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Topic: Teen Zone

Looking 4 friends w/ epilepsy

08/2005 | 37 Comments

Hi. I'm 11 yrs. old and have seizures. I know i'm just a kid and i shouldn't worry about this stuff but i have 2! when i was 2 yrs. old... i told my...
I think I'm having symptoms

08/2005 | 12 Comments

I am afraid I am having early symptoms of epilepsy. I have been having wierd tingling and strange feelings while on my menstrual cycle. I really don't...
hey.dont worry,there here to help you!

07/2005 | 1 Comments

hey,Im 15 and got told i had epilepsy in jan. at first it was hard for me to except that i had this illness, but i had help from my doctor,family,ive...
too straws.

07/2005 | 0 Comments

hi , just read your reply to the teenage area about having migranes and not being diagnosed for years and being treated by family to snap out of it. I...
Thank you to everyone

06/2005 | 1 Comments

Hi Everyone, I would like to thank everyone who participated in my research project "Impact of Epilepsy on Young People". I have now closed my data...
ANy luck with Keppra

06/2005 | 16 Comments

Has anyone tried Keppra for parital onset seizures with good luck. Cna you let me know if it's been good for you?
how do i get on with my life?

05/2005 | 60 Comments

I'm 22 years old and I had my first seizure at the age of 10. I had about 4 seizures from the time I was 10 until I was 12. It took me forever it...
Marijuana and seizures

05/2005 | 110 Comments

So ive been hearing alot about weed and seizures and how it can help and stuff. Im only 14 but i dunno...does anyone know if it actually works?
Drugs

05/2005 | 5 Comments

Its seems as though no one has started a disscussion on th positive and negative effects of marajuana(If any). As well as the bodys reaction to other...
Seizures

05/2005 | 1 Comments

I have had Seizure Disorder since 8/78. I had barin Surgery at 5 month of age. And at That time i only had 6 month to 24 month to live. I am Mental...
Need someone to talk to..

05/2005 | 17 Comments

Hi.My name is Nicole Jose and i was diagnosed with JME at around 11 years of age. I am now 18 and have had about 12 sezuires, i think. I have been on...
Noooooooooooooooo!

05/2005 | 9 Comments

Man i jusut hate this i just had my 3rd tonic seizuer today (4/30/05) for the past 2 years. I had one last January, and another one last april. I just...
ponder life without seizures

04/2005 | 1 Comments

i started having seizures when I was 12 years old. The first one ever was in a mexican restaurant in Houston. I can remember being dizzy by the low...
effects on education and employment

04/2005 | 1 Comments

i was just wondering if it was possible that anyone successful took part in the au paire program for america with their medical condition. Coz im...
My daughter and epilepsy

04/2005 | 12 Comments

Hi, I am new to this but not new to the epilepsy. I did not know this or other sites were out there. I have been feeling alone in this struggle. My...
sorry

04/2005 | 0 Comments

I'm sorry everybody...I have no clue why my last post showed up so many times. Just ignore all of them because it's all the same thing over and over...
Dealing with the Unknown

03/2005 | 3 Comments

Okay, I was diagnosed with Epilepsy in 2003. I thought it was under control through the tegretol I've been taking ever since. Unfortunately, there...
driving

03/2005 | 6 Comments

Tell me, am i tempting the fates to act up now? I looked in my "seizure journal" (god, other girls keep real journals) :) But I saw that I hadn't had...
Teens With Epilepsy

03/2005 | 11 Comments

My name is Sarah and I am a senior in high school. For a project I am trying to inform others of epilepsy, especially teens. I have epilepsy and was...

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