that third night we were up there, we were sitting around the campfire playing cards, and the only thing I could possibly compare it to it as would be if someone flipped...
Raymond27
Raymond27
***What can or cant i take??
Created by Raymond27at6/19/07 - 9:52 pm|247 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
hi everyone, i just signed up to this sight for the forum information. Six months ago i enrolled in my first bodybuilding competition and was doing a very strict low carb diet and was taking a product called ephedrine. At the end...
heart_...
heart_...
*oops* new here, posted in the wrong forum
Created by heart_...at6/3/06 - 3:00 pm|993 Views|1 Comment
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Hey y'all, I'm new here. I am trying to figure out what in the heck is wrong with me. Here's the background. I'm sorry it's so long, but I welcome any imput. I had petit mal seizures from birth to age 11, at which time they stopped....
Fraser...
Fraser...
10yr old in Africa
Created by Fraser...at12/27/06 - 9:29 am|430 Views|2 Comments
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Hi, my son has been having horrible fits this week, we live in Senegal, and its difficult to get help. 2mths ago we were flown to South Africa and they did an MRI, and ECG they were normal, he had no seizures at all in South Africa...
kdicks...
kdicks...
11 year old daughter's Seizure
Created by kdicks...at12/18/06 - 7:45 am|644 Views|3 Comments
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
Could someone please help me figure out what kind of seizure my daughter had? Back in May 2006, she had her first one. She was at school and the teacher told me that she seemed to only jerk her arms a little, her eyes rolled up in...
Mabel
Mabel
11-year-old Son/Undergoing Testing
Created by Mabelat3/28/08 - 10:10 am|11 Views
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My 11-year-old son has been waking up at night w/what the pediatrician calls "seizures." He will stare off into space, drool (a lot), rock back and forth, and sometimes tap the side of the bed. It lasts for maybe 40 seconds, then he drops back...
Laird
Laird
12 Year Old Daughter - exhibiting all signs of Complex Partial
Created by Lairdat5/24/07 - 5:36 am|251 Views|2 Comments
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Hi - my daughter had an unexplainable episode 6 months ago. Altered mental status for around 10 hours. Picking at things, unable to carry out simple tasks such as putting away the milk but was fully consious just in her own world....
Kaity12
Kaity12
12 year old girl, little brother has E, Looking to chat with othe...
Created by Kaity12at11/8/06 - 7:18 am|668 Views|7 Comments
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Hi, I am Kaity (Kaitlyn) I am almost 13, My little brother is 3, he has seizures. My mom comes on here too her name is averysmom on here. I want to find some kids to chat with that have seizures or live with some one that does. I try...
ma2twins
ma2twins
12 yr. old daughter w/mesial temporal sclerosis; just diagnosed
Created by ma2twinsat1/14/09 - 6:28 pm|23 Views|1 Comment
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Good evening,
Katesmom
Katesmom
13 y.o. daughter recently diagnosed
Created by Katesmomat4/15/08 - 2:08 pm|9 Views
Posted To: New to Epilepsy.com
 Good Afternoon! I am new to this site and to epilepsy.  About 9 days after my mom died, after a 2 year, very stressful on the family illness, my 13 year old daughter had a seizure in her sleep.  The MRI was normal, but the EEG clearly...
schuffert
schuffert
14 Month Old Seizure Disorder
Created by schuffertat7/31/06 - 9:13 pm|371 Views
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My daughter began having seizures at 6.5 months of age. They are partial complex seizures, sometimes secondary generalized. They have all been status epilepticus, ranging in time from 20 mins to 3 hours, all requiring Diastat to...
SurfDa...
SurfDa...
14 Year Old Daughter with 1 grand mal and lots of little seizures
Created by SurfDa...at11/20/06 - 10:35 pm|860 Views|5 Comments
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My 14 year old daughter had a grand mal seizure out of the blue about a year ago. She recovered completely (we thought), but (without telling anyone) continued to have almost daily auras and an occasional 10-20 second "absence" seizure....
land1968
land1968
14 year old son w/possible seizures--question about consciousness
Created by land1968at2/9/06 - 6:11 am|583 Views|4 Comments
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Hi, am new here. Yesterday my 14 year old son came downstairs after awakening in a very confused and agitated state, bumping into things, pacing, and very confused...couldn't speak correctly or understand what I was saying. It was...
babyba...
babyba...
16 year old- absence seizures
Created by babyba...at4/10/08 - 1:31 pm|47 Views|2 Comments
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im 16 and have been see a specialist to try and find an explaination for 5 years of absence seizure which have become progressivly worse and i am now fainting with the absence.  i have also been diagnosed with dyslexia and am wondering if there is...
kathvan5
kathvan5
16yr female w/ seizures...
Created by kathvan5at12/24/06 - 2:51 pm|415 Views|1 Comment
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I had a drug related seizure about 8 months ago, and have been getting HORRIBLE migraines for about the past year. Since that first seizure, I've had 2 more, even though I haven't done drugs in roughly 6 months. The migraines make...