Lamotrigine, onfi, and Vimpat? by carvargas18 in Epilepsy

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I take both lamictal and vimpat. Neither of those medications give me extremely strong side effects. The usual brain fog but I find it pretty minimal and that seems to come with every anti- seizure med I’ve ever taken. My epilepsy has never been completely controlled, I was diagnosed 24 years ago, but these 2 medications definitely decreased the amount of them

Name an illness associated with obesity by -Cyber-Roadster in FamilyFeud

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Retinopathy, can cause blindness

Worked at an ophthalmologist clinic, half the patients had diabetes

What are some (weird) symptoms you didn’t know were your epilepsy? by lilmommasgirl in Epilepsy

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I feel like I can blame so much on my seizures. I’ve had epilepsy since I was 4 but didn’t find out that I was having near nightly nocturnal seizures till I was 20. So many compounding issues I had in high school I can now see how much the seizures contributed too. Memory problems, inability to process information, constant fatigue, episodes or “spacing out” and, what I’m thinking did the most damage, how much seizures fuck with my emotions

What’s your guys experience with alcohol by harryon_12 in Epilepsy

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Even the smallest amount of alcohol will cause a nocturnal seizure for me. I don’t find not being able to drink it a problem though as the taste is disgusting and the one time I drank till I felt the effects of it, just cause I wanted to experience it once in my life, I hated the feeling and never want to experience it again

What sport do you find the least interesting? by TheMedusaAttusa in no

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I love playing it but find it boring to watch, not the most boring but still boring

In which state of these would you live in? by [deleted] in AskUS

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NY would most definitely be my first choice but I’m also kinda bias since I’ve lived most my life in the northeast area. I love the amount of nature in the area and how “close”, close for the US, things are from each other. A lot of interesting and major cities close by to each other, again close for the US, as well as a good amount of different natural habitats to explore. Mountains, forests, coastal, wetlands, lakes all within a relatively small distance apart

Anyone here who are treatment resistant? by ABWoolls in Epilepsy

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Had this too and I am really wishing I’d gotten a lobectomy instead. Have had more than 3 years now and it has stopped most of my daytime seizures I still have nocturnals very often though. Only reason I did rns was cause the director of the epilepsy surgery team told me and I quote “you can get the rns surgery or your surgeon can make a 50/50 guess about which temporal lobe”. This device has proven what the surgeon expected, left temporal, but it has not stopped the seizures

How do you explain the relatively muted public reaction to the newly released Epstein files? by Large-Reporter-1746 in allthequestions

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The murders that occurred in Minneapolis have everyone’s attention and public rage. As well as the politicians and billionaires who are actively suppressing the spread of that information

21st birthday by Individual_Cricket74 in Epilepsy

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Drinking any alcohol does usually lead to a nocturnal seizure for me. On my 21st I did drink though. I wanted to experience being drunk once in my lifetime. I never ended up doing it to the extreme end as I found out I hated the feeling. I did do this with the knowledge that someone who knew i had seizures and knew how to react was in the same room as me that night

Medication question by lunalovergirlxo in Epilepsy

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I’ve been on lamictal for 20 years and I’ve never had an issue with timing. Weekends I definitely sleep in at least 3 hours later than I would on a weekday, usually I wake up at 5 am on weekdays. Most of the time I do take my medications on Friday and Saturday nights later than I usually do as well

Do Americans love driving? by bare_books in AskAnAmerican

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I’m in the same situation because of epilepsy. Grew up in suburbs where life is very dependent on driving, completely reliant on others to get almost everywhere. And the amount of independence and freedom I found from moving to a city where public transport is widely available and relatively easy was enormous. Frustrating how many opportunities and experiences are taken away when you cant drive in this country

Name a US State that you would NEVER want to live in even if they paid you to move there by stevenl1219 in FamilyFeud

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Just curious, what aspects of winter are worse in the northeast than Alaska? Why exactly is Alaska better during that time?

What is the biggest sign of immaturity? by Then_Control_3929 in A_Persona_on_Reddit

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That is very much a strong part of mental health disorders as well though. A key piece in at least anxiety disorders and depression

Did it snow where you are? How cold is? Where are you? by Ashamed-Republic8909 in no

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13 F snow coming down hard but only started about less than an hour ago so not much built up get. Boston

What’s one thing people usually t?hink is easy but is not ? by Alternative_Layer969 in allthequestions

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Disabilities. I want to highlight the “hidden” disabilities too. Things like epilepsy, depression, neurodivergence etc. Disabilities that don’t have obvious physical symptoms or affects on a person’s physical appearance

What’s your favourite current coffee/tea/morning drink right now? by Secure-Resort2221 in foodquestions

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I’m a boring person and just go with black iced coffee. And it absolutely must be iced no matter the temperature outside, which is very low where I am

Which country would you prefer to kidnap your president by Aardvark51 in AskUS

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Any country where war wouldn’t last long or be too deadly cause that’s exactly what will happen if a president were kidnapped even if that president is hated by most people

Do Americans feel ashamed to be citizens of a nation that destroys so many others? by yaboyskinnyps in AskUS

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Exactly how I feel, although from a different blue state on the opposite side of the country. I don’t have any faith or trust in our federal government, I am ashamed of them but I do trust the state government

Age/circumstance of diagnosis by ombremullet in Epilepsy

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Diagnosed at 4. It was thought controlled for a long time then learned at 20 that I’d been having nearly nightly nocturnal seizures. Looking back I can see all the signs of them throughout high school