Following up my prior post from today regarding some posts not being
readable on some servers while others get spammed with porn:
I posted two messages today and they did not show up on all the servers of
alt.support.epilepsy.

Lately, I have been overrun with porn ads on my news group reader. I wonder
if the rest of the group saw those ads about videos of people taking
showers, other people engaging in lewd gymnastic activity for display
purposes with animate and inanimate objects and for "medications" of

Hi (Again)
I have been having a kind of seizure I have called a "Squeezure" because it
feels like I am being squeezed. At the same time I "hear" a sound that
resembles the wind noise of a car passing - Doppler shifted. They do not

Yesterday morning I had another CP. Last thing I remember I was making my
tea in the kitchen, then I came to in the bathroom upstairs (sitting on the
toilet). Somewhere along the way I had bashed the back of my head and my
knees, no idea how that happened. All day I was in a daze ...

Can I get your opinions and suggestions on this?  The following message,
copied in full, was in another newsgroup, and it and the responses to it
kind of upset me.
Barb

"Episodes" Types I've Had - What Are They?            4-13-04
It is with a bit of desperation that I post the following here! ;-)
During the last six months I've had various types of "episodes",
often many times a day. I will try to describe each separately

WALL STREET JOURNAL-MAY 17,1994
Since 1983, researchers have warned us to avoid supplements that contain iron
may be a primary cause of free radical induced degenerative disease.
In a study in the March 29,1994 issue of the Proceedings of the National

Howdy!
On the "Oh the pain!" thread a poster commented on some facial scars that a
brother had recently acquired some facial scars due to a seizure.
AFAIC Scars are just one of the badges of courage that people with epilepsy

Hi, I'm wondering if anyone here has any experience with intestinal or colon
cleansing, which is accomplished by taking psyllium husks and lots of water,
two or three times per day, for up to 12 weeks. Bentonite clay is sometimes
added to this.

I have been on Topomax for 5 days now and Everyone keeps asking me if I
notice anything. I know this is going to take sometime getting built up in
my blood. My wife has found a way to get the Topomax for free. She does it
someway through the drug company themselves.

Errrrr...
From some of these headers I am seeing on this news group there are some new
types of seizures going around.
I don't want to form any optical conclusions but are these manifestations of

I have posted an article to my web site that attempts to answer that
question. The simple answer is "Yes, with care and support", but
please read the full article . . .
Julie

I had a 16 foot 2x4 fall on my head at work today, it fell from about
10 feet into the top of my head.  That was 5 hours ago and I still
feel dizzy.  Is this a brain conclusion?
I dont have insurance so I cant afford a doctor.

Hi All!!
I'm new to this site and am very happy I found it. My brother and I have
been dealing with his tonic-clonic seizures for the last two years. He
averages about 1 seizure about every 6 to 8 weeks, and I have been present

We will be moving to Post St Lucie, FL next month.
Anyone know what services or groups there are for
epileptic's in that area.
I'll be looking for a job and need some help.