Questions & Answers

I had a bad gran mal seizure in the shower last week and our cat witnessed it. Ever since then our cat has suffered from cystisis. According to our vet this is caused by stress to the cat and there is nothing much they can do but the cat will get better. As anyone else experienced this with their cat?

I see a lot of people on the site , mainly from the US I think ,referring to epileptologists ( hope that's the correct spelling ) What's the difference between them & a neurologist/ neuropsychiatrist I've had Epilepsy for 43 years & have never heard of an epileptologist until I joined this site My neuro is a Dr ,not a Mr so he's not a surgeon - he's attached to the epilepsy centre here in South Wales

Has anyone reduced their medication and been put on Cenobamate instead?

First, Her 27th birthday is tomorrow. My Husband and I are taking Her out for dinner tomorrow. She'll be graduating from Physical Therapy Assistant Program March. Sometimes it gets very stressful and She forgets about My Epilepsy...

Is it just me are all the rules for covid-19 complicated? I live in the UK in a tier 4 area but the government keep changing the rules which make it difficult to keep up.

My doc told me it was my "Emotional Side" (Right Side) of my brain where my Seizures come from. Was told to try to control my emotions. Any ideas?

I have had many different auras from Deja vu, numbness, taste to feeling I am on a fun ride and I have clusters of the same one and then they change to something I haven't experienced before. I have learnt that auras are seizures. Would they be classified as different types of seizures. looking back I find These days they don't seem to be a warning that I know of or I'm just not aware of anything happening other than these auras. No Tonic clonics

I’m curious to find out your perspective on epilepsy. If someone who is newly diagnosed with E asked you if there was any hope of gaining seizure freedom, what would you say? Would you fill them with hope that they would be successful in achieving freedom, tell them that not everyone gets « cured » or something else altogether?

I just got one tells Me they're My insurance company and asking Me info the type of car. They would have all the info before calling. I just told Cold Call...I don't drive...I don't have a license...I have Epilepsy!... She said that She was sorry 😉

Do people think there is enough research made and support offered for people with epilepsy and dealing with mental health issues? I understand some people are weary with regards to talking about mental health but I believe its a part of the system that is failing us as people