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Topic: Women With Epilepsy

out grew epilepsy?

03/2015 | 1 Comments

I have had the condition for years but as I get older I noticed when ever I am taken off my meds that I have decreased seizure activity or none. Then...
Question about a new epilepsy diagnoses

03/2015 | 1 Comments

Hi, I am 37 year old female, with almost full lifetime of anxiety disorder but it's mostly been more my adult life. My anxiety is mostly all physical...
Feeling sad

03/2015 | 2 Comments

i recently had an appointment with my neurologist and I don't know about you guys, but every time I go there I feel really sad because I don't want to...
Difficulties finding medications

03/2015 | 2 Comments

Hi, I was doing well on Vimpat at 150mg. I have a seizure usually once a year or so but we were hoping to get rid of the seizures with medication. I...
my daughter Amber moschioni

03/2015 | 0 Comments

My daughter Amber moschioni passed away on February 7th 2015 she was diagnosed with this when she was 13 years old and she lived to be 25 she...
How to deal with being childless

02/2015 | 2 Comments

Has anyone decided not to have children (whether biological or adoptive) due to health/seizure issues? How did you deal with the decision when you...
Single seizure, once a month

02/2015 | 0 Comments

Hi, I am new to this forum and I joint because of my daughter. My daughter is severly autistic and non verbal. She is 15 years old now. About 6 months...
hystorectomy in my 20s cause of epilepsy

01/2015 | 0 Comments

All of you who have any kind of epilepsy know if tour a woman it sucks more haha. Well muy female issues are out of control and well to start at point...
looking for work and over 40

01/2015 | 1 Comments

Hi all i am a chef and over 40 looking for work but my seizures are controlled by keppra and gping through menopause help
Living in Canada DVLA help

01/2015 | 0 Comments

Hi! I'm new and very confused. I've had epilepsy since I was a baby and I am now 28. I have been living in Canada for 2 years, not driving, NO car...
Epilepsy and Acne

12/2014 | 1 Comments

oOkay, so maybe this is more of a womens question, but I have simple partial seizures - which comes with lifetime severe acne. Medications I am on are...
Meunstral Cycle Seizures

12/2014 | 1 Comments

In the past year, I have been in the E.R. 7 times and most of my seizures have happened during my period.(I have found the term "catamenial seizures"...
Feeling sad/ lonely on keppra?

12/2014 | 2 Comments

I have had epilepsy since I was 14 years old and I'm 19 now and have been seizure free for almost two years thanks to 1000mg of keppra 2x daily, but I...

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