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Knowing what triggers are really help with coping with epilepsy. Surely I avoid them best I can... but think I'm still musing a lot of them.

What are some of yours?

I know persevatives, additives, excess caffeine and heavily vibegared food are the biggest for me.

I do have a citrus intolerance (mainly with lemon) that makes me dizzy and very sleepy.

Eggs seem to bother me but not allergic.

Foods with high fat like hamburger (restaurants never seem to bother me, guessing cause they… read more

I know that a poor eating habit can cause havoc to someone who has diabetes - because they need to regularly check their blood sugar levels, but I am not aware of that being the case for someone who has epilepsy - especially when they are on one AED that suppresses the appetite, and another one that counteracts the side-effect of the said AED. Just curious.

I can be doing so many simple, small things that i dont get how i manage to cause the seizure to happen.
For example, mostly for me the most simple one is i am just sitting or lying on my bed watching telly…suddenly i feel weird and have a seizure.

My triggers that makes it happen, that i try my heardest to avoid are
Stress
Heat
Sudden sickness, loss of my vision
Anxeity.

I hate my FUCKING epliespy life!

Hi my name is kimmie. I am 45. The only one in my family with epilepsy is my cousin. I didn't have any problems until few years ago. When i was 22 i was in a Motorcycle wreck with no helmet. My head is what broke my fall doing 60. We hit a northern deer. I have memory problems till this day. About 4 years ago my long term boyfriend of 17 years cheated on me. I was so stressed out from the mean things he said and did that i started to blackout and fall to the gound and would and Contort while i… read more

I've had juvenile myoclonoic epilepsy for about 4 years now and have only had 2 grand mal seizures. I take 200 mg of lamotrigine daily, but was previously on 1250 mg of valproic acid. When I was first diagnosed, my neurologist said she'd only recommend having 2 drinks max. I'm in university right now and the temptation to drink is very high. I have been getting pretty drunk going out partying, including nights where i have about 13 drinks (I'm 200 lbs). I have been fine in the morning… read more

Unfortunately I’m paralyzed from the waist down and live with my parents but my brother and nieces live here as well and my youngest niece does anything and everything to aggravate and is just a brat. I just got home from the hospital from seizures again and my mom said stress can’t cause seizures.