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No car

Ugh I had the freedom of coming and going, all of a sudden....poof....no driving. My family made me return the plates of my car. It was a sad day. No...

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Don't give up

I was 13 when I was diagnosed with epilepsy I was having petit mal seizures (absence seizures) once per day and grand mal seizures (tonic-clonic seizures) 3 to 4 times...

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What questions do you have?

What questions do you have about epilepsy, or what type of information are you still looking for?...

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Stress and anxiety triggering seizures

Stress can be hard to avoid, but our bodies can feel its impact. For some, stress or anxiety can also be a cause of seizures. And then more stress and...

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Seizure care as someone with epilepsy

As someone with epilepsy, how do you want to be cared for when you have a seizure?...

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Fear of having seizures in front of family

I started having seizures in university, my then boyfriend helped me deal with most of them. I was so embarrassed to have anyone else witness a seizure. Now we’re not...

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Epilepsy Pamphlet Project Questions

Hi!! My name is Tiera My high school has a required senior project that all seniors have to do in order to graduate. We are allowed to choose our project...

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Age 5 epilepsy - carbamazepine not working?

Hi , just after some experiences / advice on what to expect. My daughter who’s 5 has had epilepsy since she was 3. Started with focal seizures during the night...

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Having Seizures With Banging my head against the wall and yelingx543

Hello i started having small jerks i do not remember what happen after that i assume from seizures then i woke up i guess ( i do not remember what...

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Life with epilepsy

I have epilepsy since i´m 13, i had no big seizure since i was 18, on my last year of college, i guess was stress, changes, i don´t know, but...

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After effects of have a seizure

I used to be 6 years free of having any seizures. Unfortunately in early December of last year I had a grand Mal seizure that went static, I'm not sure...

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Symptoms after nocturnal seizure

Hi All, 47, F. I've had nocturnal seizures for a couple of years now and they're mostly manageable with medication. I live on my own, so it's sometimes hard to...

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