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Topic: Teen Zone

alcohol & epilepsy

03/2015 | 1 Comments

very new to this not really sure how it works! ... im 16 and i have junior miclonic seizures, i take 2,000mg of keppra everyday. all of my friends...
Hallucinating??

03/2015 | 0 Comments

Hey everyone....Im new to seizures and i find that after i have a seizure, or even before it, i tend to see tall, black lanky creatures....Im not sure...
Fear of getting seizure in public

02/2015 | 3 Comments

i'm 16 years old girl and i've been on Lamictal for about 17 months now, ever since i was 13 i suffer from social anxiety and my confidence level is...
Paid internship for teens with epilepsy

02/2015 | 0 Comments

Hi all--I have epilepsy and have been working to make a website for teens with epilepsy. I finally launched GirlswithNerve, which is a place is a...
Epileptic Fits

02/2015 | 1 Comments

Someone close to me has just been rushed into hospital after having over 5 fits at home, he had 3 awaiting air ambulance and some in hospital. he has...
Dad with Epilepsy

01/2015 | 3 Comments

Hi, I'm 15, and I've been living with my dad's epilepsy all my life. My dad has frontal lobe epilepsy, and it progressed to a point in which his...
Dad with Epilepsy

01/2015 | 0 Comments

Hi, I'm 15, and I've been living with my dad's epilepsy all my life. My dad has frontal lobe epilepsy, and it progressed to a point in which his...
Auras, but no seizures. What the hell.

01/2015 | 1 Comments

Hello, everyone. My name is Carmen Tschumy and I've been having seizures since I was 13 or 14 years old. I honestly don't remember. I'm 17 now, and I...
So scared that I might have epilepsy?

01/2015 | 0 Comments

So about 2 months ago, I had what I think was a seizure. I ate some shrooms that my friend got, but it was only about 2g's and it was all dust because...
Feeling Anxious?

01/2015 | 0 Comments

Hi, newbie here… I was diagnosed with generalised epilepsy on March 17 th last year and am on successful medication. Things such as lack of sleep...
Summer Camp for Non-Epileptic Seizures

01/2015 | 2 Comments

Hi! I have two variations of non-epileptic seizures caused by PTSD that went undiagnosed for many years. I am fifteen and happy except for the...
Trying to Deal

12/2014 | 0 Comments

my name is allie. When i was 15, i was diagnosed with absence seizures. I've tried at least 6 different medications, and that may not be considered a...
New diagnosis and need help

12/2014 | 1 Comments

I am 16 years old and i just finished year 11 at school. I was diagnosed with Complex Partial Blank out seizures. My teachers this year have been...
school project

11/2014 | 1 Comments

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W3NKKW2 is there any chance anyone could fill out this survey for me?? i'v had epilepsy for 6 months now and decided to...
How i got cured from epilepsy

11/2014 | 1 Comments

I am from Canada, I was diagnosed of Epilepsy in 2004 then i was just 17years, the disease is so disgracing and embarassing because atimes i get...
Non-Epileptic and Epileptic Seizures

10/2014 | 0 Comments

I am 16 years old and began having seizures in July of this year. It was extremely scary because I knew so little about seizures. I went to an...
digital help for Epilepsy

10/2014 | 0 Comments

If you got the chance to create the best digital ideas to improve Life with Epilepsy – what kind of suggestions would you make?

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