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Topic: Family & Friends

A place for those who care for and about people with epilepsy - caring for yourselves as well as those around you.

Flying in an airplane

07/2004 | 1 Comments

I am a 35 year old female, former school principal. I am on Tegretol 1200 mg daily. I now have warning that it is coming and get onto oxygen which has...
Tegertol cut off

07/2004 | 2 Comments

Hi there I am now only on 1 tablet left of tegertol. I have been on 1200mg of them I was cutting down half a tablet a month. I half only one half to...
Impact of Epilepsy on Youth

07/2004 | 0 Comments

My name is Allison Clarke and I am conducting research under the supervision of Dr Christine Critchley and Dr Roslyn Galligan in the School of...
Keppra

07/2004 | 3 Comments

Has anyone at all had problems with keppra. I have been on this med for a good 9 months. The seizures have been kind of gone away that is a miricle...
i am 44 years old with epilepsy

07/2004 | 0 Comments

my problem is that every time i have a seisure is when i have a hormone change. i am currentliing takeingneurontin 300mg three times a day and am...
new here

07/2004 | 4 Comments

hi everyone,i'm new here, i have alittle boy 5 yrs old with seizures and have had then since he was 9 months old. We have tired more meds then i would...
does my friend have epilepsy?

07/2004 | 1 Comments

i am epileptic myself but yesterday when i was talking to my best friend she was just staring at me then her arms started jerking. she dosent remeber...
Need Advice

07/2004 | 3 Comments

My daughter is 21 years old. Almost a year ago she began fainting. The more she did it we noticed prior to fainting she would "zone out", after coming...
Lamictal

07/2004 | 0 Comments

I've had epilepsy since I was a child. At 18, they assumed I'd outgrown it and I was able to go off medication and remain seizure-free for about 8...
feeling really stupid

07/2004 | 1 Comments

Hi everybody,It has been awhile sence I posted or have even been to the group to read other posts. I am just wondering if anybody else feels the way I...
medication side effects

07/2004 | 0 Comments

Hi, I recently posted about my 6 year old son who is taking Carbatrol.(We were the ones discussing our behavior problems and parental anxiety.) Jack's...
seizures in infants

07/2004 | 2 Comments

just wondering if anyone out there has had simular experiences - i have a 1 week old daugther and she started having seizures in her 2nd day - [full...
Changed to Dilantin & Keppra

06/2004 | 5 Comments

I was taking Dilantin and Depakote (having tremors), and asked the doctor today to switch to something else.He made the switch to Dilantin & Keppra...
Special Education - Kids with Epilepsy

06/2004 | 1 Comments

We are moving to the Boston area and are seeking out information on school programs and special education resources for our 6 year old daughter...
rollercoasters

06/2004 | 2 Comments

My daughter just started having seizures. She loves disney and all the rides. Can anyone tell me if their seizures affect the types of rides they can...
Front Lobal Epilepsy

06/2004 | 4 Comments

Hey, My name is Pamkins,I am having a lot of trouble trying to find front lobal epilepsy listed on related sites. My husband was diagnosed with this 3...

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