So ive been hearing alot about weed and seizures and how it can help and stuff. Im only 14 but i dunno...does anyone know if it actually works?...

im eighteen years old and i have had absence seizures since i was in sixth grade. About two weeks ago i had my first grand mal seizure. I am on Lamictal and take 100mg in the morning and 200 mg at night. Ever since i had my grand mal I have noticed a lot of...

Hi I'm 13 and have had seizures since I was 9. I'm looking for someone who understands and would like to chat

My daughter is 15, and has suffered with epilepsy from the age of 4. She also has Hemiplegia  which affects her right side. When she starts with a seizure, she suffers excruciating pain in her right hand, which makes her feel very sick. Her hand is absolutely...

So here's one for all of the seniors and Juniors in High-school... Who is scared of college? All my friends are so pumped for it and I joke around about and talk about all the parties. So I just sit there and smile and talk about it to and put on a fake act...

Hello,  I'm not sure if this is an aura since I've had these several times and didn't have a seizure. I get a strange feeling in the brain and I'm not exactly sure what it is. I told my friend and parents it felt sorta like a brain freeze without...

Hi, my name is Violeta and I`m 18 years old. Today it`s been a year since I was diagnosed with epilepsy, almost two since I had my first seizure, and a year and a half since I`ve been having seizure nightmares, or my own freddy krugers as I call them.

Hey, wasn't quite sure where to put this. I'm a 19 y.o with grand mal tonic-clonic seizures, and after a trip to my neurologist, learned that the right half of my brain was larger than the left, and considerably so. An MRI confirmed it, and I was wondering-would...

hi, i am a parent of a 13 year old girl who has epilipsy i was wondering if you could give me some insight as to how you feel after having a seizure are you able to concentrate on school work ect. any help you give is appricated   thank you

basically my names rhiannon. i live in the UK, and im 16. i have grand mal, drop and petit mal seizures - and have also resently been experiencing hand twitches.   i would love to hear from anyone who wants to talk about it, been...

hey, i am 14 years old and have had seizures for 3 years now. the first year i was put on kepra, that made me very moody and emotinal. it also didn't stop the seizures. they then switched me to depakote. that is what i am on now. Neither medications worked...

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I am 17 years old, and i suffer from memory loss. for about the past 5 years (has gotten ESPECIALLY bad within the past 2), my memory has been suffering. I can recall long term stuff, but short term is really bad.

i was diagnosed two years ago with simple-partial seizures and have been on 150mg lamictal twice a day since then. the thing is, i never had anything past a simple-partial and they happened pretty infrequently, maybe 5 per year. ...

 hi ..   i was not sure that iam pregnant or not but this month  my period suddenly stopped and  next day i had mifepristone tablet then another dose too .. but i was not sure that whether i was pregnant by unprotected sex in august..am i safe after...

I'm new to this whole "seizure" thing and after undergoing an EEG yesterday, I have some questions. A good friend of mine named Samantha has Epilepsy but her opinion differs from that of the ER doctors. Here is what happened:  

I am 17 years old, and i suffer from memory loss. for about the past 5 years (has gotten ESPECIALLY bad within the past 2), my memory has been suffering. I can recall long term stuff, but short term is really bad.

Hi! Is there anyone out there who has both Epilepsy and Celiac Disease? I was diagnosed with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and Frontal Lobe Epilepsy approximately two months ago and was diagnosed with Celiac Disease only yesterday. I...

hi i am a 17 yr. old girl who likes to go out with friends. many of my friends are 18 and are allowed to smoke cigs. some of them asked me if i wanted to try...no pressure or anything......i just wanted to ask if smoking can cause...

SO now im 18 and i have been accepted to 2 out of the 4 colleges that i applyed to. my parents said it was ok to apply anywhere just as long as it less than 5 hrs away so i did. and i made it into my top choice which is only 2 1/2...

so im 18 i live in a small town in idaho. and last saturday i think it was the 16th of may i spent the nite at a friends house. when i woke up i was on the floor i felt funny so i got up and fell casue i was weak so i went to the bathroom and fell in there. ...

