absence

I'm new here, so please forgive me if this is not posted in the right place or if this question is out of place. I've not been diagnosed with epilepsy, however, a doctor told me about 5 years ago in 2012, that he thought I may have it. I didn't think much about it because two other doctors said...

Hi all, I have an incredibly sweet and strong 6 year old that has been struggling with countless daily absence seizures since age 2.5. Despite one 6 month seizure free stint when we eliminated gluten initially, we have NOT experienced one day without a seizure, and days like today kill me. I...

My name is Jillian Weinfeld. I am the Study Coordinator for a study that is investigating the causes of Childhood Absence Epilepsy. I wanted to bring this study to your attention to people who I thought might have a special interest in it. We do not require any office visits and all study...

Hi there! I'm pretty scared, confused, and looking for people to talk to. So here is a bit about me and what I am going through. Thank you for taking the time to read this its really appreciated. Its pretty common in my family to have a million different health issues. I have hypothyroidism...

Hi, I'm new here just signed up today, hoping to get some opinions. My 16 yo daughter has recently been diagnosed with absence seizures and we are starting her on zarontin and keppra and will be taking her off lamictal in the coming weeks. She has had 4 convulsive seizures since October where...

Hi everybody! I'm trying to learn as much as I can so that I can finally start to feel better! Here is my story... I've had migraines for longer than I can remember... They started when I was about two years old (I'm 25 now). I learned my triggers and was eventually able to control them, but...

Hi, my 3 year old son has been having mostly very mild short lived seizures for 2 weeks. Either getting more frequent, or possibly we are more alert to them. Locum GP referred on the basis of my description, but first appointment is 4.5 weeks time. The Health Visitor (who has personal...

Hi all, I am back on this website to hopefully to help others get through the tough times that we experienced. This website was definitely helpful to us. Our daughter, Stella, developed absence seizures about 2 months before her 5th birthday. Within a week, we had figured out from our own...