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A quiet and dark room, cold compress, Ibuprofen, and Tylenol... Oh, migraine we meet again! At times I've had some truly debilitating hours thanks to my migraines. I've used icepacks...

Even superheroes with amazing powers find enemies who are too overpowering to fight by themselves, but they're not too proud to team up. I was literally on the edge of...

If somebody is experiencing active, ongoing seizures then it can be hard to maintain a working position. Even when somebody's epilepsy is considered managed by medication, it can still be...

A person's identity is so important. Oxford Learner's Dictionary defines "identity" in three ways. Until a couple of years ago, my identity was, "I am an epileptic person." Many amazing...

Every area of a person's life and daily experiences are impacted by epilepsy. This neurological disease called epilepsy causes unpredictable episodes that could be of any severity. It can have...

Prior to August 2020, I knew very little about epilepsy. What I did know came from movies and TV shows. I pictured full-body shaking, eyes rolling back, grand mal seizures...

This is advice I have for every doctor appointment. Specialists are not an exception to this rule. Bring a second person. There are many reasons that a second individual can...

"Pssss. YOU. I'm wantin' to break out of Epilepsy Prison tonight. Nice vacation... Wanna come? Here are some things you need to do..." Over 5 decades with epilepsy, I've picked...

I feel confident in talking about my newest medication. I have now been on it for 366 days. (I want to make sure that my review came after a whole...

Epilepsy has been a part of my life since the age of 9 years old. Unfortunately, I often didn't know how to feel when a seizure would occur. It left me feeling...

As a 33-year-old, I have learned a lot of lessons in my life. Sometimes from kind mentors and sometimes by life events. I have also had the occasional unsolicited lessons...

Driving is such an essential part of most – but not all – people's lives. What if you can't drive? Every state has a time span that a person who...

Before we discuss mental health and epilepsy, let me talk a bit about where I am from. Malaysia is where I live and have experienced what it's like to be...

Editorial Note: Nominations for 2024 are now closed. We are very excited to announce the launch of the 2024 Social Health Awards program! The Social Health Awards is an awards...

Food brings people together. We eat with our loved ones to celebrate milestones or just to catch up. But if you live with seizures due to epilepsy, are there certain...

I am what many would call a statistic. Many of you, your friends, and your loved ones are too. What category am I referring to? The category that wasn't of...

I have written previously about my seizure disorder and how I have absence seizures. One of my greatest hopes it that my children will not inherit this condition from me...

Dating is a task within itself. I had been seizure-free for 3 years, up until recently. To be honest, epilepsy has been my little dark secret. The thing that I...

When I was first diagnosed with epilepsy in 2010, I just assumed epilepsy was a disease. Like cancer or heart disease, it can impact anyone and has multiple causes. But...