My son having bad side effects on his meds. I have a 26 year old son who is on to 250 mg Xcopri, 100 mg Vimpat, and 10 mg Lexapro. The side effects are very tired, memory loss, blurred...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
CopingTwo years ago I started having seizures and was diagnosed with Epilepsy at the age of 45. Since then I have lost my career, my independence, a lot of my...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
What has been your most embarrassing epilepsy moment?Awkward moments can be hard to open up about, but sharing can help us see we are not alone in these experiences....Reactions0reactionsComments17 repliesCoping
How did you or your family handle the harmful psychological assumptions?The ER last year was the first place I encountered such harmful accusation. I’ve read similar stories everywhere. Years ago. Does not need to be ER related. Curious how often...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesAwareness
Equal Opportunity Policy is nonsenseI had a seizure in someone's house when assessing them for being a prospective Adopter. I had given them the information about what to do if I had a seizure...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Types of Epilepsy What type of epilepsy were you diagnosed with?...Reactions0reactionsComments53 repliesDiagnosisTypes of Epilepsy
Epilepsy and Menstruation Ladies, I’ve been living epilepsy for 16 years and I’ve learned we are prone to seizures near or during our monthly cycles. The estrogen gets dumped in our blood and...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
More than epilepsyMy 33 year old daughter Deb was diagnosed with Tuberous Sclerosis in 1990. She presented with infantile spasms at 7 months of age. Despite many meds and ketogenic diet she...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesAwarenessCaregivingCoping
Burdens of having epilepsy I have been diagnosed with partial complex seizure disorder. The challenges, I have faced is my law enforcement career. I had been a police officer for 35 years. Since was...Reactions0reactionsComments10 replies
Epilepsy in the MediaWhere do you feel the media excels at representing epilepsy and where does it fall short? Feel free to use this thread to vent about something you saw or heard...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesAwareness