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Topic: Women With Epilepsy

privacy at work?

10/2016 | 2 Comments

I'm going through peri-menopause, which may explain why I had an atonic ("drop") seizure in my classroom last week. I'm an instructional assistant...
First seizure age 48

10/2016 | 1 Comments

Hi hope someone may be able to help. Out of the blue the other day I passed out, I went to hospital and have been told it's probably a focal seizure...
Lack of female ejaculation

10/2016 | 1 Comments

I have been dating man for a while and just found out I can not cum for anyone even before I met him. I was wondering if this can be a legitiment...
Perimenopause and Epilepsy

09/2016 | 1 Comments

I have Generalized MyoClonic epilepsy for the past 25yrs. My epilepsy has been controlled most of the time. One time for adjustment of my medication...
Am I having seizures?

09/2016 | 5 Comments

Hello, I wonder if anyone can help me. I thought who better to ask than the people that know and understand it best. I am terrified after experiencing...
Seeking advise and opinion!

08/2016 | 2 Comments

Hello, i just came across this forum... I'm 27 and was diagnosed at 21. When i was 18 i was hit by a car and at 21 started having seizures. One Dr...
Can Topamax trigger seizures?

08/2016 | 1 Comments

I had couple of seizures at the age of 9 and was diagnosed as photosensitive epilepsy and never got any treatment, doctors have advised my parents...
Post seizure aura

08/2016 | 0 Comments

I get post seizure auras that last usually half hour or so before I am totally back "with it". I very often wake up having sex. This is not just with...
Pregnancy with valporic acid

08/2016 | 2 Comments

Hi everyone. I am a 28 year old female.I have been married for about 2 years now and I have been on epival( sodium evaporate) and lamictal since I was...
Getting Pregnant with Epilepsy

08/2016 | 3 Comments

Hello, To begin, a little about my situation. I'm early 20's and began having seizures during my menstrual cycle every month when I was 19. It's been...
Increase in Seuizer after getting Epival

08/2016 | 1 Comments

Hi, My wife(age 31) got absence seuizer 4 years ago which initially last for just one minute .we got MRI test and neuro Suggest for Epival 250 MG two...
anxiety with seizures

08/2016 | 1 Comments

I have had increased anxiety with seizures. They have gotten stronger in the past five years. My eeg shows no changes in location (at least the doctor...
Lamictal causing painful sex?

08/2016 | 0 Comments

I've been on lamictal for about 2 years now, and have noticed that sex is very painful (sometimes even a tampon hurts). I had been on Keppra for 3+...
Hysterectomy help seizures?

07/2016 | 0 Comments

Hello, I'm 22 years old. I've been having seizures since I was 7 years old. I have my episodes around when my period starts and was wondering if any...
Are they seizures?

07/2016 | 1 Comments

Hello, I'm not sure if I've been having seizures or if something else is wrong with me. I'm a 20 year old woman and for the past 3 years I've been...
Dealing with Epilepsy While Pregnant

07/2016 | 0 Comments

I am currently 19 weeks pregnant with my first child. As of recently, I have been having a lot of auras. Today was very different. I actually had a...

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