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Topic: Women With Epilepsy

women with epilepsy

11/2005 | 6 Comments

Hello! I have been diagnosed with epilepsy since the age of 14(now 46). I am on Dilantin 475 mg. qd and controlled except for around my period, I get...
Decreasing Medication Before Preganncy

11/2005 | 4 Comments

Has anyone attempted to decrease the dose of their medication before getting pregnant to reduce risks of birth defects? I am interested to hear your...
Irritable or what??!!

11/2005 | 2 Comments

I am having seizures between 3 and 5 times a day but for about half an hour before the seizure I am the woman from hell apparently. I am not certain...
Pregnancy seizures

10/2005 | 3 Comments

I am getting desperate for help here please! I started having seizures about 2 years ago having had absences for about 4 years prior to that. I went...
Pregnant and taking Topomax

10/2005 | 5 Comments

Hello all, I was taking Topomax for JME and I went off the meds last year in Sept. 04 when we decided to try to get prego. I had another seizure...
Women with Epilepsy

10/2005 | 1 Comments

This is some information I would like to pass on to women. Catamenial seizures are seizures that occur around a woman's period and it usually has...
Throat choking/facial pain/hearing loss?

08/2005 | 1 Comments

Hey all,I know I have posted this before..but I can't find it anywhere LOLAs some of you may already know, I was diagnosed with Epilepsy on 08/03/05...
Epilepsy and Pregnancy

08/2005 | 8 Comments

I'm new to this website, but not to epilepsy. I'm wondering if anyone could help me out with any ideas at all or has been through the same thing. I'm...
WOMEN AND EPILEPSY

08/2005 | 0 Comments

HI MY NAME IS EDITH ROSE I FEEL LIKE I HAVE HAD THIS SEIZUREDISORDER FOREVER AND A DAY. I'AM LEARNING TO NOT OVERDO MY LIFEOR RUN MYSELF INTO A TIZZY...
seizures with periods

08/2005 | 50 Comments

Had a few questions and didn't know if anyone could help. Back in March I began taking Dexatrim diet pills. I was fine for about 10 days and when I...
New Member

08/2005 | 3 Comments

My Name is Sharon and I am a new memberI am the founder of the Epilepsy Education Association of Arkansas. (strictly volunteer) I started having...
Lamictal and Keppra and pregnancy

08/2005 | 17 Comments

Hi everyone I have been on depakote for 14 years and changed over to Lamictal in February. I have noticed that my siezure activity increases when I...
I need help,thanks.

07/2005 | 10 Comments

Hello,everyone,I am a new comer here.I am a Chinese girl who needs some help. When I was 17,I had my first seizure lasting for one or two minutes,at...
Medicine-taking choice?Help.thanks.

07/2005 | 0 Comments

Hello,everyone,I am a new comer here.I am a Chinese girl who needs some help. When I was 17,I had my first seizure lasting for one or two minutes,at...
Ladies Corner Booth

07/2005 | 109 Comments

Ladies, I know this is an open forum, but there are times I need to 'get away' from the male species.This being mainly when my husband is in one of...
Dilantin and pregnancy

07/2005 | 7 Comments

Hi all,Can anyone tell me if you have been on dilantin and it more or less kills your birth control pills? I have been having my period at least a...

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