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There is a lot to know about epilepsy. Whether you're new to epilepsy or have known about it for years, the more information you have the stronger you'll be. By starting at the beginning, you will gain a basic foundation of knowledge about the disease, its treatments, and the ways it will affect your life. Once you learn about it, the next steps will be much easier and you can get on with living. Here you'll find information all about epilepsy and seizures, so send this to a friend, print it out and read it, and know that epilepsy.com is here to help. In particular, we have prepared a checklist that will help you remember what to discuss with your doctor - the checklist may be found on http://my.epilepsy.com/info/women_checklist.
Nowhere is the problem more evident than in pregnancy. In the United States, epilepsy affects nearly one million women of childbearing potential. Most women with epilepsy can and do have normal pregnancies however they should follow a few traditional rules for having a healthy pregnancy.
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| On Keppra, Baby on the Way | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| keppra vs. topamax | Feb 10, 2008 | |
| lamictal and pregnancy | Feb 10, 2008 | |
| pregnancy-developmental delays with tegretol | Feb 11, 2008 | |
| Successful pregnancies on Valproic Acid | Mar 11, 2008 | |
| Epilepsy, pregnancy and giving birth | Feb 19, 2008 | |
| Is it possible to outgrow epilepsy? | Mar 4, 2008 | |
| switching meds before pregnancy | Feb 7, 2008 | |
| Epileptic, not on AEDs, about to give birth. What happens during Delivery? | Feb 26, 2008 | |
| Changing AEDs while pregnant? | Mar 18, 2008 |
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| ?? | Oct 11, 2008 | |
| debys | ||
| CDKL5 disorders | Oct 11, 2008 | |
| cdkl5mum | ||
| newly diagnosed 9 month old | Oct 11, 2008 | |
| widdletigger | ||
| Does this sound like seizure?? Delays?? | Oct 11, 2008 | |
| kaitlynsmom | ||
| Wondering about Kappra | Oct 11, 2008 | |
| nanny53 | ||
| sex drive | Oct 10, 2008 | |
| rosegirl | ||
| So Overwhelming... | Oct 10, 2008 | |
| SaBrinah_D | ||
| If I could change 1 thing on epilepsy.com it would be . . . | Oct 10, 2008 | |
| kdredske | ||
| EPI_HELP (patty) is now calling all teeni-boppers and teenagers to get together. | Oct 10, 2008 | |
| sophia_hill | ||
| Metformin and Epilepsy | Oct 10, 2008 | |
| pan06 | ||
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| my.epilepsy.com Updates | 20,257 | |
| epi_help | ||
| topamax and weight loss | 18,786 | |
| alexia mom | ||
| kepra | 18,542 | |
| brian mattingly | ||
| Possible cure for absence seizures | 15,397 | |
| pdl1 | ||
| Epilepsy and marijuana | 14,298 | |
| cjad234 | ||
| Sexual Side Effects | 12,461 | |
| George R | ||
| How exactly do aura's feel | 12,219 | |
| WendyBendy | ||
| MEDICAL ALERT I.D.'s | 11,110 | |
| picnupthepcs | ||
| Over 40 Different Types Of Seizures - Revised | 9,853 | |
| spiz | ||
| electrical shock in head? | 9,297 | |
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| Title | Posted | |
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| Day 5 on Keppra | Feb 20, 2008 | |
| Crybaby | Feb 12, 2008 | |
| Nearly a month of taking Keppra | Mar 11, 2008 | |
| On Keppra... having a baby | Apr 27, 2008 |
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| AND OUR GUEST ARTIST TONIGHT IS . . . | Oct 11, 2008 | |
| Adz | ||
| I just wanted to say . . . | Oct 11, 2008 | |
| Adz | ||
| aggravation | Oct 11, 2008 | |
| scratch | ||
| comp | Oct 11, 2008 | |
| scratch | ||
| NOTHING MORE TO SAY? | Oct 11, 2008 | |
| ROCKNROLL | ||
| Epilepsy takes everything away... | Oct 11, 2008 | |
| thumper29 | ||
| Transitions | Oct 10, 2008 | |
| davita | ||
| Epilepsy and Bipolar Disorder | Oct 10, 2008 | |
| thepenfairy | ||
| mothers | Oct 10, 2008 | |
| davita | ||
| Input is welcome/More photos's (tables) | Oct 10, 2008 | |
| woodland | ||
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| Inspirational Quote - My Own Personal Inner Thoughts | 7,910 | |
| Butterflygrl | ||
| my partial complex seizures | 3,822 | |
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| Topomax... The Dreaded......... | 3,605 | |
| Dr Jason | ||
| Brain Zaps, tics & twitches | 3,442 | |
| JudiS | ||
| side effects of phenobarb. | 2,945 | |
| pksmom | ||
| Feeling Sick | 2,763 | |
| JBJ1984 | ||
| Tegretol XR and ANXIETY meds | 2,710 | |
| Butterflygrl | ||
| How can you tell if a sleep seizure happens? | 2,593 | |
| epl_controller | ||
| Nonepileptic "Events" vs. "Seizures" | 2,521 | |
| teft | ||
| TYLENOL, AEDs & SEIZURES | 2,497 | |
| cmscribbles | ||
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| Title | Posted | |
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| Benign Rolandic Epilepsy -- Is it really benign | Sep 13, 2008 | |
| LaraHj | ||
| Epilepsy/any topic | Sep 4, 2008 | |
| TomII1000 | ||
| Parents Of Children With Epilepsy | Aug 31, 2008 | |
| zachsmommy | ||
| Can't Stop Them!!! | Aug 24, 2008 | |
| Amber28 | ||
| Conceiving with epilepsy | Aug 18, 2008 | |
| cukinha | ||
| Seizures after Weight Loss Surgery | Jul 26, 2008 | |
| meltingmama | ||
| Arts And Photography Support Epilepsy | Jul 5, 2008 | |
| G_Aby | ||
| juevenile myo-clonic epilepesy group | Jul 3, 2008 | |
| jme | ||
| Children of a Parent with Epilepsy | Jun 19, 2008 | |
| emirahs | ||
| Sports | Jun 12, 2008 | |
| IRobot | ||
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| Along came a hurdle | Oct 11, 2008 | |
| june03 | ||
| My Epilepsy and effects on my life. | Oct 10, 2008 | |
| Lovebuggs | ||
| My name is Dyanna & this is my story with Epilepsy | Oct 10, 2008 | |
| dyanna | ||
| Emily's epilepsy story | Oct 10, 2008 | |
| Lemondrop | ||
| SILENT BUT DEADLY... | Oct 10, 2008 | |
| deonycewlk | ||
| Diagnosed of epilepsy,but reports seem normal. | Oct 10, 2008 | |
| nitya | ||
| newly diagnosed | Oct 9, 2008 | |
| AuntAnna | ||
| living with epilepsy.. | Oct 9, 2008 | |
| nareema | ||
| Mr | Oct 9, 2008 | |
| elijahmuchiri | ||
| sEE52 | Oct 9, 2008 | |
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| Jessica Roiz | 1,821 | |
| kroiz | ||
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| wenko | ||
| my story | 435 | |
| snoby | ||
| Always Have On Clean Underwear | 386 | |
| crashllama | ||
| Kelly's Life With Epilepsy | 375 | |
| kjcanada1979 | ||
| my brain has died a thousand deaths........... | 344 | |
| banffgirl | ||
| What My Seizures Are Like...... | 341 | |
| javaman | ||
| Crystal's story | 303 | |
| Crystal11 | ||
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| karalyeva | ||
| How I found out I hade seizures | 278 | |
| HilaryWeinberg | ||
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