I found my savior. Brain surgery has changed my life. Almost 16 months siezure free!!
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 Sharro... New - Sharron's story
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nisemd New - greek to me
Had two tonic/clonic seizures basically in the last week. Totally new and in denial
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 AZMATT New - Epilepsy Since Childhood (age6) now (32)
Hi how are you . That word that people hate say and mostly, I a hate to spell.. I alway think how to you spell that?
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dillyd... New - Dilly's Story
Our daughter Dilly was only one year old when we noticed her having these blank staring spells that also included gulping, her mouth pursed, she gets a a blueish/white tint around her eyes and mouth, and a look of utter fear and confusion. She would claw...
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shestness New - Growing up with epilepsy
I'm a 17 yr old girl with epilepsy. Life was already rough as a teen; mix in epilepsy, cerebral palsy, and erb's palsy and I think I want pull my hair out!
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kalimist New - Epilepsy has ruined my daughters life
Amy was diagnosed with MCAD at the age of three and epilepsy at the age of 7.
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Jean Wyie New - vertigo epilepsy
have started getting vertigo seizures and didn't know what they were, and finally had an absence seizure while drivingI hav
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mangom... New - New to this site
I just discovered this site tonight, and am very pleased to share and learn--have learnt a great deal in the last hour or so. Have been living and coping with Sz/E for the better part of 40 years; and have had many experiences--from the painful to the absurd.
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 may123 New - i am having partail siezers.
hi my name is mary,i am 42 years old,i used to have grand male siezers when i was a child,then when i was 17 i stopped having them,
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 jordan926 New - worried single mother has four year old with seizures and speech delay
walking one summer morning august 2007, My son and i were walking at a medium pace. The sun was beaming and I felt my son stumble, over and over so I stop and gave him water. That's when he passed out ,I started crying oh my god what's wrong.
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ajcunha New - US Navy sailor diagnose with Epilepsy
Been diagnose with Eplipesy since 1986 with complex partial seizures.
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 jzetwick New - Mom
I am completely unfamiliar with epilepsy. When my son started having myoclonic seizures at 9 months. The news was devastating... of course. After a month on depakote he had a normal eeg and we were reassures that he had benign myoclonic epilepsy of infancy....
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budkis New - Gran Mal seizure and continuing intermittent black flashing rings
Concerned about flashing black rings
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steven... New - Famous Shenzhen Hotels - InterContinental Hotel
Famous Shenzhen Hotels - InterContinental Hotel.
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 easydu... New - 19 years old Epileptic since 4
Wow!! what can I say that all you don't already know. It's challanging at times, but I'm healthy, strong, I enjoy life, have friends and family that loves me. I even have a car, that I hope someday (soon) i'll be able to drive a girl around.
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Gramcr... New - Honey, I think you had a seizure....I had a what??
Nocturnal grand mal seizures with memory loss, confusion, aching muscles. diagnosed at 24 years old and pregnant. Although I think they may have started in childhood and were not witnessed.
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safari New - Safari's wild ride
I'm a 47 year-old, elementary school teacher and mother of two. My first seizure was 14years ago. I have recently had two more in the past year.
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Mercym... New - Living with Myoclonic Epilepsy
Faced with a life threatening condition that will not overpower me.
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Theres... New - I hate epilepsy
I have had seizures for 10 years since a car accident. I am on Dialitin 600mg a day and it is killing my mood and my sleep. I am looking for some people to relate too. I have lost a baby, dislocated my shoulder. and about chewed my tounge off more then once....
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bksutton New - Not Night Terrors
Our daughter probably went undiagnosed for 2 years before we realized what we thought were night terrors were seizures.
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missyk... New - Melissa Christine, in the struggle
400 mg topomax daily, 1 mg klonpin daily. 31 years old. diagnosed 3 years ago. i work as an adult entertainer on night shift. i suffer from nighttime seizures. i have a very hard time sleeping and have dealt with addictions to soma, ultram, lortab, oxycontin,...
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grandv... New - Siezing the moment
Seizures began in 1968 at age 12. medications were valium, phenobarbitol, dilantin, and others. Problems included social rejection, educational impairments, disabling medication side-effects, job discriminations---even with an education.
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Everet... New - Life Support for People with Epilepsy
Recently discovered daughter (20 yrs old) has Epilepsy. September of 2008, she turns 21 yrs old and is not covered by my health insurance. She just had her second attack and am waiting for doctor's analysis as to whether she can still drive a car, thus keeping...
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 vdebler New - Daniel's Story
Daniel's jouney began when he was 7 weeks old and caught rotavirus, he began having seizures 2 days later...
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abl126 New - Peace of Mind with Epilepsy
We were searching for extra protection for our daughter's night time seizures. It is scary not knowing if she was going to have one or not. Worse, if she were to have one and we would miss it. We found an answer.
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 lynett... New - Car accident with head trauma led to my epilepsy
I have been diagnosed with epilepsy since I was 18 and I am now 25. It has been kind of a setback for me because I don't know how to drive a car and when I apply for a job I seem to get overly discriminated because of it. My seizures usually come when I am...
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CBack8... New - My Story
My seizures began on 5-12-2008. The next one was on 5-22-2008. They were almost every day from that point on.
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lcsmall New - It's Not So Bad
I have had seizures since I was 4 years old, I am now 45. Yes I have been through quite a lot but with the help of my friends and family, I have led a pretty normal life. It's not so bad.
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 Lauren... New - i thought it happened to everyone
This is the story of how my family and I came to learn that I have juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. The steps we have taken to make the correct diagnoses. The medications. And how I am dealing with it now.
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PJKozma New - Paul
Contracted epilepsy in late 40's. No visible head trama, assumed genetic. Undiagnosed for 10 years while having auras. Doctors associated auras to tiredness, jet lag, stress, vertigo and inner ear imbalance.
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fraser New - Jaydin 's story
Jaydin was born prem on 26 weeks. Grade 4 brain bleeding, 2 VP shunts, gastostomy feeding tube, blind, sereval palsy and Lennox-Gastaut Epilepsy
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