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Hello all from Houston, Texas!

My name is Chris and I just wanted to introduce myself to the site!

I have been dealing with epilepsy for almost a year now and have been through several treatment options with hardly any success. I average between 0-2 seizures per month.

I am currently at work so I will update more later but I just wanted to say hi to everybody!
 
Hi, Chris!

Welcome to the forum!

I know it is hard to be patient. I went through 5 drugs before I found the right one for me - the right mix of effectiveness and tolerable side effects. It took almost 2 years.

Even so, about 30% of people who have epilepsy have intractable (uncontrolled) epilepsy.
http://www.ehow.com/about_6630646_medically-intractable-seizures.html

Have hope. New treatments are being developed all the time, like trigeminal nerve stimulation, which in research studies has reduced seizures in people with intractable epilepsy by 60%. And it's non-invasive - it's on the outside of the body so no surgery.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090318140616.htm
 
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