A place to share questions, concerns, and challenges that adults with epilepsy may face in understanding, managing and living with seizures.
A place to share questions, concerns, and challenges that adults with epilepsy may face in understanding, managing and living with seizures.
I was a third generation employee at ExxonMobil Corporation with a combined service of 70+ years at the Baytown, Texas refinery. I personally worked for ExxonMobil Corporation for just short of 5...
One year ago, I was diagnosed with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Prior to starting Lamictal (200mg) I experienced deja-vu / sense of familiarity / dual consciousness episodes which lasted between 3-6...
Do any of you ever have seizures where you feel like you're being zapped, tazed, shocked, etc? It's like a sharp pins and needles sensation.
Hello to everyone
As I said in my introduction; I'm French so I may make some mistake in my writing. Please be kind to me :-)
Well; I have to say I started experienced this...
Hi everyone!
I'm a 21yo old guy from Romania (well, sorry for my english)
At the age of 7 I suffered 3 grand mal seizure at few months distance (all in sleep). I received...
I had my first seizure at age 60, this past April 16th, 8 months after meningioma surgery which the surgeon says went very well. He was surprised that I had a seizure, but said that the scare...
I live in easternWashington state and it can fluctuate very rapidly between cold and hot weather. One day the house will be kept warm on a cold day and cool on a hot day. Going in and out of the...
Can anyone point me in the direction of a detailed article on how seizures work.. I find so many saying g what the are but none on how the actually work.
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I'm wondering if there's anyone else with epilipesy who has experienced the same thing as me. I was diagnosed with idiopathic epilipesy 6 months ago. I take keppra and...
I've had epilepsy for 23 years and I STILL struggle with guilt. My family and friends are beyond amazing with working around my limitations even something as simple as me being the one to...
Hi all,
I was diagnosed with JME when I had violent twitches every morning from 18yo (2008) but wasn't under meds until I have a tonic-clonic seizure at 20 because of a messy young...
Hi! So I just watched a documentary about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s) and have a question. Do epileptics have a higher risk of getting this disease than the average person?
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I'm only having nocturnal seizures. About two a month. Sometimes I'm extra tired the next day or two. Other times I wouldn't know if my wife didn't witness it.
Currently...
Hello Everyone,
I recently joined this foundation, am from Nigeria. I had my first seizure in May 2018 (29yr) ever since then it’s been on and off depression for me. Am presently on 600mg...
Have any vets had epilepsy surgery and seen an increase in VA compensation as a result?
Last year I saw a significant change in my epilepsy, which led to two surgeries. The first was for...
When i was 10 years old in 1990 i started getting a feeling like twitchy tingly electricity was shooting through my mouth. It was a seizure aura. The third time it happened i had a tonic clonic...
Im 44 now and for the last few years when i stretch -usually after waking so thankfully still laying down, often during or after yawning i drop into a fully conscious seizure-like thing where i...
hi i have been an epileptic since i was 9 and I am now 25. I have switched and altered my medicine many times growing up. Currently I am on Onfi 10mg twice a day and Keppra XR 500mg x4. I have...
Hi everyone! My name's Jess and I'm new here. I was diagnosed with epilepsy this past month after my second grand mal seizure while at work. They started me on 500 mg keppra twice a day...
So yesterday I went on a difficult hike and reality overdid it. When I got back home I spent time next to my bed on my knees doing my best to ward off seizure activity and trying not to fall...
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