Questions & Answers

when i was a child (10-16) years old i was prescribed but when i left school the doctors changed my medication. why was this when mysoline was controlling my epilepsy. whilst on mysoline i was having 1 maybe 2 fits aweek but since they change my medication my fits have increased and i am unable to work

Just want to know how much stress is too much stress for epilepsy and can it cause to have an anxiety attack? The reason for me asking is because I have been under so much stress since staying with my parents again and I'm afraid that sooner or later I may have another anxiety attack.

I'm new to epilepsy & this site. My 17yr old son was diagnosed in February. How do the mommies / parents deal with teenagers , epilepsy & school? Most days i'm not sure to keep my son at home or send him to school? its at a point where i am considering home schooling. Plse advise? I need help

I am thinking about writing next book soon. I wanna write about the benefits legalizing medical marijuana would have for us as epilepsy patients. If you guys have any other topic ideas for a book, ideas for chapters, have any experience using medical marijuana for your seizures, or have any facts on it, feel free to email me at [[email: [[email: [[email: [[email: [[email: [[email: [[email: [[email: [[email: [[email: [[email: [[email: [[email: [[email: [[email: [[email: [[email: [[email: [[email… read more

At times my husband is spot-on supportive; other times it's like he blames me for this whole diagnosis. He reminds me of the financial burden the doctors and medicines cause, he gets irritated when I can't do all that he wants me to do, he gets resentful over the times I need to rest, and he says I brought it on myself due to "lifestyle choices" like my diet. It is so frustrating. Can marraige survive epilepsy?

I notice that after seizures my kids have positive developmental changes ie suddenly talking more, able to draw , suddenly dancing to music when previously he showed no signs of these things? Maybe I should not suppress these small seizures?

I had a bad, throbbing headache on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. It was so bad my husband ended up taking me taking me to the ER. I couldn't open my eyes because the light hurt so bad, or move my head because that made me so sick. Every noise made me feel like I was going to die. I was also having my lovely complex partial seizures, yay, oh, yay :( and my husband thought maybe I was having a stroke or something, lol. Well, I guess it's really not that funny. Anyway, at the ER, the doctor… read more

Does anyone have any tips for combating head fog? It feels like a pressure that sits behind my eyes and it's like "I realize you want to concentrate but I'm gonna make it difficult." I'm on Vimpat and it seems to have helped with the seizures but I can't get the brain fog to take a hike. The struggle is real my friends!!

Anyone that lives in Long Island near West Babylon, Babyon, etc. let's get together and make a group maybe once a month.