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When you were first diagnosed with epilepsy what research did you do? Treatments, alternative treatments?

I want an app for my iPhone that covers epilepsy from diagnoses, types of seizure, treatments etc.

Any recommendations? For iPhones, books or e-books. Thanks in advance ✌🏻

I did some research on line and answered a question here about that, I think that i have symptoms of but wasn't diagnosed with my condition I have, what do you think of the question here?

I think I have, I worked multiple jobs and stuff throughout my life and I am ok with that and like what I've been doing with my life, what are your thoughts ? I've never had a specific job I wanted to do or be, I'm thankful for what I have done with my condition and accomplished despite my epilepsy I have,, I have failed at a few things in my life but I am not a failure, I learned a lesson from it and try and prosper and learn and use it down my path of life. I don't quit.

I myself do think it did, I have accepted the condition I have of epilepsy I y,it did take a while, but got there, It's not a cure for, but at first the not knowing was a scary situation, but I feel that took quite a load of what I have to handle and does make it easier for me and live with, my opinion, what are your thoughts? Curious

I at first couldn't say when diagnosed with, but over the years I have learned quite a bit, not all but did make it easier for me I'd say, there is alot of unexplored territory about we don't know about, but I think I'm ok with where I am at with the condition I have, still learning as I do from the medical field etc, and my own research and from people's opinions here, what are your thoughts? Curious, hang in there and try and stay pos, I try to, my opinion

Did you show them what to do if you were to habe a seizure around them? I just wanna prep myself to have this conversation when my baby gets old enough

I'll let people know now and then I am going wherever I am, and don't carry my phone on me, I had a seizure a while ago and my wallet and phone was taken from me but , I heard that as for your whereabouts your debit card has a chip that does that built-in, I didn't know that, but does, I am usually ok going out here and there, a tiny concern when I go, but not a issue anymore when I do, what are your thoughts about this ❓

I think that I myself noticed that about since being diagnosed with and over the years of having my condition of epilepsy and my seizures, I have noticed them and know they happen time to time but it's dif for them now when they do, I think, I used to have say they were happening just at a say uncontrolled way, it was kinda uneasy pattern when they did, but after tests and meds and condition, and treatment etc, like I said my condition and seizures I have of my epilepsy is more stable than… read more

I used to think it was doing that alot more when I was diagnosed with my condition of epilepsy I had, and before I thought it was even more scary because of not knowing what was going on with me and what it was that was disrupting my life, it brought me down into depression and anxiety I'd say, and felt like an outsider and such etc, but over the years I learned to accept it try to learn more about it, and still am, it's been around for 3000 years ago, and is no cure for, but we have come a way… read more