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paulette
paulette
New - can you identify?
Created by pauletteat8/27/08 - 1:04 pm|8 Views
struggling with a seizure dissorder.

dmusicat
dmusicat
New - Seizure Surprize!
Created by dmusicatat8/26/08 - 9:15 pm|6 Views
I had a grand mal seizure early May 2008. The doctors weren't sure exactly what happened, so they declared it syncope. I had no medication until I had a second grand mal seizure July 31 of the same year during a family vacation. I was put on medication...

marina...
marina...
New - Marina's story
Created by marina...at8/26/08 - 6:09 pm|12 Views
This is the story of the life and death of my 17 yr. old daughter with epilepsy

alimac
alimac
New - My Son John
Created by alimacat8/26/08 - 9:20 am|3 Views
Epilespy, diet and medications.  What are the best treatments for Idiopathic Drug Resistant Epilepsy?

galmoy
galmoy
New - Double Cortex Syndrome
Created by galmoyat8/25/08 - 12:52 pm|11 Views
My daughter, 6 years has double cortex syndrome - presenting with Myoclonic Epilepsy, Dyxpraxia, Mild Learning Disability, and what has been described as a 'cluster' of emotional/behavioural difficulties. we can get no information on this apparently rare...

Rathodrr
Rathodrr
New - Fathers story.
Created by Rathodrrat8/25/08 - 10:21 am|5 Views
Is there a way to confrm seizure as Epilepsy

lindsa...
lindsa...
New - Lindsay Story
Created by lindsa...at8/25/08 - 8:57 am|6 Views
 i will share what i experienced when i  have my seizures ,maby you have had the same experiences? it starts out of knowhere i will get an aura i feel sureal and everything is realy clear than i try to talk but i cant. when i try to get help or warn someone i...

Karon02
Karon02
New - My princess!
Created by Karon02at8/25/08 - 8:21 am|8 Views
My daughter is 5 and half years old and has epilepsy. We live in Texas!

skiing...
skiing...
New - IT all begane at the end of 8th grade
Created by skiing...at8/24/08 - 9:52 pm|5 Views
I had sharp headaches that last for about 30 sec's, to a mintue....

esfand...
esfand...
New - MAHYAR ESFANDI
Created by esfand...at8/24/08 - 9:11 pm|4 Views
I   WAS  11 YEARS OLD IN IRAN  I  WAS FELL DOWN 4 STORY OF APARTEMEMENT MY SISTERS HOME ONE NIGHT CHENGE MY LIFE FOR LIFE TO TAKE TEGROTOL I WAS UNCOUNCIOS  10 HOURS THE DOCTORS SAID TO MY MOM I COULD BE DIED IF I WAS IN QOUMA 1 MORE...

altesse
altesse
New - My Time with Epilepsy. Rough Draft....
Created by altesseat8/23/08 - 7:49 pm|17 Views
This is a rough draft of my time with Epilepsy. My though are a bit scattered right now, so it might be hard to follow. I'm sorry for the miscommunication

buddym...
buddym...
New - Mr Melvyn George
Created by buddym...at8/22/08 - 2:25 pm|2 Views
I am a married man with 3 children. My wife has had epilepsy since the age of four and is well controlled with drugs. Two of my children have been effected by epilepsy.

mcastelan
mcastelan
New - My son, Miguel!
Created by mcastelanat8/22/08 - 1:30 pm|7 Views
My story about coping with epilepsy.

