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> Hello my Name is Heidi, im 26, I was born with Epilepsy,
> I have myoclonic tonic nocturnal juvinelle epilepsy.
>
> I am trying to find info on 2 things...
> #1 trying to get scholarship money for college (for myself)through
an epilepsy foundation
> #2 the effects of topomax or any other antiseizure drug prenatal or
> during pregnancy
>
> Thanks in advance!
> =)
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Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:39 pm

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Hello my Name is Heidi, im 26, I was born with Epilepsy, I have myoclonic tonic nocturnal juvinelle epilepsy. I am trying to find info on 2 things... #1 trying...
ask me and I will tell
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Oct 26, 2006
9:30 pm

... an epilepsy foundation...
ask me and I will tell
hwohrman23
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Oct 26, 2006
9:44 pm

Heidi: You can find some scholarship information here; Search for "epiepsy scholarship" in any search engine to get more (many are local and may not apply to...
Rachel Murillo
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Oct 26, 2006
9:48 pm

Hi, Is anyone interested in coming to this conference? It is free of charge, and travel assistance is available for those with limited resources. Please ...
Mineko Sterling
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Oct 27, 2006
8:28 pm

Sounds like you've already gotten some good advice. I just wanted to say "HI" and welcome to the list! I have a 12 year old daughter (Chelsi) with...
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Oct 28, 2006
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Hi Sue, Thank you for the welcome. =) I honestly dont remember if the two came at the same time, mine were very spiratic, just like you described nothing for a...
Heidi
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Oct 30, 2006
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Thanks Heidi! Sorry it's taken so long to respond, but I've been a bit under the weather myself. Take care, Sue In a message dated 10/30/2006 8:33:34 A.M....
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sue_ownby
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Nov 5, 2006
9:44 pm

Howdy, I was just approved to join the group and thought I'd introduce myself. I don't have epilepsy, but my 36 year old step-son does. He's had uncontrolled...
Sherry
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May 5, 2007
11:07 pm

Sherry: Your son's epilepsy sounds very much like my husband's. My husband is on Dilantin, Depakote, and Lyrica. Lyrica is the newest for him - replacing...
Rachel Murillo
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May 6, 2007
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Thanks Rachel. I guess for some people the seizures can be embarrassing. Lars is allergic to so many of the seizure meds - dilantin, tegretol, lamictal. He...
Sherry
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May 6, 2007
4:18 pm

Sherry: I can understand - right now my husband hasn't had a seizure in about 3 weeks. But, durring the time I call the "dark ages", he would have several...
Rachel Murillo
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May 6, 2007
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Yeah, Lars is considered DD because his disability started before he was 18. He's in "the system" which really helped for him to get the housing assistance he...
Sherry
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May 7, 2007
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Welcome Sherry! I hope you find the support your looking for h ere. I started this group as a way for us to hook up between meetings, but it seems we're all...
SUE OWNBY
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May 6, 2007
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Wow, if Lars had only 1 or 2 seizures every month, he'd consider himself seizure free! A couple weeks ago, we were at DisneyWorld in Orlando. He had over 40...
Sherry
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May 6, 2007
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Rachel & Sherry, Today is the first day I've heard of Lyrica. Is it a new drug? We'll be looking at some different options for Chelsi. You've both also...
SUE OWNBY
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May 6, 2007
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Sue, Lyrica's been around for awhile. Lars has been on it for over a year now. It can cause some weight gain, but not as much as Depakote. Lars does have a...
Sherry
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May 6, 2007
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Thanks so much for the info. I've never seen a helmet like that. Someone needs to design something that doesn't look like a diaper! Hearing your story does...
SUE OWNBY
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May 7, 2007
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ROFL! I never thought of it as looking like a diaper <g> If the white edging wasn't there, it'd look a lot better! Maybe we should write to them and suggest...
Sherry
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May 7, 2007
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Hi Rachel. I can identify with some of what you describe your husband going through, although my epilepsy is comparatively mild, at this point. I started...
Tony Diaz
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May 7, 2007
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There was a time that my daughter did have 3 grand mals in one week. The school wanted me to consider a helmet. At that time she was so short, she didn't...
SUE OWNBY
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May 9, 2007
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I've been taking medications for siezures since 1983, and you'd think that after this amount of time I would have overcome every obsticle. But unfortunately,...
Tom
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May 30, 2007
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Tom: That is one of my husband's fears, as well. He was siezure free for many years and simply didn't disclose it. I'm pretty sure that your previous...
Rachel Murillo
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May 30, 2007
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I feel for you. My step-son is on three different meds and has a VNS and his seizures still aren't controlled! He pretty much has to tell a potential...
Sherry
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May 30, 2007
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In the past, before my spells were as well controlled as they are now, I've lost jobs due to my siezures. One job involved a 100 mile daily commute, so once I...
Tom
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