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Topic: Women With Epilepsy

Tired all the time

10/2007 | 1 Comments

I am 27 and just had my first and so far only Grand mal seizure this past July. I have had other symptoms bfore and since that time but haven't been...
Lamictal & b/c pills

10/2007 | 1 Comments

I'm sure this has been answered somewhere, but there are many posts to slog through so I apologize if this has been answered 1,000 times before! I am...
Birth control with Zonegran?

10/2007 | 0 Comments

Hi! I looked around and didn't really see too much on this topic as far as zonegran goes.. Is anyone on Zonegran and having success with birth control...
Keppra and Yaz

09/2007 | 4 Comments

I've been on Keppra 250mg twice a day for about 6 months now. I'm planning on taking birth control pills again (Yaz, to be exact) and I'm wondering if...
Keppra and menstrual cycle

09/2007 | 17 Comments

Hi everyone, I was just wondering if anyone had a change in the length of their menstrual cycle when they switched to Keppra. I was on Trileptal for a...
Partial Seizures while Pregnant

09/2007 | 9 Comments

I started having partial temporal lobe seizures in my teens, but I wasn't correctly diagnosed until I was in my early twenties. I have never had a...
One seizure, concerned about my memory

09/2007 | 4 Comments

I do not have epilepsy, though, there aren't many forums that have active members, so I thought/hoped I could get some information and or help here...
Harvard Registry Anyone?

09/2007 | 2 Comments

I'm curious, has anyone registered with the harvard registry, for women who are pregnant, and taking AED's? My neurol suggested that I register once...
New here, and I really need some help!

08/2007 | 1 Comments

I don't know if I am having seizures or not. If I were to think of what a seizure would feel like, then what I experience seems like it would be it. I...
Birth Control with AEDs

08/2007 | 3 Comments

I would like to get back on birth control pills again. I'm taking Lamictal which I know decreases the efficacy of pills. My ob/gyn doesn't have a clue...
Vitamins overpowering medications

08/2007 | 13 Comments

HELLO ANY ONE FEEL THAT VITAMINS CAN TAKE CONTROL OF THE MEDICATIONS WE TAKE I TAKE KEPPRA AND TOPAMAX BUT DONT WANT TO GET MY HOPES HIGH I ALSO TAKE...
Is it just me or what? Please help

07/2007 | 15 Comments

Hello, I need some help. Before I increased my dose on my medicine, my menstrual cycle was regular. I am now on 1500mg Keppra and 1000mg Lamictal...
just getting older?

07/2007 | 7 Comments

Hi, I'm 37, had my 1st Tonic-clonic at age 14. I've never had any obvious sz/period link, and while I'm now having TCs at anytime of the month for the...
My Neuro and My Hormones

07/2007 | 5 Comments

I have simple partial temporal lobe epilepsy where I'm fully conscious for the entire min or 2 of the sz. I had not been under Dr's care for my sz for...
First-Time Seizures Around 40 yrs old

07/2007 | 4 Comments

I have noticed several women on this wonderful site that had their first seizure ever in their late-30's or early 40's. I am 41 yrs old, and never had...

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