Jewell
Jewell
New - Living with Epilepsy
Created by Jewellat8/22/08 - 12:42 am|12 Views
my life since 14

jecraig
jecraig
New - memory loss
Created by jecraigat8/21/08 - 8:57 pm|8 Views
I am a 38year old male. I have had seizures for the last 6 years. My wife is concerned that my memory only contains bad memories.

kaneka...
kaneka...
New - My story
Created by kaneka...at8/21/08 - 6:43 pm|39 Views
32 year old with epilepsy

TSL1221
TSL1221
New - Mommy and Timothy
Created by TSL1221at8/21/08 - 11:19 am|17 Views
Tim's recent bout with seizures (tonic clonic, atonic, myoclonic)

aMiNaS...
aMiNaS...
New - Aminas story
Created by aMiNaS...at8/21/08 - 10:56 am|8 Views
5 month old with seizures since birth two surgeries

Sludge
Sludge
New - Stigma in the Golden Years
Created by Sludgeat8/21/08 - 3:02 am|14 Views
    A story about what happened to me during my Secondary School years

heathe...
heathe...
New - for lillie
Created by heathe...at8/20/08 - 8:55 pm|9 Views
a year ago my daughter sat up from a sound sleep and started drooling and staring off out of the blue for no reason ..

poet254
poet254
New - Frustrated
Created by poet254at8/20/08 - 10:40 am|13 Views
Nocturnal seizures now with questionable migraines during the day

princessv
princessv
New - Veronica's Story
Created by princessvat8/20/08 - 9:42 am|14 Views
I was in a Car Accident when I was little and I thought that was the cause of my Seizures but come to find out I was born with them.

mofobo1
mofobo1
New - Dealing with NES and family issues
Created by mofobo1at8/20/08 - 7:51 am|5 Views
NES--are they as easily determined when one has other somatic events?

ka5drd
ka5drd
New - why im here
Created by ka5drdat8/19/08 - 10:28 pm|29 Views
the reason im here is because my girlfriend has epilepsy and i wanted to learn more about it  

gweb
gweb
New - Looking for Help
Created by gwebat8/19/08 - 6:32 pm|3 Views
Looking for any suggestions  

janemary
janemary
New - A TOTAL CHANGE IN MY LIFE
Created by janemaryat8/19/08 - 7:23 am|14 Views
STILL SEARCHING THE ANSWERS WHY I HAD AN EPILEPSY....UNTIL TODAY NO ANSWERS YET ...STILL DEPRESSING ,DREAMS GONE AND LIVE WITH SCARED ON HOW I FACE MY LIFE HAVING EPILEPSY....    

DebbieD
DebbieD
New - Who knew!?
Created by DebbieDat8/18/08 - 9:54 pm|12 Views
How the last week has changed my life, and I hope not too drastically!

qhodges
qhodges
New - Why me?
Created by qhodgesat8/18/08 - 7:53 pm|9 Views
My history of seizures over the past 4 years.

arw123
arw123
New - just the beggining
Created by arw123at8/18/08 - 6:33 pm|8 Views
  its like i thought i was the only person who had it and i didnt realize there was a name because it seemed like no one knew what it was....

lfvance
lfvance
New - Temporal lobe epilepsy
Created by lfvanceat8/18/08 - 1:38 pm|20 Views
Tired and Confused

mmoral...
mmoral...
New - My 29-year old daughter has epilepsy...
Created by mmoral...at8/18/08 - 12:16 pm|6 Views
My 29-year old daughter has lived with epilepsy for over 22 years...and now she and her four sons live with me.

sawyer...
sawyer...
New - Nobody but Us Really Understands Epilepsy
Created by sawyer...at8/17/08 - 7:07 pm|15 Views
Life has been a downward slide

irvkay
irvkay
New - My Story with epilepsy
Created by irvkayat8/17/08 - 10:09 am|6 Views
Doctors told my parents that "I would not live to be seven, or if I did I would be in a mental institution beyond seven years." I sought more through faith, hope, and perseverence, including an education, some college, a couple of good jobs, a marriage...

teardr...
teardr...
New - KEPPRA
Created by teardr...at8/16/08 - 11:08 am|6 Views
I was just put on "Keppra" & don't know a lot about it,can someone tell me more about it & the side effects,I am also a "Bio-Polar Depressant" Wondering if this drug will interfere with the med (CYMBALTA ) that I take for depression?

