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Does Anyone Else Get Depressed Listening To Other Family Members Talk About Their Perfect Happy Lives When You Don’t Have Any Of It?

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What Are Your Top Tips For Dealing With Epilepsy In The Heat?

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Anybody Have Trouble With Remembering Instructions, Directions Or List Of Things To Do More Than Three? Does It Make You Frustrated?

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Anybody Else Get To The Point Where They Just Want To Down Tools And Let Someone Else Make Decisions For You? I’m Exhausted.

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Chichester, UK
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@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member
That’s how my whole life has been. My parents make most of the decisions for me.

2 hours ago

I Have A Very Severechest Cold And Take 1500 MG Of Depakote Daily. Can I Take Robitussin To Calm Down The Coughing. It's Driving Me Crazy!

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New York, NY
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

When I gt sick and need relief, I ask my pharmacist what should I take.

19 hours ago

Can Coffee Trigger My Seizure

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Wildwood, NJ
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Doesn't bother me. I drink up to 3 cups per day.

19 hours ago

Supplement To Kill Emotions

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Charlestown, IN

Most of my damage is on the left side temporal/frontal lobe area. I am on Keppra, Lamotrigine, and Desvenlafaxline. I feel like care about pointless ordeals too much, and easily become depressed, just full of negative thoughts. The Desvenlafaxline is to help with the depression and the Lamotrigine is to help with emotional balance along with seizures. Any recommendations?

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@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member Not everyone gets it. Its mainly found in young children. With adults the rage effect is a lot easier to manage. Some times people don't get any rage effect and get the… read more

10 hours ago

Is Anyone Taking Xcopri? What Do You Think?

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New hampshire manchester
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

My daughter has been on it for 2 1/2 years now. She hasn’t had any episodes since taking it. She had one minor aura last summer but fine since.

5 hours ago

I Caught Myself Standing In The Room Staring Off . Other's Probably Would Assume I Was Spacing Out. Anyone Relate?

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USA

I've got temporal lobe seizures due to high fever. Haven't had any for 3yrs now.
These moments of stirring off or being in my own world is concerning. Always just thought i was spacey.

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Mine prior to menopause, were the same yet I experienced Deja Vu with the seizures, therefore it was diagnosis of complex partial seizures vs petite mal

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Anyone Take Anxiety Meds Along With Seizure Meds? What Kind??

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Mt Pleasant, MI
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CBD Charlettes Web, made in Colorado, completely removed severe anxiety attacks (losing control of both legs from waist down and collapsing to floor). I began taking it by participating in CBD… read more

2 days ago

My Son Is Starting An Internship This May As A Civil Engineer. How Should He Approach His Boss In Talking About His Epilepsy?

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New Haven, CT

He has Generalized Epilepsy and has gone 11 months between seizures. Diagnosed 9/2023

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

My very first job I worked for State Farm. I was pretty well under control but didn’t tell him. My second job I worked for a police department and was a cadet. I wanted to be an attorney to find out… read more

January 12

What Is Microvascular Decrease

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Leeds england
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I agree with ProudTx. Only your doc can explain to you and how it might effect your condition.

January 12

This Friday I Am Going To See My Neurologist! Been Having Lots Of Seizures I Am 41 Years Old, I Have Epilepsy Almost Of My Life!

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Logansport, IN

My neurologist said they are stress seizures, epileptic seizures & more than multiple seizures ..i have gotten my VNS taken away fast cause it didn’t work out in the past also I had a stroke in the past and almost died for some reason but Indy hospital saved me, my local hospital can’t do it for anyone with strokes! Thanks about facts of epilepsy!!👍🏻 I am a President Self Advocate & a mentor and try to care for everyone!

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member
I had my VNS removed too because it didn’t help. Now I have a RNS (Neurostimulator).

January 8
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