Hi I am new to this group and just wanted to find out what side effects
people were suffering whilst on Tegretol.I am 35 and had 4 grand mals
when I was a teenager and have had two or three grand mals every year
since. I am on 800mg a day of Tegretol and the side effects I have been

I hope to NOT come off sounding completely stupid, in this post.
Please be forgiving if I fail.
I have a family member who has had epilepsy for probably about 30+
years.  She was diagnosed when she was a kid.  The only person in my

I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to reply to my initial
post and provide me with support and information.  Julie, the info on
your site is great and I've forwarded it on to the rest of the family.
Steve came home on Saturday night and has had no issues (other than

My otherwise healthy 33 yo husband has just been diagnosed with
epilepsy. He had been having what we now know were simple partial and
complex partial seizure for a while that we always wrote off as
something else. But last Sunday he was scared and wanted to go to the

Hi all, ok that sounds complicated. If anyone has psychiatriatic issues
or has heard of EPS then it might explain things a bit better. But
basically I need your opinion on temporal lobe epilepsy and whether it
could mimic EPS.

Currently, I'm incredibly lucky. I do remote technical support for a
computer company. Thus the problem not driving effects everything
outside of work.
However, these positions are all being OffShored, and we are told to

I have had episodes of rage for most of my adult life.  These last
about a day and are preceded by what I guess is called an 'aura' of
extreme well being.  I was diagnosed with TLE about 15 years ago but
have never had any treatments for it.  I take antidepressants.  (When

Hey folks,
First post here, just wondering if anyone in the group suffers seizures
as a result of an AVM? I got the all clear for the AVM after gamma
radiation treatment a couple of years ago but still get seizures about

I haven't driven in 2 months, as the doctor reported me to the DMV.
Does the DMV tell your insurance company?
If they do, what happens to our rates?

My husband takes Epilim (Sodium Valproate), and we have a very difficult
time conceiving?  We were told about 3 years ago, that the reason could be
down to the Steroids that he also has to take every day.
Is anyone else finding that their chances of having a family have been

Well, we just got home from 4 day stay at the epilepsy center for video EEG
monitoring. I am so frustrated. Cody had 2 seizures Friday before he could
be hooked up, and then one more Friday night. Then nothing else. So, we
don't have enough info to know if he's a surgical candidate. ...

My son just started Keppra. We also have him on B 6 for mood issues. In
the past it has seemed he had more seizures when taking B 6. He is not
controlled so it is hard to tell. Has anyone used B 6 and have any
advice?

Does anyone know what day/time/place the MA/RI Epilepsy Foundation is
having their Fundraiser Walk ?

News article in USA TODAY regarding a recent TV episode that made jokes
of seizures.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-02-12-epilepsy-jokes_x.htm
I was interviewed but am not in it. So glad that the writer was able to

For those of you who get Parade in your Sunday newspaper.. there is an
article on Neil Young, who has epilepsy, among other neurological problems.
He's got a really neat story, and a great attitude.
Holly