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Topic: Teen Zone

dont feel my age

07/2015 | 0 Comments

Hello everyone I am 17 and i have recently been feling useless because i am not able to do anything on my own because of my epilepsy, i had an...
Sick of epilepsy

06/2015 | 3 Comments

A couple of weeks ago, I had to go to the emergency room twice in 1 day cuz of my epilepsy and now Im having trouble talkingcuz of my epilepsy and idk...
JME Depakote, Lamotrogine and Clonazepam

06/2015 | 1 Comments

Hi, I'm 39 years and I was diagnosed to JME when I was 15 years. I tried some medications and didn't worked on me. When I was 22 I was on Depakote and...
I'm Hannah Mae, and I need help.

06/2015 | 1 Comments

Hey world, do you think you could answer a few questions for me? So, I'm 15 right now. My birthday is exactly 1 month away. For quite some time now, I...
I'm a little confused

06/2015 | 1 Comments

When I woke up today I went to the bathroom to notice blood when I went to the bathroom. I went outside to tell my mom and I was talking to her and...
JME and Sodium Valproate Zentiva

06/2015 | 0 Comments

I had trouble controlling my JME, I went through two medications which didn't work one of them was Keppra which actually worsend my JME... The...
Sex and Seizures

05/2015 | 0 Comments

Okay.. This might be a little adult but it's no secret that as teenagers some of us have sex. Now, I am 18 and its been almost a year (June) since my...
SAT with accomodations?

04/2015 | 1 Comments

Have any of you guys taken the SAT with Acoomodations? What such accomodations consist of? Did it help? Is it reported to colleges as "with...
Absence Seizures and weed

04/2015 | 1 Comments

I am currently taking Ethosuximide for my absence seuizures. What would happen if I smoked pot? Any major issues?
Keppra and sunlight

04/2015 | 1 Comments

Today it was really sunny so at college today I decided to sit in the sun with my friend I was out in the sunlight for about an hour, within half hour...
therapies fir depression and epilepsy?

04/2015 | 1 Comments

Does anyone know of any kind of therapy for depression and epilepsy? i'm so into studying mental health issues and why we as human beings do the...
Keppra and feeling angry all the time

04/2015 | 2 Comments

I got put on Keppra a few days ago because Lamictal didn't work for me, I have the normal symptoms you get from Keppra like tiredness etc... But is it...
Survey Opportunity!

03/2015 | 0 Comments

Hey everyone! I'm Sammi and I'm working on a project where I'm creating a transition guide for college students with epilepsy. College might be far...
Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy

03/2015 | 1 Comments

I am 16 years old and a couple of weeks ago I got diagnosed with JME, I knew I had epilepsy but I had a hard time telling people I had it! After...
How Soon Can I Outgrow Epilepsy

03/2015 | 0 Comments

Okay so I had my first siezure in November after a night of drinking, but I barely drank, and being sleep deprived, and then in December I had my...

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