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  1. I am currently taking Epilim Chrono (900mg) and Lamitrog...

    I am currently taking Epilim Chrono (900mg) and Lamitrogen(125mg)which was prescribed by my neurologist and it seems that i appear to be losing my memeory and it ....

  2. Are these seizures or something else?

    For nearly a year now I have been having these symptoms, which are really starting to affect my life and college work.

    Start off first with zoning out of conversations ....

  3. Does this sound like epilepsy or something else?

    i can be in the middle of talking or anything and i will suddenly get a horrible smell/taste and my head feels fuzzy, like a bottle of lemonade is been opened in ....

  4. Missed epilepsy dose at specified time

    I am wishing to make an enquiry on behalf of a friend. He was given his regular doseage of Epanutin but later on in the day yesterday. I am just wanting to know ....

  5. non epelepic attacks

    hello please can i have some advice ! i have been suffering with these attacks for about 4 years . i was attacked outside work and started to have these fits . at ....

  6. just been told i have non epileptic disorder

    please can some end me some advice about how they control there attacks after taking all the different tablets the doctors could have given me i have been told i ....

  7. Sleep Seizures

    I have been having a lot of trouble in the past couple years. I am guessing this may have been going on for a while. I had a Grand mal seizure about two months after ....

  8. sodium valproate

    i am takin these tablets and have alot of pain in my legs in my bones causing me alot of pain just wantd to know if any one else has had the same problems

  9. A Brill way to show people what its like to suffer from petimal fits who have never had a fit

    get 2 of your friends so there are at least 3 of you at a table

    cover the eyes and ears of one of your friends. This is the important bit...

    Place a tin of ....

  10. Consultants

    :cry: Hi there I am a mother of two beautiful girls I have epilepsy which I have had for 20 years, under controlish, but last july out of the blue I went into status ....

  11. Son's Epilepsy

    Hi,

    My son had fever convulsions as a baby till the age of six.

    He is now 12.Four years ago,our baby died shortly after birth.This had such a huge impact on him ....

  12. BIG news for uncontrolled epilepsy !!!

    There is a new found condition that seams to point out that some people who have epilepsy that is NOT controlled by AEDs (anti epileptic drugs) might be having the ....

  13. Just been told I might have temporal lobe epilepsy!

    Hi, as the title says I've just been told I might have temporal lobe epilepsy by my new GP. He's referring me to a neurologist for further tests. Just wanting ....

  14. I am 31 and had 2 seizures recently

    I am a young woman, well educated, with masters degree, speak 3 languages and always had a perfect physical and mental health. Never had seizures or anything related ....

  15. regular siezures during sleep

    hi, since june and being in a coma due to hospital procedure going wrong. I have been experiencing seizure symptoms while sleeping, I wake disorrientated, very tired ....

  16. bad epilepsy

    my sonis now 3 he had his first fit just after his first mmr injection it was so horrible an scary i didnt no wat 2 do his fit lasted for 0ver an hour the doctors ....

  17. tegretol retard

    I was diagnosed petit mal when i was 24 but have had what i call my \"feelings\" since i started puberty which felt like de-ja-vu, my fingers would go ....

  18. feelings post seizure..

    I have had random seizures for the past 11years.. A total of about 8 or 9..triggers being..lack of sleep..stress..on one occasion a game my son was playing on the ....

  19. focal contraction (sometimes painful) right hand norm eeg

    After a car accident where an air bag went off in my face, my hand started having episodes of involuntary smasm in my right hand lasting about 10 seconds. At first ....

  20. Reviewers wanted for Medikidz, Health Education

    Medikidz is a new initiative in health education for young people. They are looking for young people nationwide (aged 8-15 years) to become part of their growing ....

  21. Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy

    When I was 16, I had a house party and we had a dj come along who brought a strobe light. I had a few friends sleep over and at about 4am I woke up and couldn't ....

  22. Amazed at lack of sharing experiences about epilepsy

    I was actually amazed when I looked up epilepsy on here, the small number of responses and shared experiences. Epilepsy is not a medical condition which not many ....

  23. i had my 1st seisure at 14yrs then 2yrs later i had anot...

    i had my 1st seisure at 14yrs then 2yrs later i had another which was the start of my life living with epilepsy, i was sixteen and i had just left school , the next ....

  24. CONCERNED PARTNER

    :? I AM THE PARTNER OF A RECENTLY DIAGNOSED PERSON WITH EPILEPSY, HE HAD HIS FIRST NIGHT SEIZURE IN MAY THEN A SECOND NIGHT SEIZURE IN JUNE, I WAS GETTING APPROXIMATELY ....

  25. night time shaking while asleep

    can anyone explain night time shaking/tremors. could this be seizures. i have

    been told by my wife this has been happening since i had my first seizure in ....

  26. Deja Vu Attack

    I used to have thes episodes a lot. I would have a sudden sense of deja vu followed by a loud hum and intense pressure and pain in my head. I have an intense sense ....

  27. Fits with a brain tumor

    Hi everyone, just wanted to ask if anyone knew what is going on when my partner is having a fit during her sleep. She has her left arm at full stretch above her ....

  28. new consultant

    Evening; july 2007 I experience my first siezure in 21 years, ended up in ITU, as I wasnt getting on with my consultant I opted to change but then I had another ....

  29. Totally In Turmoil!

    Not having any fun at the minute i take tegretol retard 800mg twice a day n clonazepam 500mcg 2 on a nite, meant 2 relax me still having some bad seizures then when ....

  30. epil

    my daughter has had epilepsy for 18 months now.We have found out in the last 12mths.She is finding it hard to retaine information i.e shcool work This has been very ....

  31. Epilepsy follows Stroke.

    Hello everyone. I haven't been diagnosed yet but from what I read on this site I probably have epilepsy. Last September I damaged my right carotid artery and within ....

  32. NOT SURE WHAT IS HAPPENING

    I was on tour with the UN in cyprus at the back end of last year untill march this year while out there i was diagnosed with a condition known as fibromyalgia syndrome ....

  33. epilepsy

    My daughter is nearly 18 yrs old and was diagnosed with epilepsy since the age of 8...everything was managable up until nov 06 having been practically seizure free ....

  34. My grandaughter also has 'petit mal' She was noted for '...

    My grandaughter also has 'petit mal' She was noted for 'ignoring us' when we spoke to her and then we noticed that she was blanking out, with her eyes open. She ....

  35. I have such compassion for my brothers and sisters who s...

    I have such compassion for my brothers and sisters who suffer with the unfair life experiences that epilepsy brings. I'm a medical educator. I teach clinicals and ....

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