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Lisha, actually epilepsy is not my main condition. My main condition is actually hydrocephalus that I was born with at birth and it actually causes my epilepsy as I got older. Osteo started with me before I was 40 so now degenerative disc disease has started in a spine to the point that it has gotten very painful on the neck on both sides. Also have reason to believe that that itself is what’s causing the balance issues as well as the weakness in the legs that I also have. That didn’t happen every day but every so often.
I get vertigo but that only takes place about the time when I start getting severe migraines. The migraines tend to come about when there are barometric pressure drops.
Diabetes and epilepsy sometimes go hand in hand. Ive had epilepsy my whole life. I developed justational Diabetes while carrying my son. Later on it developed into type 2. Over the past few yrs I have lost alot of weight due to an oral medication call Rebelsus. It works well for me. I also have degenerative disc disease in my lower back. Ive have it for years.
LIsha, I also have MS, Ostepierosis and had an mild stroke in November 2025. I'm blessed and highly favored🙏🏽
It's really common for people with epilepsy to deal with other health conditions on top of their seizures — you're definitely not alone in this.
Many MyEpilepsyTeam members share similar frustrations about other health issues making seizure management harder. As one MyEpilepsyTeam member put it: "Low immunoglobulins and Show Full Answer
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