FeaturedActive todayDon't give upI 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...Reactions 0 reactions Comments9 repliesCopingDiagnosisSeizures
Active 4 days agoTypes of Epilepsy What type of epilepsy were you diagnosed with?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments22 repliesDiagnosisTypes of Epilepsy
Split Second BlackoutsHi, I have photosensitive juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. I have had it for 7 years and this entire time I have been struggling with split-second blackouts. They happen multiple times a...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesCognitive IssuesDiagnosisSymptoms
16 year old with seizure like activityMy 16 year old daughter gets extreme nausea then about 2-3 minutes later has seizure like activity…eyes rolling back in her head, stiff legs and arms and her hands draw...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesDiagnosisSeizuresTips & Advice
God's graceThis has been a journey for me. I have yet to learn all I need to about epilepsy but what I do know I refuse to not live and do...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesAwarenessCopingDiagnosis
She has Sparks in her Brain and Love in her HeartI was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2003 when I was 13 years old. The past 9 years I was on a medication that didn’t control my seizures well, but allowed...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 repliesAwarenessCopingDiagnosis
Starting a midday doseI just started to take 300 mg of oxcarbazpine and 25 mg BRIVIACT in the middle of the day. I was just wondering if any one has done this, I...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesDiagnosisTreatment
Tbi and epilepsy…Anyone have tbi and develop epilepsy after? Where you feel like you become someone else. You think you’re crazy all the time and you think you’re seizures are all in...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesCopingCognitive IssuesDiagnosis
Do I have epilepsy or just a seizure disorder?Hello. I've had seizures ranging from grand mal to absent for over 15 years and on medication for them. My discussion/question is, I've only ever had them within 2-3 hours...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesDiagnosis
Welcoming my 40's with epilepsyI started all of this, out of nowhere, at the age of about 39. My first doctor told me, after a night of 7 terrible seizures, that it was all...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesSeizuresDiagnosisCoping
