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Topic: Women With Epilepsy

seizures

07/2018 | 1 Comments

Hi... I began having grand mal seizures in my sleep back in 1997. now I am told I have partial seizures, as I feel it coming on am awake but just can...
Taking dilatin and pregnant

07/2018 | 2 Comments

I am 9 weeks pregnant I will like to know if it is safe if I start back to take Dilantin during my pregnancy? Will it affect my baby?
VNS and breast implants

07/2018 | 0 Comments

I know... Weird topic. I'm just curious if there is anyone that has had breast implants prior or post the VNS implanted. If so, I'd like to hear more...
JME -Withdrawing Keppra

06/2018 | 2 Comments

I was diagnosed with JME back in 2013 when i was 15 years old. Since then i am on keppra 1500mg per day, and i am seizure free. My neurologists , said...
Depakote and surrogacy

06/2018 | 1 Comments

I’ve been on depakote for awhile now and am curious how surrogacy would work. I know it causes birth defects but would it cause them outside of my own...
Tonic Clonics

06/2018 | 0 Comments

Hello all! Happy to be here and grateful to share my complicated experience thus far. a baffling tonic clonic story! Background: many years of...
Pregnant on Keppra and Vimpat

05/2018 | 1 Comments

Hi ladies! I just found out I'm 4 weeks pregnant! I had two early miscarriages previously (2 months and 4 months ago). I am on 3,000 mg of Keppra...
Medications You've Taken While Pregnant

05/2018 | 3 Comments

Hey everyone! I am diagnosed with Partial Complex Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. I also suffer from pretty severe anxiety & depression. I was taking Zoloft...
Endometriosis, IUD, and Epilepsy

04/2018 | 1 Comments

Hi All, I've had epilepsy since I was 16 (I'm 28 now), and I was recently diagnosed with endometriosis. I went in to the doctor because I was having...
Boobs after breastfeeding

04/2018 | 0 Comments

If you are looking for answers to questions such as why boobs after breastfeeding change shape, Momycenter can provide you with the best answer...
Hormones and seizures

04/2018 | 4 Comments

Hi everyone, I'm new to this site so I apologize if this has been discussed already. I've been dealing with seizures for about 3.5 years now. My very...
Ttc (try to convince) with epilepsy

04/2018 | 0 Comments

Hi! My name is Emily! I have been Seizure Free for 5 years and my so and I want to try for our first! Tbh I'm nervous haha not about the pregnancy but...
Having an issue I could use help with

03/2018 | 1 Comments

Ok, I'm new here. I'm pretty scared right now with something I'm experiencing and am looking for feedback. I'm 40. I've had seizures since I was 16...
Breastfeeding on Onfi

03/2018 | 1 Comments

Hi All, I am 36 and have had temporal surgery for my seizures. I am on monotherapy of Onfi 40 mg a day. I am pregnant with my first and am not sure if...
Women and Epilepsy Hysterectomy 18+

03/2018 | 1 Comments

I'm not sure if this will be read but I'll be 23 this year and i have epilepsy since i was 12. On my menstrual cycle i have siezure activity the...
Do your seizure symptoms change?

03/2018 | 0 Comments

I am a 39 year old female, diagnosed with frontal lobe partial complex seizures and petite mal seizure when I was about 14 or 15 years old. The...
Speech Disturbances

03/2018 | 0 Comments

Hello, I'm new here.. Basically, im 27, i had a grand-mal seizure when i was 4 and was diagnosed with TLE, i had no futher grand mals but when i was 8...
Does Keppra make pregnancy delayed?

03/2018 | 0 Comments

Hello all, I've been diagnosed with epilepsy since 2004 and having Tegratol since then. But my neurologist switched from Tegratol to Keppra since i...

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