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Topic: Teen Zone

Seizure or stress and anxiety?

01/2017 | 1 Comments

Hello,I'm a 14 and a half year old male currently stressing over about how I've been feeling over the past couple days and wondering if it's epilepsy...
Need help for support group

01/2017 | 1 Comments

Hi everyone! I am looking to plan a support group for adolescents with epilepsy. I want to discuss info about epilepsy, coping strategies, stress...
temporal lobe epilepsy

12/2016 | 2 Comments

hi im a teen with specifically left posterior temporal lobe epilepsy and my auras are seizures and my seizures are kinda like psychosis sometimes...
Teen support

12/2016 | 0 Comments

Are there any members/ support groups for teens at or about age 17-25 with epilepsy, "epilepsy potential," diagnosis that can be of support for my son...
What the hell is going on with me?!

09/2016 | 3 Comments

Hi, I'm 17. Basically, since a few months ago (around april) I have experienced this weird dejavu attacks. It first happened when I was doing some...
Problems coming back again

09/2016 | 3 Comments

Hi, I'm Laura and I an now 17. Just turned 17! Over the last three years I have switched my medication from Epilim to Keppra to Lamictal which I am...
Looking for a support group

08/2016 | 1 Comments

Hey everyone. I am Melissa. But everyone calls me mel. I got epilepsy when I was two 1/2.. It has been hard having seizures. I am trying to look for a...
Blog

07/2016 | 3 Comments

I was diagnosed with epilepsy 4 years ago when I was 15 and in June I started I blog where I share some of the things I've learned and my own...
A normal conversation

07/2016 | 0 Comments

Hi I'm 14 I have epilepsy for 3 years I haven't had any for a little over a year.But now that I have gotten to that point I'm scared that I'm going to...
Disassociative Seizures

06/2016 | 0 Comments

I haven't been diagnosed just yet but Drs think I am suffering from disassociative seizures. Currently am waiting for a referral to therapy, whats...
Mom needs help from a teen

06/2016 | 0 Comments

Hi - I'm a mom of a 14 year old that we believe is having absence seizures, working with Dr's currently. We can't seem to get our son to discuss...
I Need A Solution

05/2016 | 3 Comments

Hi everyone! I'm 17 and started having seizures at 12. So, I'm currently taking lamotrigine (50 mg 2x a day), Depakote (750 mg a day), and Keppra...
Struggles...

05/2016 | 2 Comments

Grrr! Ive had seizures for a years, since I was 13 or 14 and I am now 19. Having epilepsy throughout my teens and especially throughout highschool was...
Epilepsy Awareness Club

05/2016 | 0 Comments

Hello, I am a college student who recently inherited the Epilepsy Awareness Club at my university. I was wondering if there is anyone else out there...
Help?

04/2016 | 0 Comments

Okay, so i'm 16 years old and a female. I have been having these weird "episodes" that have been occurring for a few years now. When I have these...
help

04/2016 | 0 Comments

hello, my name is Cosette, i am 16 years old. i keep having 'fits'(i think) it feels like a shock going from my head/eyes, down to my fingertips. and...
Shelby's Story

03/2016 | 0 Comments

My name is Shelby and I wasnt diagnosed with epilepsy until after the birth of my son almost a year ago. I was 17 when i had Alex. I had a normal...

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