Dear Glenda, yes, this kind of things I had in mind when I started this thread. I will get a seizure if I am at home or at the business meeting. In a way for me it doesn't matter where. Seizure is a...
I worked at ad agency as art director. Nobody asked about my health condition. The same goes for working in theatre (free-lance). They knew about my E, but that was never "an issue". BTW, I am from...
Dear Jennifer Well, people are just not replacable ... so doing what you are doing is probably the most you can - this way you can even prevent someone else's death. It's a big work! Love Axa...
Dear Jennifer, I read Danny's story and visited your website just few minutes ago. It's always so sad to read this kind of stories. I can't imagine the sorrow you and your husband must feel, since I...
I want to open a question, which, in my opinion, is to often neglected: overprotectiveness of some parents of children with E. Maybe some of you will find this harsh, but please, this are just my...
Oh, I forgot, I need basketball and running!!!...
Well, I think my view at stress is a little bit different. I always get angry when someone tells me: "Ah, Axa, you should reduce the stress!" I am active person who needs stress to live. It's like...
I have seizures (absences) EXCLUSIVELY during my periods. In fact this is not all that bad, if you think a little. I don't need to live in fear all the time ;) I try to be more at home during the...
I used Tegretol 7 years as a kid and now Tegretol CR for two years. My memory is even more than excellent. I memorize everything - even a lot of stuff I really don+t need to have in my had :) It...
I forgot something: now I am taking Tegretol CR, newer form of the Tegretol which is much better since it works different in the body, so it is not such a tragedy if you forget to take a dose. Maybe...
I was taking Tegretol since I was 11 years old till I was 18 years old (together with Primidone). After first few weeks of side effects I haven't felt those two drugs in my organism. I always...
I don't drive, even though my seizures are well controlled - mostly because I am absent-minded (legacy of my family) ;) I used to live alone for some ten years without any troubles. Sometimes my...
I used to work in ad-agency as an art director for a few years and than in theatre - I've never had any troubles. Nobody even asked me about my health. Now I'm a free-lance translator, my partner is...