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My EEG is scheduled for Tuesday

04/2018 | 1 Comments

I've been experiencing weird symptoms for awhile now - I'll smell cigarette smoke really strongly (like someone's sitting next to me chain-smoking...
New here and needing advice!

04/2018 | 5 Comments

Hi there, I’m going to try and make this as short as I can! I’m a 35 year old female from the UK. Around 4 years ago after a painful breakup I started...
Seizures or side effects?

04/2018 | 2 Comments

Hi all Under investigation for epilepsy after suffering nocturnal leg spasms/seizures which then developed into tonic-clonic seizures (all of which...
24 year old with 4th seizure now!!?

04/2018 | 1 Comments

18yrs old - 21 yrs old - used to drink a lot 3/4x a week. Clubbing, late nights. Never had a single seizure despite being unhealthy. 1st seizure...
Could this be epilepsy?

03/2018 | 2 Comments

Hi, for the past year or so I have been having strange "episodes" while I'm asleep and my mum suggested seizures. At first they were infrequent but...
Unsure if epileptic need help?

03/2018 | 0 Comments

Hi I’m a 21 year old male and I have been dealing with bad anxiety, stress and depression since I was 16. I had my first seizure which was a tonic...
New epilepsy diagnosis for our daughter

03/2018 | 2 Comments

Our 17 year old daughter was diagnosed with epilepsy in Jan/2018 after undergoing a 24hr EEG. The EEG showed that she has 50-60 absence seizures in a...
Suspecting epilepsy

03/2018 | 0 Comments

Hey all! I have a huge family history of epilepsy on my mothers side - even my cousin who started having them at around age 10, and I'm starting to...
Writing a Novel

02/2018 | 3 Comments

Hello there, I am an aspiring author writing a novel which a features a major character with epilepsy. I have spent weeks doing research, but there's...
Disability Benefits?

02/2018 | 3 Comments

I'm 35 yrs old and just embarrassed to talk to my Dr about this. So I figured I would get some advice before i message him. Few yrs back I started...
Semi-decent sobstory :P

02/2018 | 2 Comments

Hi all, my names Matt and im 26 in 3 days ^.^ Untill the age of 24, i was in relatively good health working behind the counter at a local petrol...
Feelings After Complex Seizures

02/2018 | 1 Comments

Im 23 and found out iv got Temporal Lobe Epilepsy about 3 month ago when i started having these really weird deja vu feelings and a super watery mouth...

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