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Topic: Women With Epilepsy

starting Epilepsy drugs during pregnancy

03/2018 | 1 Comments

Hello all, I have read a lot about planing pregnancy when already having epilepsy, my wife had epilepsy when she was a child, now that she is pregnant...
Epilepsy and Pregnancy

03/2018 | 0 Comments

Hi everyone, Some background: -I have no family history of seizures -I had seizures about six times for a span of about four months and was put on...
Pregnancy and breastfeeding

02/2018 | 1 Comments

My husband and I are planning on having another baby. I am currently on 250mg of lamictal and 40mg of Onfi. I have been on keppra & zonsomide which...
Pregnancy and Lamictal

02/2018 | 1 Comments

I've been on 150mg of Lamictal since 2006. My husband and I are looking to start a family within the next year or so. I'm just wondering to all the...
First Seizure and Episodes?

01/2018 | 6 Comments

Looking for help so I’m reposting this here to see if any other women have similar experiences. One update to this post is that my Ambulatory EEG came...
Breastfeeding and lamictal

01/2018 | 0 Comments

Is or has anyone breastfed on Lamotrigine/lamictal? I’m wondering if my 8 month old waking every 2 hours (since around the time I started the meds) is...
Child birth and Epilepsy

01/2018 | 1 Comments

So I know I have seizures ive had them for 15yrs, i know when they're about to happen, mostly its just Myclonic jerks but every now and again I get...
Child birth and Epilepsy

01/2018 | 1 Comments

So I know I have seizures ive had them for 15yrs, i know when they're about to happen, mostly its just Myclonic jerks but every now and again I get...
Aura or partial seizure?

01/2018 | 0 Comments

Hi, new to the site but would really like to know if anyone has experienced what I have felt recently. I had convulsions from the age of 2 until 5...
Sermoreline acetate

11/2017 | 2 Comments

I am on the low end for my human growth hormone. I have insomnia, weight gain, mood swings and most recently i will get really hot and red in my face...
Last nights sleep

11/2017 | 1 Comments

Hello everyone. So yesterday I felt strange all day, the tv and lights were really bothering me. I went to bed last night fine, woke for the loo then...
Epilepsy & Dentist Drils

11/2017 | 0 Comments

Hi everyone im 19 I have absant epilepsy and have had it since grade school. I was wondering if dentist drills make any other epileptic feel weird...
HELP!! Career Path or Start a family?

11/2017 | 3 Comments

Hello, I am new to the new website but I have posted on the old epilepsy website, it has been a while, but I have had epilepsy almost all of my life...
Can’t find work

11/2017 | 3 Comments

I’ve been jobless for a year now and it’s taking a massive burden , I’ve tried for bank position , I’m a certified pharmacy tech but I’m even being...

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