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Topic: Teen Zone

"I need a buddy that has seizures 2"

02/2006 | 8 Comments

I'm 20 yrs old I've had seizures for over 7 yrs, I was homeschooled all throughout highschool so I never got to expierence it. which is kind of a...
does smoking trigger a seziure?

02/2006 | 14 Comments

hi i am a 17 yr. old girl who likes to go out with friends. many of my friends are 18 and are allowed to smoke cigs. some of them asked me if i wanted...
Medical Stuff! :)

02/2006 | 1 Comments

Hi I'm Amie! I'm 15. I'm also new here. lol! I don't have Epilepsy but I am really interested in Medical Stuff and I was wondering if you can tell me...
is it realy epilepsy please! help

01/2006 | 3 Comments

hi everyone my name is jonathan im 15 i started having seizures 5months ago my first was like this i would breath fast and heavy the convulse well i...
want to talk to another teen

01/2006 | 15 Comments

Hi, I'm Nick, I'm 17 yrs old and have epilepsy. I've been chatting to some people in the chat room on this site and theyre really great, but theyrw...
alcohol and simple-partial seizures

01/2006 | 23 Comments

i was diagnosed two years ago with simple-partial seizures and have been on 150mg lamictal twice a day since then. the thing is, i never had anything...
A teen? Read me

01/2006 | 0 Comments

You may get it. Read the poem in my blog, I wrote it when I was a teen. Hope it helps. Colina.
meds and bad side effects

01/2006 | 5 Comments

hi, my name is brooke and I am a new user and thrilled to find out other people are going through the same thing i am. I started on depakote about 2...
Facial Twitches

10/2005 | 4 Comments

Anyone with epilepsy get facial twitches (mouth, or jaw drops down) or blinking? Can anyone explain what this is?
Driving & Epilepsy

10/2005 | 5 Comments

Hi Everyone I am 17 and I am really wanting to get my drivers licscence. I have had epilepsy since I was 14 years old. I have had seizures off and on...
seizures when home alone

10/2005 | 5 Comments

well...first off..im new to this site...im sixteen years old and my name is haley...on to my question..a week and a half ago i was home alone and I...
Thanks, jennyc

10/2005 | 1 Comments

I am not sure I'm responding in the right spot, but I wanted to thank those who wrote back to me concerning my niece. She's having a terrible time...
Sleep disturbances, recent diagnosis

10/2005 | 2 Comments

My 14-year-old niece was diagnosed two weeks ago with JME. Since then, she's had huge problems sleeping. Actually, nighttime is typically more wakeful...
Need Help and advices

10/2005 | 1 Comments

Hello, I'm André Cunha and this is my first post here. I've been recently (a little more than 2 years ago) diagnosed with epilepsy. I had a isolated...
has epilepsy altered your future?

10/2005 | 7 Comments

Hi! I just recently signed up to see how other people were dealing with epilepsy, and just see what I can learn. I was diagnosed with JME when I was...
JME

09/2005 | 6 Comments

My 15 yr old daughter was diagnosed with JME last May. She has had 3 Tonic Clonic szs upon awakening in the middle of the night. I was wondering if it...
looking 4 a friend

08/2005 | 1 Comments

Hi. I'm 11 and i'm starting Middle School on Mon. Aug. 15, 2005. I've been having dizzy spells since i was 4. After numerous doctor visits i was...

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