Okay so I went to see my neurologist yesterday and he told me some not so good things about my medicine.  Well lately I've been gaining weight..but I exercise everyday for 20 to sometimes even an hour a day and I lift weights. ...

Hi Everyone! I'm from South Africa and was just wondering whether anyone else out there is also from South Africa? :)...

HEY IS ANYBODY THERE ,IM LOOKING TO HOOK UP WITH SOME TEENS TO TALK WITH MY NAME IS PETE I LIVE IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY,HAVE HAD SEIZURES FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS NOW,I AM 16 YEARS OLD AND HAVE NOT YET MET UP WITH ANY TEENS WITH SEIZURE DISORDERS,WOULD...

My 16 yo daughter posted a video on youtube. Shes discussing her dealing with E. Its not an academy award winner but I thought it funny, sad and Im just glad she did it. Its called Epilepsy and me If you watch youtube, you can find it at:       ...

i am new to this website but not new seizures i have had them since i was 15 and now i am 22 (i know not really a teen anymore) but as the years have gone by and my seizures keep getting worse. i am from a small town were this problem just freaked ppl out...

I'm sure there have been many discussions on here about this, but I'm new. I need some help. I'm not epileptic, my seizures are caused from scar tissue in my brain. Result of a bad fall in my cheerleading days. I had my first seizure...

This  is really very sad that teen are also suffering from this kind of disease. We should come forward and support them as soon as we can in order to encourage them mand help them to move forward in their life. Tia smith

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im 19 and got my first seizure when i was about 15...i just found out i may have to take my meds for the rest of my life after having another one about 4 weeks ago while being weaned off of the meds. I would love to hear any comments...

hi im 16 and a sophomore in high school a week before my 16th birthday in march i was diagnosed with JME after my first grand mal and i was taken out of school for a week i had just fallen in love with my boyfriend who was crying all week because...

My 16 yo daughter posted a video on youtube. Shes discussing her dealing with E. Its not an academy award winner but I thought it funny, sad and Im just glad she did it. Its called Epilepsy and me If you watch youtube, you can find it at:      ...

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Just FYI YouTube My 16 yo daughter posted a video on youtube. Shes discussing her dealing with E. Its not an academy award winner but I thought it funny, sad and Im just glad she did it. Its called Epilepsy and me If you watch youtube, you can find it at:

I was wondering if anyone could tell me if epilepsy (moderately active) can be associated/cause insomnia or general truble with sleeping (difficulty settling down)? Since my epilepsy has been active again I've found myself having trouble sleeping....

Hi everyone, We are making some changes in our special chat sessions. Starting in April, we'll be doing the Teen Talk once a month on Thursday evenings from 8 to 9 pm East Coast Time. This will be a time for teens to share experiences about living...

i'm sarah manget and i've had epilepsy sinse i was 18 months of age.

Yeah, so pretty much I have been seizure free for a little over a year now. I am a pretty good driver (been practicing with my learner's permit) and I am READY to get my regular license. In the state of FL, if you have had a seizure in less than 24 mo., you...

Its seems as though no one has started a disscussion on th positive and negative effects of marajuana(If any). As well as the bodys reaction to other drugs(mushrooms). Not to exclude anyone but if you have teperal lobe damage...

Hey I am 16 and have a younger brother with epilepsy. I feel like my Dad is more connected to my brother because of his special needs. I understand it though. I don't feel jealous because I am always there when my brother has a seizure to help him but sometimes...

Im 19 with tonic-clonic ep. im on 300mg of lamictal daily since i was 15. my sis is younger and just found out she has mychlonic* sz. she's on 1000mg of kepra. we both started having them ar around 15-16 now that im in college the dmv has...

Do any of you teens know of any colleges that are willing to work with students who have tonic-clonic sz? My 19 yo daughter would like to attend college away from home, but she's had nighttime tonic-clonics for three years. The sz are hard. She would need...