This message is for Lynne: I understand how you feel. I, too, was just diagnosed with epilepsy and i am 36 years old. I kept convincing myself that it could...
... Hi my name is Lynn and i have been newly diagnosed with epilepsy, and i am having a hard time dealing with it, i just turned 30. I am also a diabetic, so...
I was diagnosed with epilepsy as a child then had a four break only to have a grand-mal at the age of 17. Needless to say I understand what it's like to have...
i am a gay 28 year old man with Epilepsy. I am not trying to use this bord to find some one new in my life. it is hard fir me to write so you weill find meny...
Hope you all have some advice. I'm pretty upset here. I have been having some sort of "episode" for about 15 years. I don't fall down and shake. I basically...
Hi Susan First off I would recommend that you get a new neurologist. One that really makes an effort to figure out what is going on. It does sound like you...
Thanks for the info. What is JME? I have hellacious restless leg. Could that be related? I am switching docs but the new one doesn't have an opening for 6 wks....
Susan, JME is Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy....the jerks I believe are the main symptom of JME. I had jerks for years and never knew what caused them until I...
... Hope you all have some advice. I'm pretty upset here. I have been having some sort of "episode" for about 15 years. I don't fall down and shake. I...
I do not mean to get anything started BUT this morning at my appointment
my neurologist told me I could apply to get my drivers license again. Had
them until...
how long does it take for your epilepsy to be under control. I have been on med's for about five weeks(still have some complex seizures, but also have the...
well mine still aren't under control after 5 years with good medicine. It all depends on your case. If your medicine doesn't work then you'll want to try...
Hi guys, ' Ok well i am new here, just diagnosed a few weeks ago, i am trying to get a grasp on my seizures, i think i have been seizure free for about 2...
I didn't know I was having seizures until I found out what they where. I thought I was fading away kind of like dreaming. These were partial complex seizures...
Dear Members - I would like to introduce myself as the new Development Manager for the Epilepsy Society of Southern New York, Inc. It is an honor to be ...
I am just now home from yet another lengthy stay at the hospital as a result of injuries sustained during a series of siezures. I broke my left shoulder as...
I just wanted say that I am so thankful that I have been seizure free for so long that I can't remember when I had a seizure last. But the stigma of having...
i dont think that i said that my doctor said they werent seizures. He just basically listens. I, myself, know that they are seizures and i jot them down in...
I know so much what you mean. I hate that feeling afterwards. I use to think I was in a day dream before I knew I had seizures. I now hate the feeling so much....
Well, today went surprisingly awful. I am told that my "overall net worth" exceeds the guidelines for any state or government aid in recieving any assistance...
Hi group, been a while since I posted. I have spent most of my adult life without health insurance of any kind. About a year ago I discovered I qualified for a...
... Hi group, been a while since I posted. I have spent most of my adult life without health insurance of any kind. About a year ago I discovered I qualified...
I just wanted to share with my fellow epileptics about a wonderful find i found. I was so tired of wearing the plain silver or gold bracelets amd decided to do...
Hello everyone. I am looking to talk to some one with some one with the same proble as mine but this group has no one in it, what happend? pleaas come to my...
hey all I thought I would post this because they damn near took away almost all my bills. I think its worth at least checking out if you have too many bills......
Hi! Is your name Christopher or do you prefer Chris? Do you mind if I make this short? I'm tired & I want to get my beauty sleep. I'm 49 yr. old feamale, live...
i had a grand mal seizure at work; it is terrible. Now everybody at work knows that i have epilepsy. I was afraid for all of them to find out; thought that...
Hi, I was online today and found this article about the effects of homocysteine when taking tegretol. It basically said how anticonvulsant drug tegretol...
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