Hi  I am trying to find a suitable method of contraception, i am particularly interested in the implant/ implanon. There is some confusion as to whether it will work effectively whilst i am using lamotrigine as it may stop the hormone from working...

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Good morning ladies... I like, many of you, have catamenial epilepsy.  My seizures are completely controlled except for 1-7 days before I start my period.  I have been on several different meds and several different combonations of meds for several...

Hi Everyone, I have had two nocturnal seizures 4/05 & 6/05 and was placed on topamax. I just found out that I am pregnant. Does anyone have any information about the risks of taking or not taking topamax or any other seizure medication...

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Good morning, I am very curious to hear the experience of women while they were pregnant, and during labor & birth of a child.  How did the pain, stress affect your epilepsy, and was it easy to manage seazures? I am trying to figure out how...

I have been on estrogen for 6+ years now because I was having hot flashes, night sweats, etc... and my blood level showed a very low level of estrogen. (I have PCOS.) Now that I have started lamictal, it seems those old symptoms are...

Has anyone had a seizure during on around your period. I guess what I'm trying to say is Do you think your period has triggered a seizure of some kind before...   Everyone has something that triggers their seizures... Up untill a few years...

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I figured this would be the better place for this because men losing their hair, well, perhaps it's a prejudice thought but I figured women would understand me freaking out about it more. Have you ever had your meds cause hairloss?...

Has anyone experienced severe acne breakouts related to Topamax? Right now I have a huge zit (like 3 or 4 zits in one) on my chin. I was reading up and noticed that a side effect of the medication can be acne like this. What can be...

Anyone notice that it practically disappears? I certainly have. I know that it's probably because of the meds but it would be nice to have it back. ...

I am 31 years old and in my 3rd trimester of my pregnancy. I am currently taking keppra for my partial complex seizures and during my pregnancy I have been ok with my seizures.  Today I was having some seizures during the day while I was awake which...

Hey guys. I'm Sarah and I'm 22 years old. One week ago today I had a siezure. It was the first time and I haven't been to the doctor. (No insurance.)  I can't remember exactly what happened right before the siezure... What I do remember is not being...

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My daughter is 15 and was diagnosed with seizure disorder after experiencing absence seizures at age 7.  She has had 3 tonic clonic seizures since diagnosis and is currently taking Topamax for the TC and Zeurontin for the absence seizures.  She is also very...

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I wanted to thank ALL of you for sharing your experiences and knowledge regarding this very sensitive subject. I plan to start trying to have my second child in 2-3 months. Since my original posting, I've had an incident after only one month after my last...

hello everyone i have met a woman who can help cure your illness with her spells and magic,i am a living testimony..we met online sometimes ago,before i met her i never believed in spells and magic until she did one for me.i took another of someone like me...

Hi all, I am almost 28wks pregnant and have been told I need to book a c-section for my baby due to my seizures becoming unstable during the pregnancy. I have tonic clonics in custers and have been in status several times. Anyone else been through...

At my neurologist's urging, I discontinued my 500 mg/day Keppra 6 years ago when I was pregnant and when breastfeeding my daughter and suffered through clusters of seizures every month.  This time, my OB kept me on the Keppra and upped my dosage of folic...

I thought that maybe I had finally found something to help, but at the same time I'm not so sure. This got a lot longer than I intended, so please bear with me...

Hi All, I am almost 6 months pregnant.  I have been on Lamictal for about 5 years, and I have been well-controlled the entire time except for a couple of instances which were explained. 

Hello to all,Just wanted to ask if anyone if going thru Menopause and have sieuzres.  Recently I had 2-gand mals, which I have not had for a long time.  This weekend I had...

Hi Everyone! My name is Peggy and I've had epilepsy for about 27 years. They started when I was almost 16 and I'm 43, now. I have complex partial seizures from the temporal lobe region. My seizures basically occur right before,...

Hi everyone, My name is Emma & I'm new to this forum (so glad I found it). Anyway I had a baby girl last October - after being seizure free since 1997, however in about April I began waking up having bitten my tongue really badly,...

In another thread I explained how I was supposed to have gotten over my epilepsy when I was a teenager. Looking back on my life and recent events make me believe that's not so.

Hi everyone, I was just wondering if anyone had a change in the length of their menstrual cycle when they switched to Keppra. I was on Trileptal for a few years with 25-day cycles. I hated Trileptal and had nothing but problems...

Hello,  I am a 33 year old female and I have been seizure free for 11 years. However since the start of my seizures when I was 14, I began to have major depression and hearing a voice telling to me to kill myself. I have not acted on this until recently (February...

I am a 32 year old woman who was just got diagnosed with seizure disorder 2 months ago. I suffer from tonic clonic seizure. And apart from that I also recently got married. My husband works abroad and will only be with me for 2 more months before going away...

Hello everyone I am 28 years old, female, with JME. My doctor has switched me from Depakote to Lamictal and now Keppra. I take Keppra 1000mg a day. Is there anyone, who is on Keppra, who is pregnant or who has had a baby. There is...

Hi  I took a decision to stop taking AEDs before getting pregnant. I discussed this with my neurologist and my Obygen - and they were both supportive of my decision due to the fact that a) i have complex partial seizures, but i just black out....

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I am a 28 yr old who was diagnosed in 2004 after having a sudden seizure after a long stressful day. I've never had any seizures since 2005, but my neurologist still recommends me to keep taking a small amount of Depakote, as my EEG results afterwards...

Hi I live in Australia and am planing to have a baby. I am hoping to have some people to connect with via email or whatever to talk about epilepsy and pregnancy. My email is rapacker@bigpond.com please email me :) Amy

Hello- My husband and I want to get pregnant, but I have been taking Depakote 1000mg for 18 years. Im now 30 yrs old and my husband is 34. I have to do a few tests and be evaluated to see what medication I can switch too. Any advice and information...

Hello-- This is my first post on here after months of lurking. ;) What a great place to share experiences and information.

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I have kind of a strange question that I have never been able to get a straight answer to..  I was hoping some of my fellow epileptic ladies may be able to help w/ their experiences or thoughts.