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 repliesCopingDiagnosisSeizures
Will You Take Our 2023 In America Survey?Approximately 3 million Americans have epilepsy. Our 2023 In America survey aims to better understand the patient experience and realities of epilepsy. We can all benefit from your anonymous participation...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesAwarenessDiagnosisResearch & Clinical Trials
People who have epilepsy AND have an abnormal EEG, did the AED meds make your EEG normal?People who have been diagnosed with epilepsy and whose EEG shows SWD discharges, did those discharges go away when you were put on meds? Was your EEG clean? And did...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesTips & AdviceDiagnosisTreatment
My storyI was 15 and I was healthy my whole life. Next thing I know I'm in the ambulance and they are telling me I had a seizure. It shook me...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesAwarenessCopingDiagnosis
Hello! My Name is AmyAt seventeen years old, I got first grand mal seizure, but I worked through the seizures not knowing what was going on until one of the coworkers saw my seizures...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesAwarenessDiagnosisSeizures
A long, long time ago…I started having petite mal seizures at college. Stress, etc. I was finding myself walking around campus then I’d wake up flat on my face. I was diagnosed after about...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesAwarenessCopingDiagnosis
My daughter Back in 2015 my daughter give me a big scare when I got up during the night to use the bathroom and to back to her room at the age...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesAwarenessCaregivingDiagnosis
Epilepsy warriorI was diagnosed with epilepsy by the time I was in 1st grade with petite mal seizures and also with grand mal seizures. I don't let it hold me back!...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesCopingDiagnosisSeizures
My epilepsy journeyMy name is Kelsey Dollar. I had my first seizure when I was 16 months old on Christmas Day 1995. I was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 8...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 repliesAwarenessCopingDiagnosis