I have a friend who has Epilepsy does any one have this condition and can help me?

Question

There is a place called the National Society for Epilepsy at Chalfont St. Peters in England.

Answer 1

yes i suffered with this condition as a child and know horrible it is first hand. I used to have fits in public and it was so embarassing having loads of people gawping at you and calling you a spaz. I used to take medication for it - the consulant started me on epinutin which made me like a zombie, 3 years after that they changed it to epilim that did me no good whatsoever, then they put me on tegratol which i stayed on until i was 13 and eventually weaned off. I have now been fit free for 16 years but its still possible for me to have fits but only through severe pain its just lucky i know the warning signs, its different for each person but for me firstly i get a ringing in my ears ( like the ringing sound you hear when you switch on a TV) then my head goes all fuzzy, i start to see starry patterns in front of my eyes, then the ringing gets louder, the fuzziness gets fuzzier then nothing just blackness!! i hope i have been of some help, but there are plenty of websites offering a wealth of information, the british epileptic association being one of them, i just wanted to share my personal experience of the condition and hope that your friend is ok.

Answer 2

Yes my mother has it severly, she is on a drug called Epilim. She has a fit roughly once every 6 weeks (on avergage, of course), but does not convulse or neccesarily lose consciousness; each episode lasts about 10 seconds and she usually has no recollection of it afterwards but usually wants to sleep straight away. She usually goes blank (like a zombie) for about 3 seconds before an episode, that is the cue to grab her before she falls down. She has damaged her head a couple of times, requiring stitches, but thankfully with no lasting effects.

It is most common for her to fall down and mutter incoherently, as if drunk, and more often than not she wets herself, with no memory of doing so when she comes around.

But she suffers no lasting effects after an episode and is still in full-time work.

Hope this helps!

There are plenty of internet sites if you want more info, but most importantly do not let your friend feel in any way inadequate or that they have a 'disability' in the traditional sense.

Just make sure you comfort them and get them out of the public eye (eg, off of the floor) if they have an episode BUT DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE THEM WHILE THEY ARE HAVING AN EPISODE; just cradle their head so they do not hit it.

Answer 3

Yes, my younger brother does, I know how hard it can be so well done.
I get all my information from:
http://www.epilepsy.com
It has really helped me out since he was diagnosed

Answer 4

Your not giving enough information to answer your question because I don't know what it is.

Answer 5

My fiance has it, what can I assist u with? Info? Advice?