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Topic: Women With Epilepsy

Worried about Keppra and pregnancy

08/2006 | 6 Comments

I'm new here, My husband & I are wanting to to try for baby number 2 With our first child I was on Epilim and lamictal and everything turned out fine...
New to all this

08/2006 | 3 Comments

Hi, I am a 28 year old woman who just started having seizures 4 1/2 months ago. I have complex partial that turn into gran mal. I have no warning and...
Epilepsy Issues

08/2006 | 2 Comments

Hey y'all I was in here back in April or May of this year and first I want to thank all of you for all of your help. I have a new issue of discussion...
Post Partum Seizures

08/2006 | 22 Comments

After I had my first child one year ago Aug. 11th. I was doing good for about a month. And, then a month later I would start to get some seizures...
New Onset Seizure trying to get pregnant

07/2006 | 3 Comments

Hello I am so happy I have found this site, I have been readings recents forums. And I have to say it has certainly has educated me. Recently I have...
paralysis after seizure

07/2006 | 0 Comments

hi i am a single 30 mum diagnosed with e a year ago i have only ever blacked out with the shaking before last nights seizure. i take 1000mg eppilum a...
disappointed can't drive

07/2006 | 4 Comments

On last visit to neurologist I found out I have to be seizure free for 5 years before I can start sitting my license. If I have a seziure in that time...
KEPPRA

07/2006 | 9 Comments

has anyone heard about them yanking Keppra from thee shelves a friend told they were we both panicked cause that is our main med can anyone reply...
Single with Epilepsy

07/2006 | 3 Comments

I've had seizures since I was 2 years old. I'm now 39 years old and my biological clock is ticking. For the past year, I have tried to adopt a infant...
An Angel's Helper

07/2006 | 0 Comments

By Author Stacey Chillemi A true story about a young girl who gets a message to help her mother after the difficult loss of a fetus. This story is not...
carbitrol/tegretol and pregnancy

07/2006 | 1 Comments

I was on carbitrol in both my pregnancies. 4oomg/day in my first pregnancy, 4oomg/day in my second pregnancy until the last trimester where it was...
carbitrol/tegretol and pregnancy

07/2006 | 7 Comments

I have three boys, 4 1/2 twins, and a seven year old. I was on tegretol during both pregnancies, 400 mg/day with the 7 year old, and 400 mg/day with...
No period for 8 months!! Help!!

07/2006 | 6 Comments

I'm 31 yrs old with a 2 1/2 yr. old. I got epilepsy in 1995 from a head injury 2 yrs, prior. I have Grand Mals in my sleep. I've always had an odd...
Not alone

07/2006 | 0 Comments

I am so glad to finally meet others with epilepsy. That may sound strange but I live in a city of about 50,000 people and I don't know anyone with...
Tegretol and Weight Gain

06/2006 | 15 Comments

I have been on tegratol for almost 1 year now and have put on about 15 pds, mostly in my mid-section. Very upsetting as i cannot seem to do anything...
my first seizure

06/2006 | 2 Comments

2 months ago I had a seizure and I was taken to hospital they did a MRI EEG and could not find the cause the doctor has put me on Dilianitin and...

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