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Topic: Women With Epilepsy

Question to all seizure patients

10/2006 | 14 Comments

Ok something happened to me today at work. The strangest thing. I've mentioned many times that I'm on the new med Topamax so am not sure if this is...

sex drive

10/2006 | 81 Comments

Anyone notice that it practically disappears? I certainly have. I know that it's probably because of the meds but it would be nice to have it back.

Epilepsy and Memory Loss

10/2006 | 72 Comments

I'm brand new to this forum. Looking it over, I don't see my major problem & don't have much info about it. I have lost alot of my memory & it...

vision

10/2006 | 4 Comments

Has anyone ever lost their vision temporaly? I've never lost it completely but it's been blurry like I was drunk or something and i would put on my...

birth control

10/2006 | 7 Comments

Who's got any advice for convincing my doctor that i wanna go on it?

Help!!!

10/2006 | 2 Comments

I felt lousy on Keppra. Now I'm reducing my dosage. I still feel lousy and am starting to wander if it is the med. at all or if I'm losing my mind and...

Fetal Valproate Syndrome

10/2006 | 1 Comments

My son was diagnosed with FVS about 2 years ago. Does anyone else have a child that has been diagnosed with FVS?

Update on my use with Topamax

10/2006 | 8 Comments

Hi. As I've posted before that I'm on the new drug Topamax after being on Carbamezapine for some time. Since being on Topamax I've undergone the...

Spongy Head

09/2006 | 1 Comments

I was over at my mom's house on Tuesday and she was massaging my scalp. She said it felt different that it used to. It used to feel spongy. She's a...

treatment around the world

09/2006 | 0 Comments

I've only been getting used to this site the past few days but have really been enjoying reading and chatting to people. Just wondered about different...

Perimenopause anyone?

09/2006 | 4 Comments

I am 38 yrs old, and have had complex partial seizures for 26 yrs. Recently, I saw an epileptologist who focuses on women with seizures. I have now...

Question on dating with E.

09/2006 | 22 Comments

My cousins down here have been texting me on my cell phone telling me that I have passed another birthday and I should get a boyfriend now and get...

NutriSystem Diet

09/2006 | 0 Comments

NutriSystem Weight Loss program used by thousands of people is an effective meal replacement diet plan that is based on low GI, good carbs, low fat...

Medifast Diet for weight loss

09/2006 | 0 Comments

Has anybody, who really want to lose weight tried Medifast diet supplement. It gives the exact amount of calories that once body requires from which...

Question

09/2006 | 6 Comments

Has anyone ever experienced headaches when new to Topamax? I can't remember if I have asked that before. Right now I feel like I've lost memory. Or is...

Mother with epilepsy

09/2006 | 3 Comments

Just wondered if any other mums with epilepsy had any tips on explaining it to your children?My eldest is 5 and just want to prepare her a bit. Any...

Seizures and Menstral Cycle

09/2006 | 26 Comments

I've been having seizures since I was 12. Oddly enough when I started having my period. My first 2 seizures were around my period. Also if I have ever...

Regarding my post on Topamax

09/2006 | 2 Comments

Hi everybody :-) Thank you all for giving me your input regarding Topamax. It was very helpful. I have just gotten my one month supply of 25 mg...

Focal Epilepsi need New Neurologist in WI

09/2006 | 1 Comments

Hello All: I live In Milwaukee, WI. I have been diagonosed with Focal Epilepsi in 1999. I also suffer from Hydrocephalus, Aarnold Chiari malformation...

fat :(

09/2006 | 8 Comments

Do your meds make you gain weight? What do you do to lose the medication weight? :( I feel fat and ugly. Nothing fits me.

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