pprestage
pprestage
New - Paxtons Story
Created by pprestageat8/16/08 - 2:44 am|4 Views
My daughter Paxton is 15 and she has jme.      

r journey
r journey
New - tramic brain injury
Created by r journeyat8/15/08 - 1:29 pm|2 Views
son's trama at  age 10 months.  now 6 1/2 and in frist grade. 

mitsyb...
mitsyb...
New - The Neverending Journey
Created by mitsyb...at8/15/08 - 11:43 am|6 Views
I am 27 yrs. old and I have had seizures since I was 8 yrs. old.  I have been on every kind of AED you can think of nothing ever worked.  I have had 3 brain surgeries.  The most recent, was july'08.  I hope and pray that this surgery works.  I just...

tblake
tblake
New - My new life...
Created by tblakeat8/14/08 - 3:11 pm|11 Views
My previous seizures...

jmwash...
jmwash...
New - jocelyn's story
Created by jmwash...at8/14/08 - 11:21 am|3 Views
married women, 2 teenage boys 15 and 19,  I am getting ready to start school for Medical Office Assistant.

irish2...
irish2...
New - Diagnosed for the first time
Created by irish2...at8/13/08 - 7:13 am|15 Views
I was 25yrs old when I had my first seizure (CP)

a.dobb...
a.dobb...
New - Living With Epilepsy
Created by a.dobb...at8/12/08 - 2:53 pm|3 Views
Peti-Mal Epilepsy. Brief lapses of consciousness, and awareness.

Michel...
Michel...
New - Looking for Great Brain Surgeon
Created by Michel...at8/12/08 - 10:32 am|11 Views
I may be a candidate for a Temporal Lobectame and I want to know more about my possible surgeon.

concer...
concer...
New - Does anyone have answers?
Created by concer...at8/12/08 - 7:44 am|7 Views
I've been working with a 24 year old man since he was 18 years old.  He was diagnosed with LGS at a very young age.  I am looking for any answers I might find about the long term effects of living with LGS.

alexm20
alexm20
New - My history of Epilepsy
Created by alexm20at8/11/08 - 7:43 pm|15 Views
This is kind of a quick summary of my history with epilepsy and medications, followed by surgery and the results, followed by current condition, hope this help for anyone trying to help control their epilepsy. If anyone wants to know any more information,...

Nichol...
Nichol...
New - how fast it happened
Created by Nichol...at8/11/08 - 5:29 pm|28 Views
you wake up one day and everything is fine and your a normal 16year old girl/boy with dreams and hopes and it all changes so fast.....

kristal26
kristal26
New - very lost
Created by kristal26at8/11/08 - 12:28 pm|13 Views
about my daughter kalieshia

LacyJane
LacyJane
New - Awakening to a Life Change
Created by LacyJaneat8/11/08 - 9:42 am|10 Views
First time seizure. Heavily medicated and scared.

Gloria120
Gloria120
New - Hello
Created by Gloria120at8/10/08 - 12:44 pm|16 Views
Do I really have seizures?

bttngl
bttngl
New - 52 YEARS OF STUFF YOU'D NEVER BELIEVE
Created by bttnglat8/10/08 - 12:36 pm|8 Views
A LIFE OF MISUNDERSTANDING, REJECTION, ABUSE, MISDIAGNOSES OR NO DIAGNOSES, 50 YRS OF SOMETHING JUST NOW IN 2008 CORRECT DIAGNOSIS (I HOPE) HAHA

Anita_
Anita_
New - Maybe I robbed my 16 year old by having epilepsy!
Created by Anita_at8/10/08 - 8:28 am|12 Views
Why did this have to happen? After a car accident with my Mother and Father with me... We were hit hard and rolled our car. My Parents didn't make it and I did. I missed their funeral and was stuck in the hospital. Gosh I miss them.... I never had the chance...


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