A mother of four children, two of which have epilepsy, deals with the struggles of divorce, re-marriage, blending families, and starting over.
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 medwar... New - It's not easy, but it is worth it!
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dmbrid77 New - Consequences of having seizures
I had a allergic reaction to my DPT shot apparently there was pertusis in it and when my mother and I got home I was having at least 10 to 12 seizures a day with no way to control them.
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 aprill... New - Life with epilepsy
when my son was nine he started having seizures which have never been controlled.
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 johnsbass New - ...Just Me and my E...
Recently diagnosed is probably relative, but I supposed compared to most I am a newbie. I am 52 and was dg'd at 48 so it's about 4 years now. Currently I am taking Lamictial (500) and Zonisamide (200) @ day
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ahardway New - AHardway's Battle
This is a story about a 26 year old female who had never had a problem with epilepsy until just a couple of weeks after she turned 24.
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 harvey... New - Zonegran - A Little Goes A Long Way
I have tried many drugs and two surgeries over 28 years trying to eliminate seizures. I had some success with Tegretol and Keppra, as well as others, but nothing that would totally take care of them. Over the last few years, I've added Zonegran to Keppra...
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chastity New - Benign Rolandic Epilepsy Parent
My 3 year old son was diagnosed as having Benign Rolandic Epilepsy
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Debbie001 New - Hi I'm Debbie from New Zealand
I've had epilepsy since I was 27 (now 47) and things are not going well. I've been on Dilantin, Epilim, and Tegretol which worked well for many years, Topamax at present which isn't working and Clobazam, (as well as Lamictal, previously). It is not uncommon...
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rd.harris New - mallory our 3 year old
small seizures started at age 1.5 now dr;s are recomending surgery and we are not prepared for this, please provide similar experiences. thanks Ricky Harris
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moules New - How can I tell my son everything will be ok?
How can I tell him everything will be ok when I don't know for sure it will be? I'm as scared as he his.
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MissyM New - Looking for someone with similar situation JAE??
Diagnosed with JAE need help with answers/anyone with similar situation
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 PAOLOM... New - Paolo Mainardi
The results obtained in many years of studies allow me to identify in a whey protein a very effective tool for the control of the seizures.
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tugs4501 New - new to epilepsy
her first seizure she had high fever and she was asleep, her eyes rolled up and her arms and legs were twitching, after two weeks she had another seizure and this time she was not sick she was playing and she just fell down like someone pushed her and she...
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 Amy here New - Aaron's Battle with Epilepsy
Aaron age 10 and his journey through childhood dealing with Epilepsy.
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papers1 New - This will not Control me
I was diagnosed with complex partial siezures, after a series of panic attacks that I had been experiencing in the early 1990's at 26 years of age-
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st.gab... New - my family does not believe that there's anything wrong with me
49 year old female intractable seizures, cluster seizures during my cycle. currently taking trileptal (1500 mg) , 200 mg zoloft, and 3mg of klonopin. January 3rd arrested for causing disturbance at court house a former employer because I wanted my employee...
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PINEMI... New - blood clod on the brain
I went to the hospital and that was when they found the blood clod . after the surgery I had a tube in my head for 8 days.I am on Keepra 1000 mg 1x2 day It has stoped my seizures and my drivers licens have been flaged for 6 months.I feel good and have no...
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 BETH C... New - Simple Complex Partial
I started having seizures Sept. 6th of 1991, six days after giving birth to my second child. The cause of my seizures is really unknown. The first Doctors to diagnose me with these seizures claimed it to be from miquito bites causing encyphalitis. A few...
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 Patty F. New - Happy moments,praise God.Difficult moments,seek God.Quite moments,worship God.Painful moments,trust God.Every moment,Thank God.
I was married for 30 years until my husband commited suicide the day before Christmas the year 2006...I have a black labrador and 3 cats that I consider my family ! I have no help from family...
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 angela... New - Life Changing experience
30 yrs old, Diagnosed with Epilepsy July 24, 2007 and discovered I have Temporal Lobe seizures February 5, 2008 through Video EEG study. I don't understand, but I'm learning more everyday.
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 Tommysmom New - Tommy's journey
This Blog is about Tommy's journey from the date of his vacinations at 4 months to the presant at 3 yrs old.
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 mawake... New - Oh, How a Year Will Change You
I ended up with seizure disorder after undergoing emergency brain surgery. It has now been 13 months and 10 seizures since the surgery. While my recovery was remarkable, getting handed epilepsy has been one of those gigantic life-changers.
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future... New - my AURAS look like geometric color pinwheels any one else? have visual disturbances
i have only had one seizure and i am learning about common auras or warning signs. I have not heard of or read about any auras or warning signs like the one i had. I became hot and sweaty (which i understand is not uncommon), then my vision became...
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swiggs07 New - Adolescent nightmare
Turning twelve is such a big thing to most kids, one more year until you are finally a teenager, for some girls it means receiving their periods, but for me it meant periods and seizures, two for the price of one, a very expensive price to pay...
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stepmo... New - My Son's Story
My stepson has had epilepsy since he was about 7 years old. His seizures started small with what the doctors then discribed as "growing pains", and progressed to partial seizures then to full blown nocturnal general tonic/clonic seizures by the...
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Trull New - Living with Siezures
My name is Joe and I am 39 years old. I have been having seizures since I was approximately 9 years old.
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hummin... New - Jacklyn's Story
I have a young daughter now almost 4. She was dx when she was 8 months old. Been on a few meds until we found the right one.
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