Postictal timeline How long do some people go through recovering from a seizure? It takes me approximately two weeks to get back to myself....reactions4repliesCoping
How do you deal with celebrations and events centered around drinking? As we know, every May 5th is Cinco De Mayo – a day of partying, celebrating, and out-of-this-world fun. As a community, we know limitations are greater for some, especially...reactions52repliesCoping
VENT: How are you doing? - Really.Life with a chronic condition, like epilepsy, has its challenges and frustrations - that is no secret. Sometimes it is helpful to talk about those frustrations or upsetting times and...reactions2replies
Absence SeizuresMy recently diagnosed 13 year old suffers from a lot of absence seizures particularly when he's stressed. Some of these absence seizures appear to last 10-15 minutes or longer. I...reactions3repliesSeizures
How did you learn that menstrual cycles can impact epilepsy?As young girls and women, our entire being changes during puberty, starting with our hormones, which can be scary, confusing, and awkward. But, for us as young girls and women...reactions20repliesMental HealthCopingIntimacy & Relationships
The best smart watch to alert a carer to a tonic clonic seizureMy 13 year old boy was recently diagnosed with Juvenile Myclonic Epilepsy has a tonic clonic seizure every few months and lots of long absence seizures daily. He's at a...reactions2repliesTips & Advice
Has anyone ever tried deep brain stimulation to treat their epilepsy? How did it go and has it improved your life?...reactions5repliesSeizuresTips & AdviceTreatment
TLEHi All I’m Michele from the U.K. I’m 62 and have had TLE (temporal lobe epilepsy) or focal epilepsy since I was 11. It’s good to share stories. My worst...reactions1replyCognitive IssuesCoping
How do I cope with temporal seizures?Hi, I am f 24 and I am new to epilepsy. This will be a long post so please bare with me. :) 10 months ago I started having some...reactions3repliesTips & AdviceSeizuresSymptoms
God has a sense of humorRecently I have been diagnosed with Epilepsy, when I say recently, I mean 3 years ago. Let me just put this out there, I am a terrible patient and I...reactions2repliesCoping