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Topic: Women With Epilepsy

Temporal Lobe Seizures after Hysterectomy

02/2017 | 0 Comments

Im wondering if any other ladies are experiencing similar events. I had both ovaries and my uterus removed over a year ago due to endometriosis and...
Folic Acid and Lamictal. Help needed!

02/2017 | 0 Comments

Hello everyone! I'm currently 24 weeks pregnant. I was relieved to know that everything is normal with my baby boy so far:) (no cleft palate or any...
Catamenial Epilepsy -- Birth Control?

01/2017 | 1 Comments

Hey guys! I've had epilepsy for a while now, but I am super new to these forums. This has probably been brought up before but I wasn't sure how to...
Meds or no meds?

01/2017 | 1 Comments

I'm wondering how many of you went off your meds while you were pregnant? I have been seizure free for 10 years but I've also been on meds this whole...
New to the Site and Epilepsy

01/2017 | 0 Comments

I hope I'm not violating a rule by re-posting this. I'm just not sure where the best place for this is. I am a 26 yo female who was just diagnosed...
Confused

01/2017 | 4 Comments

Hi, I am a 23 year old female and I recently discovered my deja vu/confusion/anxiety/nausea/dizziness episodes to be auras. They have happened for...
Epilim and pregnancy

01/2017 | 1 Comments

Hi everyone. I have recently found out I am 4 weeks pregnant on epilim I j know this is not a good drug at all to have children on. I am on a very low...
Need Advice

01/2017 | 0 Comments

Ive had Epilepsy for 5 years. Im 37 weeks pregnant and Im starting to really panic about having a seizure while in labor. I havent had a seizure in 10...
Seizures in Pregnancy - bed rest??

01/2017 | 0 Comments

Hi I am looking for some advice. I am currently 26 weeks pregnant. My pregnancy was well planned. I switched to Lamictal 1 year before getting...
Divorce

01/2017 | 1 Comments

I'm a 35 year old female with what is right now seizures that haven't responded to any meds (I'm on 2k keppa 2x a day, 800 of tegtrol 2x and recently...
Pseudo seizures mystery

12/2016 | 0 Comments

Hi, my name is Melina and I am 21 years old. Last April I got really sick. I had a headache, senstaive to light, sensitive to noise, flew like...
Pseudo seizures mystery

12/2016 | 0 Comments

Hi, my name is Melina and I am 21 years old. Last April I got really sick. I had a headache, senstaive to light, sensitive to noise, flew like...
First time Pregnant w/ Epilepsy

12/2016 | 0 Comments

This year I was diagnosed with epilepsy in April which has been very hard. I have been on 4 different medications and have finally been ok until the...
Pregnancy and Epilepsy

12/2016 | 0 Comments

I am just over 7 weeks pregnant. I was diagnosed with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy when I was 18 and it has been fairly well controlled with 1,000 mg...
Brother suffering from epilepsy

12/2016 | 0 Comments

My brother is suffering from epilepsy for past 1 year. It's to say he has seizures during night and even during day time. He is unmarried and is now...
Keppra and Menstrual Cycle

12/2016 | 0 Comments

Hello! I was just diagnosed with epilepsy a few months ago and I'm wondering if anyone else has had Keppra affect their menstrual cycle. I am over 5...
Young Adult and Independence

12/2016 | 1 Comments

I care for my 25 yr old daughter who had her first seizure 5 years ago. She had just begun college and was beginning to live her life. Now at 25 she...

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