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Topic: Living With Epilepsy - Adults

A place to share questions, concerns, and challenges that adults with epilepsy may face in understanding, managing and living with seizures.

I Think I Need Some Emotional Support

02/2020 | 4 Comments

Hi, I'm Shira. I apologize for any spelling mistakes, I am not from an English speaking country. I am almost 29, and have had absence seizures for as...
Second Opinion

02/2020 | 4 Comments

Can anyone recommend a Dr. for a 2nd opinion? I am a 75 yr old male; episodes for 12 yrs but more intense the past 4 years. I am happy with my Dr....
Feeling Lost

02/2020 | 3 Comments

I had a seizure after just under a year. I know that I tend to feel down afterwards but it is so hard to snap out of it. My partner has been amazing...
Driving Privileges

02/2020 | 2 Comments

Hi, I live in South Carolina. I had my first seizure in Aug. 2018. At that point, I lost my ability to drive for six months. I had my second seizure...
business trips

02/2020 | 5 Comments

Hello, I would like to ask if it is possible to fly airplanes with epilepsy. in my work, it is necessary going abroad, but I'm afraid of negative...
clonezapam

02/2020 | 4 Comments

i'm sorry if this topic already was. but i want to ask if some of you take clonezapam for epilepsy. i want to quit it, or minimize, but it the only...
TLE and pituitary abnormalities

02/2020 | 2 Comments

I was diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy 7 years ago and it has been under control with Lamotrigine ever since. During my epilepsy diagnosis I had...
Night terrors

02/2020 | 2 Comments

Hi all im 23 years old. I've had night terrors where I would scream loudly and wake up suddenly during my sleep since I was maybe 13-14 years old. 2...
Help!

02/2020 | 5 Comments

I’ve been out on a medical leave since December for something not related to epilepsy, and I’m returning back to work on Tuesday. I forgot to take my...
AEDs and lifestyle

02/2020 | 6 Comments

Hi, I've had epilepsy for three years now, I'm 26 years old. It's been very difficult with the dealing process. However, I think the biggest problem...
What type of seizures is my wife having?

02/2020 | 3 Comments

About once every 3 weeks my wife has an episode. She says she feels funny, dizzy and tired. Her eye lids flicker, her hands cramp up. She is usually...
Dealing with the fear

02/2020 | 4 Comments

Hi. I've had epilepsy for 10+ years now but still haven't learned to deal with the fear of having a seizure which leads to a seizure and more fear etc...
Was This a Seizure or a Coincidence?

02/2020 | 3 Comments

When I have seizures, I wake up confused for about a minute and my muscles are pretty sore. Well I just woke up feeling this way, where I forgot...
R.E Right Temporal Lobectomy

02/2020 | 1 Comments

Hey all I had right temporal lobectomy for a cavernous malformation on my right temporal lobe. 10 yrs later I now can't handle stress and have...
absent seizures

02/2020 | 3 Comments

Hello, I am suffering from epilepsy from the last 8 years.have been operated twice .i am on regular mediation of Torleva, Clobazam, and Tegrital...

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