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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.

laser ablation insurance

07/2019 | 1 Comments

anybody have laser ablation and had health insurance that covered procedure if not completely to some extent. im having a hard time finding any...
Meditations and vitamins

07/2019 | 0 Comments

Looking to try some vitamins (niacin, lions mane, l-theanine, gaba calm) to help with my brain being the spazz it likes to be lol. Also wanna hear...
Anterograde and or Retrograde Amnesia

07/2019 | 2 Comments

Is anyone aware of any support organizations that deals with Anterograde and or Retrograde Amnesia? I am NOT refering to Altzheimers Disease or...
Electrical Surges

07/2019 | 1 Comments

I had electrical tingling like sensations for several hours last night coupled of with anxiety and fear. Not the same feeling as when your arm or leg...
Constant head pressure

07/2019 | 1 Comments

Hello everyone! I was diagnosed with complex partial seizures 2 years ago. I am currently between neurologists. So for the past few months, I have...
Medicine Issues

07/2019 | 2 Comments

I will try to make this short and simple, but its complicated. I have minor nocturnal seizures, if I don't take meds. I was first on Tegretol (7yrs)...
Seizures and Uti

07/2019 | 3 Comments

I'm 30 and I was diagnosed with epilepsy about 6months ago...a little back story...I had encephalitis when I was about 8, grand mal seizure, life...
laser ablation

07/2019 | 0 Comments

has any one had laser ablation surgery at Mayo Clinic
laser ablation

07/2019 | 1 Comments

anybody have laser ablation and had health insurance that covered procedure if not completely to some extent. im having a hard time finding any...
Can this really be epilepsy?

07/2019 | 3 Comments

So I'm 31 years old, and two years ago, I had this very strange experience. I was about to leave to go to a friends house when suddenly, I couldn't...
Any Lamictal Users

07/2019 | 7 Comments

In 1978 I was put on Depekene, know known as Depakote ER. I have done great with a few break through seizures along the way. After falling on wet...
Epilepsy and dating

06/2019 | 3 Comments

My question is: when do you tell new people about your epilepsy? I put "dating" but really its kind of hard to me when to share that information...
Ketogenic Diet

06/2019 | 8 Comments

I cannot encourage you guys enough to look into the keto diet. Around two months ago I started a very strict version of the diet, entered ketosis...
Eye & Vision issues with Keppra?

06/2019 | 1 Comments

I have been on Keppra for 3.5 years. At the time of diagnosis and subsequent Rx for Keppra, I was 47 years old. I had LASIK about 15 years ago and my...
Living long with Epilepsy

06/2019 | 3 Comments

Hello to anybody reading this I was first diagnosed with epilepsy aged 7 and am now 20, which is was when I was officially diagnosed with focal...
Amino Acid Supplements alongside AED

06/2019 | 1 Comments

Hello, i’m hoping someone can give me some info on amino acid supplements in the treatment of epilepsy, as well as taking these with medication (AED)...
Night time seizures

05/2019 | 4 Comments

Hello everyone! So in short, I have night time seizures but lately they have started to kick in just before I fall asleep. I can feel a strong aura...

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