Does Anyone Else Have Multiple Mental Diagnosis Stemming From Anti Convulsant. I Have About 4 Outside Of The Typical Depression And Anxiety.

My boyfriend thinks I should have more control over my moods and thinks I just blame it on my meds

Sense Of Smell And Taste Affected By Temporal Lobe Epilepsy?

Does anyone who have temporal lobe epilepsy find that it changed their sense of smell and taste
For as long as i can remember my whole life i had no sense of smell, and a really distorted sense of taste. My first noticed episode that was diagnosed later as a seizure was when i was 16. With fronto-temporal lobe epilepsy. Since being diagnosed with epilepsy i had wondered if the two issues were connected at all. A couple years ago i started having episodes where i developed a sense of smell, and… read more

Being Single

I know that many people on this site is in a relationship. I am single. Why haven't I met the right person!

Has Anyone Been Pregnant And Dealt With Seizures?

I have grand mal seizures and recently found out that im pregnant. But im worried about the effects it might have. I wanted a first person point of view in dealing with a pregnancy along with dealing with epilepsy.

If Epilepsy Was A Person Or An Animal, Real Or Fictional, What Would It Be Like?

Sorry if this is a weird question but I have artist block right now.

Can Person Have Seizures Without It Showing Up On A Longterm Eeg Test?

Has Anyone Done The Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS)? Pros/cons?

Epilepsie And VR

Hi,

I love PC gaming, and have always been a gamer. I had all type of consoles and have now a gaming PC. I love Sim Racing in particular and since VR became widely available I'm fighting with myself. My Intelligence tells me as a person with Photosensitve Epilepsie, it is the worse I can do to myself, the gamer in me urges me to give it a go. My Epilepsie is under good control with medication and I have no seizures, I even drive a car. I wonder if anyone here was brave enough to give it a go… read more

Has Anyone (Is Anyone) Having More Problems With Physical Activity And Increased Seizures?

I am 50 and have had seizures since I was 6 months old. The seizures followed an adult dose of asthma meds. I have had varying intensity and numbers all my life. I have not responded to medical treatment well. I take a regimen of 4 anti-epileptic meds 2x daily. I have not gone 1 month without a seizure. I usually have 2+ per month.

As I have aged different things act as triggers. For the last 3 or so years, just doing simple yard work causes seizures. I have never been an inside… read more

Stress Seizures?

Anyone experience seizures with no real reason? EEGs Normal. MRI normal. Happens after stressful event (during calming down). (Example: horrible fight with family/high emotions)