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A place to share questions, concerns, and challenges that adults with epilepsy may face in understanding, managing and living with seizures.
Well I am now a part of the static's of a married man with epilepsy. I am now in the process of divorce. Not only dealing with my seizures over all this time, but being the primary "...
Hey all - I just started XCOPRI as a new adjunct mediation. (I'm already on lamotrigine and onfi - my seizures are probably controlled ~85%?) I'm 35. I know it's a really new drug,...
My daughter went 11 years seizure free.No meds for 9 years. She may have had a seizure that caused an accident last year. The entire family's auto insurance has been denied. The doctor...
Hi. Im 39 male, had Epilepsy since age of 11 and have been on SV since i was about 14, im on a high dose 1200mg a day.
I have a feeling it is making me numb and muting my emotions.
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Hello there! We are a group of students from Italy trying to make a small contribution to the research field of epilepsy. We are focusing on a particular problem related to epilepsy: people’s...
My epilepsy started 10 year old seizures I'm 32 year old every time I have time I have seizure hurt me alot people ask me alot that they understand me on my health and tell u don't...
I just wanted to share my experience with the anti-seizure medication Keppra. I am not a doctor and you may have a very different experience with the drug, but I wanted to share my experience...
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I recently was on medicinal steroids which resulted in me catching a cold for 2 weeks which I couldn't fight due to the steroids and then playing on a VR headset which resulted in...
Hi everyone, I am new to this forum but I have been living with epilepsy for 20 years. Over the past two years, my condition has declined somewhat, and I am having frustrating new symptoms that I...
I've had epilepsy for a long time now and I was wondering has anyone been in a situation where: (for instance) you're siting on the couch watching tv and all of a sudden you have no idea...
I was assigned a neurologist after I had multiple tonic-clonic seizures 8 months after surgery for a meningioma. While she has been ok, I haven't felt she responded to my questions about...
I was assigned a neurologist after I had multiple tonic-clonic seizures 8 months after surgery for a meningioma. While she has been ok, I haven't felt she responded to my questions about...
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I’m a 33 year old female, who was diagnosed with JME at age 19. I started lamictal then and haven’t stopped. I have been relatively seizure free since, with the exception of few...
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...
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