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There is a lot to know about epilepsy. Whether you're new to epilepsy or have known about it for years, the more information you have the stronger you'll be. By starting at the beginning, you will gain a basic foundation of knowledge about the disease, its treatments, and the ways it will affect your life. Once you learn about it, the next steps will be much easier and you can get on with living. Here you'll find information all about epilepsy and seizures, so send this to a friend, print it out and read it, and know that epilepsy.com is here to help.
Nowhere is the problem more evident than in pregnancy. In the United States, epilepsy affects nearly one million women of childbearing potential. Most women with epilepsy can and do have normal pregnancies however they should follow a few traditional rules for having a healthy pregnancy.
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| On Keppra, Baby on the Way | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| keppra vs. topamax | Feb 10, 2008 | |
| lamictal and pregnancy | Feb 10, 2008 | |
| pregnancy-developmental delays with tegretol | Feb 11, 2008 | |
| Successful pregnancies on Valproic Acid | Mar 11, 2008 | |
| Epilepsy, pregnancy and giving birth | Feb 19, 2008 | |
| Is it possible to outgrow epilepsy? | Mar 4, 2008 | |
| switching meds before pregnancy | Feb 7, 2008 | |
| Epileptic, not on AEDs, about to give birth. What happens during Delivery? | Feb 26, 2008 | |
| Changing AEDs while pregnant? | Mar 18, 2008 |
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| New and Over 50 | Jul 4, 2008 | |
| mysticalgeni | ||
| Is it actually working???? | Jul 4, 2008 | |
| JinLondon | ||
| 3year old with Myoclonic Seizures | Jul 4, 2008 | |
| CC Ann | ||
| Varying forms of tonic clonic seizures! | Jul 4, 2008 | |
| ibble | ||
| Ahem! Shooting Silvery Spots - Turned to shooting headaches | Jul 3, 2008 | |
| Greenwoodpixie | ||
| Are my seizures really that serious? | Jul 3, 2008 | |
| rwolfe | ||
| How do I harden up to this? | Jul 3, 2008 | |
| Kathy781 | ||
| Struggling to gain control | Jul 3, 2008 | |
| latinmermaid27 | ||
| VNS implant | Jul 3, 2008 | |
| The_Dreded_King | ||
| VNS has changed my life | Jul 3, 2008 | |
| desert_rose73 | ||
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| my.epilepsy.com Updates | 20,189 | |
| epi_help | ||
| topamax and weight loss | 18,735 | |
| alexia mom | ||
| kepra | 18,483 | |
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| Possible cure for absence seizures | 15,336 | |
| pdl1 | ||
| Epilepsy and marijuana | 14,224 | |
| cjad234 | ||
| Sexual Side Effects | 12,309 | |
| George R | ||
| How exactly do aura's feel | 12,089 | |
| WendyBendy | ||
| MEDICAL ALERT I.D.'s | 11,031 | |
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| Over 40 Different Types Of Seizures - Revised | 9,802 | |
| spiz | ||
| electrical shock in head? | 9,252 | |
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| Title | Posted | |
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| Day 5 on Keppra | Feb 20, 2008 | |
| Crybaby | Feb 12, 2008 | |
| Nearly a month of taking Keppra | Mar 11, 2008 | |
| On Keppra... having a baby | Apr 27, 2008 |
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| Dementia?? | Jul 4, 2008 | |
| crashllama | ||
| Me + Epilepsy = hate. | Jul 4, 2008 | |
| meganann0404 | ||
| Emergency VEEG | Jul 3, 2008 | |
| kaitlynsmom | ||
| Counting THe Days On One Hand | Jul 3, 2008 | |
| SassyMindy | ||
| Independence Day.... boy that say's it all... | Jul 3, 2008 | |
| phunn | ||
| Seizures and Technology | Jul 3, 2008 | |
| crashllama | ||
| Good week | Jul 3, 2008 | |
| ABraden7 | ||
| EEG | Jul 3, 2008 | |
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| Frustrated | Jul 3, 2008 | |
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| Technology and New Epilepsy Therapies | Jul 2, 2008 | |
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| Inspirational Quote - My Own Personal Inner Thoughts | 7,905 | |
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| my partial complex seizures | 3,815 | |
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| Topomax... The Dreaded......... | 3,582 | |
| Dr Jason | ||
| Brain Zaps, tics & twitches | 3,438 | |
| JudiS | ||
| side effects of phenobarb. | 2,933 | |
| pksmom | ||
| Feeling Sick | 2,763 | |
| JBJ1984 | ||
| Tegretol XR and ANXIETY meds | 2,709 | |
| Butterflygrl | ||
| How can you tell if a sleep seizure happens? | 2,582 | |
| epl_controller | ||
| Nonepileptic "Events" vs. "Seizures" | 2,514 | |
| teft | ||
| TYLENOL, AEDs & SEIZURES | 2,494 | |
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| juevenile myo-clonic epilepesy group | Jul 3, 2008 | |
| jme | ||
| Children of a Parent with Epilepsy | Jun 19, 2008 | |
| emirahs | ||
| Sports | Jun 12, 2008 | |
| IRobot | ||
| Seizures + Weight Loss Surgery | May 15, 2008 | |
| meltingmama | ||
| Epilepsy Innovation Summit May 2008 | May 13, 2008 | |
| warren7 | ||
| Northern Virgina Support Group | May 11, 2008 | |
| Bery | ||
| Epi-teens | May 4, 2008 | |
| Epi-Teen | ||
| FACES Pediatric Subcommittee | May 1, 2008 | |
| Cindy Whiteside Hammerquist | ||
| living with epilepsy and ASD....autistic spectrum disorder | Apr 28, 2008 | |
| sophia_hill | ||
| Pacific NW USA | Apr 21, 2008 | |
| middleman | ||
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| Sharron's story | Jul 3, 2008 | |
| Sharron307 | ||
| greek to me | Jul 3, 2008 | |
| nisemd | ||
| High school | Jul 3, 2008 | |
| denisse | ||
| what happened | Jul 3, 2008 | |
| jme | ||
| A vitamin that has stopped my seizures | Jul 3, 2008 | |
| ccrooks | ||
| Epilepsy Since Childhood (age6) now (32) | Jul 2, 2008 | |
| AZMATT | ||
| Diagnosed at 5 years old | Jul 2, 2008 | |
| BeigerR | ||
| My Story | Jul 2, 2008 | |
| xanadu0410 | ||
| denial | Jun 30, 2008 | |
| usborn | ||
| Dilly's Story | Jun 30, 2008 | |
| dillydally | ||
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| Jessica Roiz | 979 | |
| kroiz | ||
| Seizure Cat! | 457 | |
| wenko | ||
| my story | 425 | |
| snoby | ||
| Kelly's Life With Epilepsy | 364 | |
| kjcanada1979 | ||
| Always Have On Clean Underwear | 353 | |
| crashllama | ||
| What My Seizures Are Like...... | 334 | |
| javaman | ||
| my brain has died a thousand deaths........... | 317 | |
| banffgirl | ||
| Crystal's story | 279 | |
| Crystal11 | ||
| Nocturnal grand mal seizures (primary generalized epilepsy) | 276 | |
| karalyeva | ||
| How I found out I hade seizures | 271 | |
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