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So what is epilepsy? What is a seizure? Will I have seizures forever? You may have a lot of questions about epilepsy. This part of epilepsy.com will help you understand the basics, answer the most common questions, and empower you with the information you need to find a place for epilepsy in your life without turning it upside down. Are you ready? Let's start now.
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| Smoking marijuana and drinking | Feb 7, 2008 | |
| pregnancy-developmental delays with tegretol | Jan 19, 2008 | |
| Please Help Me: New To Epilepsy | Feb 15, 2008 | |
| thinking about surgery | Feb 1, 2008 | |
| Eyelid twitching | Feb 20, 2008 | |
| Loading, Loading, Loading.. | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| Epilepsy triggers? | Mar 20, 2008 | |
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| Removed Epilepsy Jokes | Mar 16, 2008 | |
| Coffee and Anti-convulsants | Jan 25, 2008 |
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| Sexual Side Effects | 12,618 | |
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| Title | Posted | |
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| NOT INVITED TO SON'S WEDDING BECAUSE I HAVE EPILEPSY.......MORE THAN I CAN HANDLE | Jan 28, 2008 | |
| Epilepsy in gastric bypass patients | Feb 8, 2008 | |
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| Life With Epilepsy | Jan 25, 2008 |
| Title | Posted | |
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| WE ARE HER TO CELEBRATE THE KING | Dec 5, 2008 | |
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| I am Completely Weird | Dec 4, 2008 | |
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| THIS IS IMPORTANT PLEASE HELP ME!! | Dec 4, 2008 | |
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| Brain Zaps, tics & twitches | 3,443 | |
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| side effects of phenobarb. | 2,946 | |
| pksmom | ||
| Feeling Sick | 2,763 | |
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| Tegretol XR and ANXIETY meds | 2,712 | |
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| How can you tell if a sleep seizure happens? | 2,596 | |
| epl_controller | ||
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| TYLENOL, AEDs & SEIZURES | 2,497 | |
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| Parents Of Children With Epilepsy | Aug 31, 2008 | |
| zachsmommy | ||
| Can't Stop Them!!! | Aug 24, 2008 | |
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| Title | Posted | |
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| Ms Lynn Tatnell | Dec 5, 2008 | |
| lynnTatnell | ||
| My Story | Dec 4, 2008 | |
| Cara Dorrough | ||
| Jess | Dec 3, 2008 | |
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| it all started with a MOTORCYCLE accident | Dec 3, 2008 | |
| Michael Barrett | ||
| Dealing with my sons epilepsy | Dec 2, 2008 | |
| mackie | ||
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| chadewyatt | ||
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| sheliad123 | ||
| how it all started | Dec 2, 2008 | |
| jay85 | ||
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| chersaman | ||
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