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Topic: Women With Epilepsy

New Epilepsy Diagnosis

07/2019 | 6 Comments

Whats going on Epilepsy family! Guys my life has been completely changed and its depressing! I am a radio personality, producer, artist developer, I...
Pregnant while on Vimpat

06/2019 | 2 Comments

I am 31 and currently on 400mg of Vimpat and 600mg of lamictal. My husband and I are wanting to conceive. My 1st pregnancy was great, my daughter is 7...
Partial seizure

06/2019 | 2 Comments

Last week I was in theatre (I’m a student midwife) when I started to feel faint. I started jerking and felt as if I was going to have a seizure so sat...
My Story

06/2019 | 1 Comments

Hello, My name is Kiernan. When I was 9 years old I was diagnosed with Epilepsy, my Epilepsy is a battle I fight everyday because my seizures are not...
TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY

06/2019 | 1 Comments

MEXICALI, B.C. MEXICO 26 OF MAY 2019. To: The Epilepsy Foundation, American Epilepsy Society, Canadian Epilepsy Alliance, Citizens United for Research...
Women with epilepsy

06/2019 | 2 Comments

I never had a seizure in my life until two years after my partial hysterectomy and now I have them every 6-12 weeks. I used to only have them in my...
implanon

05/2019 | 1 Comments

Good Morning, Some women with refractory (focal) epilepsy who have implanted the contraceptive implant in the arm (implanon)
Writing a Book about Women with Epilepsy

05/2019 | 3 Comments

Hi, everyone I'm Lorraine and I also have epilepsy. I was diagnosed with epilepsy as a child and have multiple different seizures. Recently, my...
Perimenopausal insomnia

04/2019 | 0 Comments

I have successfully treated perimenopausal insomnia until recently with circadian and bio identical progesterone. However it has become worse recently...
Aging and Seizures

04/2019 | 5 Comments

My question is, has anyone noticed seizures coming back or more frequent the older they get? I am asking here because obviously women's hormones and...
Partner taking keppra, need advice!

03/2019 | 5 Comments

I know this isn't a relationship help forum, but I need some advice from people who have used Keppra. So my partner was diagnosed with epilepsy in...
Need Answers

02/2019 | 2 Comments

I put my story in the comments cause it’s wouldn’t let me type that much lol please read and give me recommendations, advice, opinions! Anything!
Pregnancy and non-epileptic seizures

02/2019 | 2 Comments

Hey Everyone, I'm new to this page, I apologize if this is long. I have not been diagnosed with Epilepsy, however I do have a unique story. I started...
Unplanned Pregnancy

02/2019 | 1 Comments

Hi guys, i've recently found out that I was pregnant (we weren't planning to have a child for a few years) and i'm a little bit spooked. Both my...
Email Pal

02/2019 | 1 Comments

Hi, I live in the Pittsburgh, PA area and was wondering if anyone would be either willing to talk for awhile through emails that would be...

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