Questions & Answers

Does anyone find the repeat the same sentence more than once or/and fine themselves talking to themselves.

This question just came to me.

Any correlation between loss of appetite and seizure episodes?

I had a major life change in 2014. Since then, I have been eating big meal a day and snacking throughout the last three years. After the breakup in 2014, I went 6 to 8 months with only once a day. Basically starving myself.

My question should have been :

Could me doing that to myself led directly to the episode or no? In everyone's opinion.

Sorry for the confusion and vagueness.

If you want to meet new people and develop long-lasting friendships, how do you discuss Epilepsy and the fact that you are living with it? How soon is too soon to have these discussions with new people?

First step for the Vns is not bad at all. My mom is nervous. But I stayed strong through the whole thing. And did blood work also. Now ready for the real thing on October 4th.

I have gone to the Epilepsy south eastern Ontario on more than one occasion asking for many things and all they do is fund raise by the looks of things??

So I have had about 10 in my life... and they are always grand mal, they seem to come around more often when I am not sleeping / eating properly and intensely stressful periods of life... but neither here nor there. My main question...

Do you know when the seizure's are coming? I do, and the feeling is very specific... eerily so... my brother (epileptic) and on medication cannot remember anything from the time It starts...

I was hoping to share my experience and hope that maybe it would… read more

I'm just curious about your laws on driving with a diagnosis of epilepsy? In Australia the law is if you have a seizure or there are changes to medication you are not suppose to drive for a year. As long as you are seizure free. My neurologist has said that because I'm not a 18 yr old hoon! He doesn't call the authorities so I can be tagged. It used to be 3yrs or never.

What does everyone mean by what " triggers" you this may be a dumb question but can Episodes/ fits be triggered by things other then like getting scared or stuff like that ?
I feel like when people are talking to me about random things I sometimes get this feeling like a random word almost sets something off?

Anybody go to a epilepsy college? I might be starting to go to one. Seems like it will be a lot of help.