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Topic: Young Adults

Is medical school a good option?

05/2017 | 1 Comments

Hi I'm a biology major pre med option with minors in psychology and chemistry and was just diagnosed with epilepsy and I have between 8-10 complex...
Epilepsy First Aid

04/2017 | 3 Comments

Hello, I'm 21 years old and currently living on my college campus. I would have seizures once in a while, however, most of my friends are not familiar...
epilepsy and MDMA

04/2017 | 8 Comments

Hi, I'm 20 years old. So for the past year or so I think I have been having petit mal seizures and didn't realize it. My grandfather developed...
Psychic seizures

03/2017 | 1 Comments

Hello all. I'm a 20 year old college student. I had my first seizure (grand mal) at 17 years old, and haven't had a grand mal since thankfully. After...
Not sure if I'm actually epileptic

02/2017 | 3 Comments

I'm a 21 year old male, currently enrolled in college. Had my first seizure when I was 18, had a long day at work (7am-4) and didn't eat that day...
Epilepsy at University

02/2017 | 2 Comments

Hi my name is Sina. I'm 18 years old and had my first seizure when I was 17. I've only ever had 3 seizures, my seizures are well controlled. However...
Living Situation Help

02/2017 | 1 Comments

Hi, so I currently live in a fraternity house at my school and it is so noisy all the time that I get zero sleep. My seizures are primarily caused by...
Please Help!

02/2017 | 0 Comments

Hello everyone! My name is Skye. I'm 19 years old I've been living with Petit mal seizures since the age of 6. I'm going to be graduating from Ecot...
Can anybody relate?

02/2017 | 0 Comments

So I have had epilepsy since I was 8 I am 18 now. At first my epilepsy was associated with a tic (i used to wipe the right side of my face whenever I...
Please help me

01/2017 | 1 Comments

Hello, My name is Maria, nickname Mixi, and i was born with epilepsy. I'm currently 21 but turns 22 in June this year, I have two jobs; childminder at...
Son Newly Diagnosed

12/2016 | 1 Comments

I am the father of a 22 year old college student who had his very first seizure four days ago. Since, his CT scan was clear, but the EEG found...
Struggling with college

12/2016 | 2 Comments

Hey y'all, I was diagnosed when I was 9 after I had a few large seizures that couldn't be explained. Before I was diagnosed I was a straight A student...
Child now 18, now what?

12/2016 | 0 Comments

Hello everyone. As some of you may know, my son graduated GS and is now in college. He decided not to take his medication anymore, and stay up all...
How to write an epilepsy essay thesis?

06/2016 | 0 Comments

Thesis is an integral part of essay. It is the summary of personal research findings. To develop a thesis is a little bit difficult process and I am...
College Scholarships

05/2016 | 0 Comments

My 17-year old daughter was diagnosed with Epilepsy when she was 2 years old. She had her right temporal lobe and hippocampus removed when she was 3...
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy 20 year old

05/2016 | 0 Comments

Hey guys, I was 9 when I first started having fainting spells (about once or twice a year) and never saw a doctor about it because my parents always...
Epilepsy Awareness Club

05/2016 | 0 Comments

Hello, I am a college student who recently inherited the Epilepsy Awareness Club at my university. I was wondering if there is anyone else out there...

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