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Topic: Women With Epilepsy

My name is Cherie and new to the site

01/2006 | 3 Comments

I just found this site and really taken by some of the posts. I was honestly starting to think I was the only one, silly of me. I'm 56 and diagnosed...
Ovary removal and seizures

01/2006 | 14 Comments

Hi to all. I have a question relating to some surgery I had a couple of years ago. I had a large benign tumor on my right ovary. Both the tumor and...
Topamax and Acne

01/2006 | 29 Comments

Has anyone experienced severe acne breakouts related to Topamax? Right now I have a huge zit (like 3 or 4 zits in one) on my chin. I was reading up...
New Pregnancy on Topamax 200mg

12/2005 | 40 Comments

Hi Everyone, I have had two nocturnal seizures 4/05 & 6/05 and was placed on topamax. I just found out that I am pregnant. Does anyone have any...
pregnancy and keppra

12/2005 | 83 Comments

Hello everyone I am 28 years old, female, with JME. My doctor has switched me from Depakote to Lamictal and now Keppra. I take Keppra 1000mg a day. Is...
I CAN'T TAKE THESE SEIZURES ANYMORE

12/2005 | 12 Comments

I am really ready to jump off the highest building on earth. These hormonal monthly seizures are the BIGGEST problem I have ever had in my life. I can...
New and just finding out I have epilepsy

12/2005 | 8 Comments

Hi, My name is Alissa. I'm 26 and have a five year old little girl. I live in Memphis. I had grown up with seizures since I was 3 or 4 years old, but...
Living with epilepsy!

12/2005 | 1 Comments

Hello,My name is Diana. I have had epilepsy for almost 27yrs.When I was born I was removed with forceps. When the doctor removed me, the forceps hit...
My name is Amanda Jean Blucher

12/2005 | 1 Comments

Hello, my name is Amanda. My Aunt Diana and I just signed up with my.epilepsy.com. This is a great website for us because for a long time, epilepsy...
newly epileptic and pregnent HELP

12/2005 | 7 Comments

Hey everyone, I am a 20 year old female who 4 months ago had my first seizure, well 3 seizures in 24 hours. Before i had the seizure i had a "warning"...
newly epileptic and pregnent

12/2005 | 2 Comments

Hey everyone, I am a 20 year old female who 4 months ago had my first seizure, well 3 seizures in 24 hours. Before i had the seizure i had a "warning"...
Pregnancy and multi medication

12/2005 | 1 Comments

Hi I am new to the site - I have was diagnosed with Epilepsy in 1987, my szrs were finally controlled in 2001 using Keppra 3000mg per day, Topiramate...
Can you help me?

12/2005 | 2 Comments

I am a 27 year old pregnant female who has had epilepsy for 10 years now. I am currently taking lamictal to control my seizures. Unfortutnaly, my...
Birth Control

11/2005 | 1 Comments

I am currently not taking any epilepsy medication. I spent two years on dilantin and stopped taking birth control pills while I was taking it. I have...
women with epilepsy

11/2005 | 6 Comments

Hello! I have been diagnosed with epilepsy since the age of 14(now 46). I am on Dilantin 475 mg. qd and controlled except for around my period, I get...
Decreasing Medication Before Preganncy

11/2005 | 4 Comments

Has anyone attempted to decrease the dose of their medication before getting pregnant to reduce risks of birth defects? I am interested to hear your...
Irritable or what??!!

11/2005 | 2 Comments

I am having seizures between 3 and 5 times a day but for about half an hour before the seizure I am the woman from hell apparently. I am not certain...
Pregnancy seizures

10/2005 | 3 Comments

I am getting desperate for help here please! I started having seizures about 2 years ago having had absences for about 4 years prior to that. I went...

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