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Topic: New to Epilepsy.com

Hello, I'm new.

12/2005 | 3 Comments

Hi everyone. My name is Heather. I'm 22 and was diagnosed with JME when I was twelve. At the same time, an MRI was done and a cyst like tumor was...
Tonic-Clonic and memory - new here

12/2005 | 8 Comments

Hello, This is my first post and I just joined this group. First a bit about myself. I've had four seizures in my twenty-four years on this earth...
hi!

12/2005 | 7 Comments

Hi, I'm from Poland so forgive me my mistakes. I had my first seizure (grand mal) when I was 19 (now I'm 22). My seizures are connected with sleeping...
hi -Im new

11/2005 | 4 Comments

For a couple of years now I have been living with a brain tumor which has caused epileptic seizures. As far as the MRI scans show, it has not grown...
epilepsy

11/2005 | 1 Comments

hiya guys, im new here and just the other day the doc diagnosed me as epileptic. he's says though that im not 'textbook' epileptic, whatever that...
HELP

09/2005 | 11 Comments

Hi. I am new to this site. I am hoping someone out there can help me. I had a seizure (at night) about 17 years ago. Went to doctors, did all kinds of...
First Ever Seizure

09/2005 | 4 Comments

Hello, my name is Jodi I am a 34 yr old female. My family and I were camping this past weekend when I had a seizure. We were on our way to check out...
New seizure activity

08/2005 | 1 Comments

Hi all, I'm new to this board, but not to epilepsy. I was diagnosed as an adult almost 5 years ago to the day with left temporal lobe epilepsy. I had...
Curious what you think

08/2005 | 5 Comments

Hi everyone First, I would like to thank everyone on the website because I have gained tons of information about seizuers, meds etc. I am curious what...
Causes of Epilepsy

07/2005 | 8 Comments

I have recently been diagnosed with Epilepsy. I am 29 years old and I am heathly as on ox otherwise. They did every test under the sun for me and all...
Seizures and MMR Vaccination

07/2005 | 2 Comments

Hi, I am new to this board. In 1991 I was in college and the school realized that as a baby I had received my 2nd MMR vaccination a few days too early...
new here

07/2005 | 25 Comments

Hi everyone, I am happy to have found this site and board. I have had epilepsy for 10 years, following a head injury. I have tried 6 medications and...
thank you guys for this site.

06/2005 | 2 Comments

Hi im jasmine and I feel so glad I found this site. I have eperlepsy and ive had it for years but it only got diagnosed as an adult. ive spent most of...
New to Board

06/2005 | 3 Comments

Hello to everyone I am new to the board. I have been reading some of the notes regarding memory loss and medications. I had my first seizure 10 years...
Are VOCALIZATIONS related to Epilepsy?

06/2005 | 4 Comments

Hi, everyone and thanks to Laurie for posting her thread about sounds triggering szrs! That's what led to this post. I am Melissa - a.k.a. Melkcar, I...

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