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As far as I know, I haven't had a seizure in over a year. It took me 11 months to feel like myself again after the last one. Then I had 3 months of feeling really good. Now all of a sudden the side effects (brain fog, memory, exhaustion, depression, word recall, etc.) are back. I'm trying hard not to feel like I'm backtracking and to view it as all part of the package. For those of you whose seizures are under control, do your side effects come and go?

So if you see a person get hurt or injured a area of their body, by you witnessing it or just seeing it on a movie or tv show and you can mentally feel the pain. I found out, that 2% of of us in the U.S. have this ability.

I experience this a lot . I would see someone not watching where they are going and they would walk into the wall or something and let’s say their head got the worst of it. I would feel the mental sensation and I would even place my hand over my head and say, ouch! One time I… read more

I really struggle if I've been set tasks to do such as tidy up around the house and kinda hit lazy mode and not motivated to do anything? Does anyone else feel like this? Just I forget the tasks and I'll start a day doing stuff the next day I won't bother just motivation to do stuff just goes?? Please help

The last seizures I have had I have bruised badly and they have not healed. Does anyone else bruise badly and take a long time for them to heal?

For those who have been shielding and staying indoors for a long time are you nervous about shielding ending and worried you may catch the virus from a second wave. With my immune system being weak I don't think some governments have thought things through. Is this just me being worried or do others feel the same?

I feel like I'm from a different world and everything seems new to me every time i have a seizure. It feels like i was in a life back in history and I'm seeing how the Earth has changed over all these years.

It most happens early morning, im having a seizure, losing my vision, headache, sickness, dont realise it happening until i wake up. It like im unconousious because i dont know where i am for a few secoud. Im gone completely blind so i dont know what in doing until i have to shout for one of my parents. I dont always shout i do tend to go through it on my own.

I had Temporal Love Surgery back in 2006 but the Neurologist ICU was full after the surgery was completed (7 hours). They thought I was doing good so put Me in General Recovery. The Nurse gave pain killer Meds but no Epilepsy Meds. Wound up with 4 Tonic Clonic seizures right away!

Hi! If you are on medicine to control your seizures, do you find that it helps so your triggers don't set off a seizure? Or do you find that you still have seizures as usual when triggered? For instance, one trigger for me is caffeine. I can tolerate very little. If I have too much, I have a seizure. Is this normal since even though I am on medication?