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Topic: New to Epilepsy.com

could i have photosensitive epilepsy?

01/2006 | 3 Comments

Hi, I have had a few strange things happen recently, 1st the flourescent light at work was flickerinf rapidly, after a few moments, I felt sick to my...
New here

01/2006 | 1 Comments

Hey! I'm Amber...I just found this place after doing searches for info. about TLE. I hope to get to know some of you guys and learn more about my...
I'm New/My Story

01/2006 | 3 Comments

Hello Everyone, I have been reading your stories of how you are dealing with your epilepsy and it has helped me to cope with the things I am going...
new headaches with Dilantin

01/2006 | 3 Comments

Hi I am new to this site and am curious. I have been taking Dilantin for about 2 years now and have just started having really bad headaches. I have...
Frustrated Mom

01/2006 | 1 Comments

It is so frustrating, you feel so helpless. My daugher started having seizures at 7 mo. she is now 5 1/2 yrs. We have tried 13 med, been to the...
hi

01/2006 | 4 Comments

just found the forum and wanted to say hi to everyone.
Employment discrimination?

01/2006 | 4 Comments

You all may have discussed this in the past, but I'm new to this forum. I've reading a lot of your stories, and one thing I hear often is the fear of...
Just a hello and bit of history

01/2006 | 3 Comments

okay, just found this forum and wanted to say hello. My epilepsy was noticed since 4 years of age(im 27 now) but there are no known reasons for it...
Need some help

01/2006 | 2 Comments

Hello, I am new to Epilepsy.com and signed on hoping to find some answers because I am really scared. I am 25 years old and a mother of one...my 8...
Hi all

01/2006 | 1 Comments

Hi everyone, I'm Nick and I'm completely new at this. I'm 17 years old, live in England and I've had epilepsy since I was 8 or 9. After I was...
Is this TLE ??

01/2006 | 15 Comments

I've had attacks for as long as I can remember. My parents never took me to the doctor - don't know why, perhaps because they weren't serious enough...
New

01/2006 | 3 Comments

Hello. My name is Bonnie. I have never had epilepsy but I know quite a few people who do. My cousin, nephew, bestfriend, and my bestfriends brother...
hello

01/2006 | 3 Comments

... I'm a guy in my 40s and just found out I have frontal lobe epilepsy in the past year. Since I've been on meds, the frequency has declined but I...
NEW TO MY.EPILEPSY.COM

01/2006 | 0 Comments

Finding trust in the members, a foundation and a mentor group that has an opportunity to find out what levels of Epilepsy each has,and identifiaction...
Dog with epilepsy

01/2006 | 2 Comments

I'm new to this whole blog thing so I hope this works. Anyone now how to control increased appetite as a result of phenobarbitol? My dog is on it...
New and looking for help

01/2006 | 4 Comments

I have a 20 yr old brother and we have a team of Drs that can figure out what is happening to him. This is all we know. He was born with VSD, he is a...
New

01/2006 | 5 Comments

Hello all,I have Temporal Lobe Partial Seizures. They have never been in good control. I have had seizure surgery. And last year had the VNS implant...

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