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Topic: Teen Zone

Gelastic Seizures

06/2007 | 10 Comments

Hello. I am new here to epilepsy.com. I have browsed through this site and read very little to nothing about gelastic seizures. Does anybody else here...
Starting All Over

06/2007 | 0 Comments

For two months and two days I was seizure free. I was very happy and was thinking and hoping that I could be seizure free for at least three months...
Could Overdosing Kill You?

05/2007 | 2 Comments

Hello. I've been taking like different kinds of medications for my seizures. A few times I have taken my pills a bit too much or something because I...
HELP

05/2007 | 1 Comments

My name is Hannah Kate and I was just recently diagnosed with epilepsy. I lived with what I didn't know were seizures for almost three years...
Just Wondering

05/2007 | 1 Comments

I know some people might hesitate to respond to this one, but i really want to know. I'm on Trileptal and Zoloft, and i have a problem. I can't get...
Embarrassed to go Again

05/2007 | 2 Comments

Has anyone felt too embarrassed to go an event again after they embarrassed themselves by having a seizure in front of everyone at the event? In March...
Can it go away?

05/2007 | 4 Comments

Hi... I was diagnosed with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy in October, and it totally was nothing I could have ever expected or been ready for...
Lamictal

05/2007 | 13 Comments

Does Lamictal make you extremely tired? I am wondering if it is this medicine, I can sleep anywhere anytime. :) Depakote made me gain weight, Lamictal...
driver lisence ???? can get ??

04/2007 | 6 Comments

my son 14 years has epilepsy so if he has seizer free now and he turn 18 years olds can he get driver lisence ?? my question is when the times to get...
To Drink or Not To Drink

04/2007 | 19 Comments

Haha... a few days ago I went drinking. It's like so bad for my epilepsy thing. I give up. I don't care to take care of this seizure thing when I'm...
Heres the thing about Topamax & Depakote

04/2007 | 5 Comments

i beeen on topamax and depakote, basically both sides of the fence. topamax makes you really skinny if you go on a high dsg 4 a long period of time...
Keppra and Being more Emotional

04/2007 | 4 Comments

Hi. I was recently put on keppra and have noticed that I'm more emotional and become more aggravated more easily. Does anyone have this problem? Liz
Hi

04/2007 | 2 Comments

Hi. I'm Liz, i'm 16 and I was diagnosed when I was 7. Within the past 3 months my epilepsy has gotten slightly worse, my seizures are more frequent...
epilespy or seizures??

04/2007 | 0 Comments

.... I passed out twice at work on saturday and after the 2nd time i passed - the 7th.- out i had a seizure. i have to get a table tilt test done next...
bathing

04/2007 | 3 Comments

Hey guys, I just want to post a little caution notice for you. For the past 3 years, I've been dating a man who has two children (I'm not a teen...
Daitng w/ Epilepsy?

03/2007 | 18 Comments

Is dating that "perfect someone" hard for you because you have Epilepsy and they don't. Have you ever been in these shoes? What have you done? Do you...
nero's and real life!!!

03/2007 | 1 Comments

i hate it when my nero says that i have to contuine with my life as if i didnot have PNES. it does my head in coz how can you when family members are...
My Life **** (edited by moderator)!!!!

03/2007 | 9 Comments

I hate my life! My brothers are evil, my parents are annoying, I'm always being falsely accused of everything, it's always my fault and my seizures...

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