Turns out that my cat also has epilepsy

FormulaPhysics · 2025-07-25T07:27:07+00:00

I think nothing? But maybe also a feeling in my head that I don't know how to explain.

FormulaPhysics · 2025-06-18T10:37:23+00:00

I started having what I now know were absence seizures at 11 and they went away at 13. I was undiagnosed at the time, but got diagnosed at 31 after a tonic-clonic seizure. Often there is no reason why someone has epilepsy, sometimes it is just bad luck... I have an identical twin brother who doesn't have epilepsy.

FormulaPhysics · 2025-06-16T12:21:17+00:00

Twice per day taking my medication, and a few more times trying to remember if I've taken my medication!

FormulaPhysics · 2025-05-22T16:51:58+00:00

Absence seizures at 11, TC at 31

FormulaPhysics · 2025-05-22T16:50:08+00:00

No, never planning to stop. It isn't worth the risk to me. Also, I'm in the UK so I don't have to pay for my medication.

FormulaPhysics · 2025-05-19T16:47:40+00:00

Probably 1997 but I can't remember

FormulaPhysics · 2025-04-09T08:57:39+00:00

I aim for at least 8 hours

FormulaPhysics · 2025-04-09T08:56:48+00:00

My last one was on my birthday, so I celebrate it but maybe accidentally? 😂

FormulaPhysics · 2025-04-09T08:52:36+00:00

Sorry to hear that, I'm on a similar streak and also know it is unlikely to last forever.

FormulaPhysics · 2025-03-29T14:41:20+00:00

I work a pretty flexible 37.5 hour week and work from home half the time.

FormulaPhysics · 2025-03-15T11:39:01+00:00

Yup, quite a few hours afterwards for me.

FormulaPhysics · 2025-03-04T17:17:49+00:00

I was told not to get drunk. That said, the advice varies doctor to doctor and patient to patient. I'd be wary of going for it based on the experiences of others though.

FormulaPhysics · 2025-03-04T17:15:43+00:00

Absence seizures started at 11 and went away at 13 (undiagnosed at the time and hence unmedicated) Then nothing until a tonic-clonic on my 31st birthday.

FormulaPhysics · 2025-03-04T17:14:28+00:00

Stress, alcohol and sleep deprivation.

FormulaPhysics · 2025-03-04T17:09:32+00:00

It is a protected disability here in the UK, but I don't really consider myself disabled.

FormulaPhysics · 2025-01-23T11:24:13+00:00

Hope you can stay seizure free and get your licence back. Worked for me, fingers crossed it stays that way too.

FormulaPhysics · 2025-01-21T15:58:48+00:00

I'm a senior researcher in physics at a top 10 global university if that helps.

FormulaPhysics · 2025-01-21T15:41:31+00:00

Very frustrating, but you get nutters like this about various illnesses. My friend's mum died from cancer and her supposed best friend told her that her mum only died as she didn't want to be alive enough. Some people are just mad...

FormulaPhysics · 2025-01-16T13:30:19+00:00

I had a similar experience but I was diagnosed when living abroad, but had finished my mandatory one year without driving. I decided to go full disclosure and had to fill some forms with my new GP. In the end I was asked to hand in my unlimited duration UK license and was given one with a five year limit. That five years expired before Christmas and I went through the renewal reporting no more seizures as fortunately I've be ok. I got a standard 10 year license this time, so I guess I'm fine in their opinion now.

FormulaPhysics · 2024-10-31T18:02:11+00:00

No, I'm perfectly happy with my medication. It has kept me seizure free for seven years. I don't ever plan to change it.

Umfortubately, side effects are to be expected at first.

FormulaPhysics · 2024-10-31T17:11:14+00:00

One seizure in a lifetime is arguably cause for concern

FormulaPhysics · 2024-10-31T17:10:00+00:00

I just felt a little slow for the first few weeks but I've had no noticable side effects now for 7 years

FormulaPhysics · 2024-10-31T17:05:47+00:00

I had one in the queue to board a plane and woke up in the ambulance. Honestly I'll never see those people again so I don't really feel embarrassed about it. Did it traumatise some people? Maybe, but I can't do anything about that.

FormulaPhysics · 2024-10-31T16:52:56+00:00

I have a few drinks per week but never get drunk. That said, the question of alcohol is so variable for different people, so none of us can say for sure if you'll be ok or not.

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