... I'm writing a story, and one of the characters develops epilepsy following a severe head injury. The thing is, I want it to be as realistic as possible. ... (2 replies)

... Here's another thing I just thought of (see bad memory) Sometimes I will feel very cold like right in my bones. Get one heck of a bad headache and start shaking. These are the times I use marijuana and it usually goes away. When I don't I'm out for a few hours and wake up very very sore. Go figure my neurologist doesn't agree with the medical applications, so no license. (2 replies)

... I can tell you from many years of experience (started at 14, now 30) that it can be very painful, inconvenient or not a problem at all. Here's my experience. At first I was having gran-mal seizures for a while. Then it got to having petit-mal as well. After a few years of trials on different drugs one was finally found to stop them, unfortunatly they stopped after about 7... (2 replies)

... This is my first time posting. I've always kept my epilepsy a secret from anyone I could. ... (1 replies)

... I was diagnosed with epilepsy as a child and have been on meds for control of them and I find they have made me lethargic at times and over the years, some memory problems crept in but not significantly enough to preclude me from an active life. I do have some memory lapses and forget what I was doing from one minute to the next. I think the meds will cause a slight... (7 replies)

... I was diagnosed with epilepsy as a child and have been on meds for control of them and I find they have made me lethargic at times and over the years, some memory problems creeped in but not significantly enough to preclude me from an active life. I do have some memory lapses and forget what I was doing from one minute to the next. I think the meds will cause a slight... (7 replies)

... Hi, I was diagnosed with Epilepsy when I was 13 - have since been through a variety of different medications and medication mixes etc. My memory loss has become severe over the years, at first I took no notice and family always just made fun of the fact that I could never remember things. By now I keep a journal too, take loads of pictures too, have arrived at places... (7 replies)

... I have been taking AEDs for over 5 years. I am having a lot of trouble with the side-effects. The main ones are: ringing in the ears, tiredness, & depression. I want to change to a different medication, but my Dr. doesn't think its the medication and he thinks I should see a Psychiatrist for the depression. I think the depression and all of the other side-effects are... (0 replies)

... Growing up I had to deal with Epilepsy, frequent medications and being treated as one with Leprosy. All I ever wanted was friends and the only ones who would eat with me, rather let me eat with them, during lunch were my teachers. I only had one seizure and it happened around age 9; an acute Grand Mal. I was hospitalized for approximately three weeks in the local children's... (0 replies)

... Just monitor it. Go back to the Dr. or see another Dr. for a second opinion if it continues. Based on my own experiences and all of the research and reading I have done on epilepsy, it does not sound like a seizure to me. But that is just my opinion. Hope you get some answers...good luck. (3 replies)

... Midgers I want to start by congratulating you on your first born and second baby on the way. Please do come back and let me know what the scans shows and the gender if you find out. So are you only on keppra? or also on valporate? why are you concerned with it if I may ask? are you seizure free? Also saw you said you breastfeeding until 6 months, why? I breastfeed my first... (22 replies)

... onths old...she's just totally gorgeous! And no 2 is on the way as well!! Nuchal scan looked good, have 20 wk anomaly scan in a few days. I'm registered with the epilepsy uk pregnancy register, they had 135 births recorded when I phoned with my first enquiry and said keppra was looking like the safest e med of them all! ... (22 replies)

... Hi There, Yes, contact your Dr. I would keep a journal and write down what you are experiencing and the strange feelings you say you get sometimes. This way your Dr. will be able get a better understanding of what this is. With some simple partial seizures, people will feel strange sensations, feelings, etc. I'm not sure how the Dr.'s that delivered you, could at that... (3 replies)

... At birth the doctors. Told my parents that they thought I would have epilepsy. But I didn't take seizures. Till I was 25 years old and they were partial ones. I scared the crap out of my parents the first one I took I was talking then all of suddenly I feel back into a chair. I rembered everything about it soo I then get told by the doctor to go for the MRI and the EEG. .... (3 replies)

... Great suggestions with the journal keeping, camera, and being upfront with people regarding your epilepsy and memory. ... (7 replies)

... I also found out through one epilepsy conference that I went to a couple of yrs ago, that Magnesium MAY be beneficial. ... (1 replies)

... own and they mentioned the possibility that this supplement my help so I was wondering if anyone out there had heard anything about it and is a good for treating epilepsy . ... (1 replies)

... Hi I would LOVE to here what others have done to help ataxia whether medically , alternatively or any other. I myself have it along with epilepsy. Thanks Craig :angel: (0 replies)

... I don't actually have epilepsy but my husband does. ... (1 replies)

... right before my period and when the estrogen rises for ovulation. If ovulation occurs then progesterone rises and no seizures but most women who have catamenial epilepsy don't ovulate every month. Thus, the estrogen goes up but progesterone does not and this causes the seizures. ... (3 replies)