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Topic: Women With Epilepsy

medication and pregnancy

07/2005 | 33 Comments

Hello everyone. I am new to the forum and would love to hear your opinions. I have been taking depakote for more than ten years now to control my...
Keppra & Pregnancy

07/2005 | 7 Comments

I'm 33 years old and I had my first seizure a little over a year ago. My neurologist put me on Keppra & with the exception of seizure in April I had...
Menopause and seizures

06/2005 | 52 Comments

Hello to all, Just wanted to ask if anyone if going thru Menopause and have sieuzres. Recently I had 2-gand mals, which I have not had for a long time...
hit on the head

06/2005 | 7 Comments

I realize this subject may cause heart ache ( I know it does for me) but as I've been questioning my past to find the reason for this E quandry, I...
I need answer

05/2005 | 3 Comments

Hi, I started have epilepsy when I was 11 years old...now I am 24 all this time I was taking diferent medication..but i used more valpakine when I was...
Keeping Fit During Pregnancy

05/2005 | 0 Comments

stacey chillemiWebsite: www.authorsden.com/staceydchillemiAffiliation: author and freelance writer Interests: writing inspirational, self-help, poetry...
Memory and Epilepsy

05/2005 | 84 Comments

I don't know if anyone is experiencing what I am but I can't seem to retain conversations, what I said or the other person said only moments before...
seizures and having first baby

05/2005 | 1 Comments

Hello everyone! I have been non-stop curious to know if there is anyone other than me that wants or had a first baby with seizures? I'm sure there is...
Hewie

05/2005 | 1 Comments

Thank you so much for responding. Yes, I will be near my family - actually living with them - for three months while we have a permanent change of...
support-help-discussions

05/2005 | 9 Comments

I have tried several times to post with little or no luck in responses and am begining to wonder if this site is just for a few people in "clicks: or...
birth control, paranoia or stress?

05/2005 | 4 Comments

Since my seizure two weeks ago i feel all spacey and what I have always called "seizurish" its not auras but its just weird... I don't know if I'm...
Seizures

04/2005 | 2 Comments

Hello to all, I'm new to this group and need a little help and support. I have been having more seiuzres lately and my speech is off a bit. Just...
Can seizures cause orgasms?

04/2005 | 33 Comments

I know there have been discussions of orgasm or sexual activity causing seizures. But can seizures cause orgasms? I have on numerous occasions had a...
Pregnancy,Breastfeeding, and Epilepsy

04/2005 | 0 Comments

By author stacey chillemifreelance writerBreastfeeding is beneficial for all women and their babies. Women who take medicine for epilepsy can breast...
Pregnancy,Breastfeeding, and Epilepsy

04/2005 | 0 Comments

By author stacey chillemifreelance writerBreastfeeding is beneficial for all women and their babies. Women who take medicine for epilepsy can breast...
My Mommy Has Epilepsy

04/2005 | 0 Comments

DO YOU OR A LOVE ONE HAVE EPILEPSY? DOES YOUR CHILD HAVE EPILEPSY? ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN EXCELLENTCHILDRENÂ’S BOOK TO TEACH WHAT EPILEPSY IS TO YOUR...
The Risks of Pregnancy

04/2005 | 2 Comments

By Author Stacey Chillemi freelance writerMany women that I spoke to who have epilepsy are worried that there may be a risk to them if they become...

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