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Anna aged 27 

I try to forget about epilepsy.

But I know that I am different from normal people. I try hard to lose weight but I am fatter than others because I am epileptic. 

My weight increase is due to medication I want to learn to drive but fear causing an accident if I had a fit and so I try to pretend it is not that important to me.

Equally, I try not to want to have children for fear of causing them harm in some way. I try being happy and positive but often the only way is to pretend.

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I was having these feelings in my head that were terrifing me I did not know what they were until one evening I collapsed and a doctor was called.I was tested for epilepsy but nothing showed. All the same I have it. I was angry, so angry, I wasn't saying why me I just did'nt want know . I hated my medication hated the sight of it,I took only the minimum amount (which was'nt enough)and went on to have Grand Mal attacks for next twenty years.Although living with epilepsy I would not let it take over my life and I did most of what I wanted to do only going to my doctor for repeat prescriptions and not asking questions.Some years ago I decided to ask the qustions and accept the fact that I would have to take more medication. much as I did'nt like it I accepted it.(I now look upon my tablets as my friends) and I have not had Grand mal attack in a few years. I still have some Petite Mal which I hope to control with a little more medication.I do have some side effects from my medication like insomnia,bad memory,early signs of brittle bones but if thats the price I have to pay ,so be it.My lesson to others is- don't waste time being angry, get help to help you with it.You can do a lot more than you think.
Thank you Epilepsy Action, I have learned so much from this site.

Submitted by marie Grant on 9 September, 2008 - 10:31.