Upfront - for young people with epilepsy
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Last updated 03 Jun 2010, review date due 03 Jun 2011
If you’re a teenager with epilepsy, you might have all sorts of questions about how epilepsy could affect your life. Will I be able to drink alcohol and go clubbing? Can I go on holiday? How will my school life be affected? We hope that the information in the following pages will help you.
If you have any questions about your epilepsy that aren’t answered on these web pages, there are a number of people who can help you. Remember that no question is silly. It’s your life and you have a right to know about epilepsy and your health.
- Ask Debbie, our agony aunt for young people with epilepsy
- Ask Danny, our agony uncle for young people with epilepsy
- Text your question to an epilepsy adviser - 07797 805 390
- Send an email to an epilepsy adviser – helpline@epilepsy.org.uk
- Speak to someone on the Epilepsy Helpline, freephone 0808 800 5050 (if you live in the UK) or +44 113 210 8850 (if you live outside the UK). Your call will be totally confidential.
- Speak to your doctor or epilepsy nurse
- You can get a copy of Upfront booklet - either download it, or call the helpline for one, or buy a copy from our shop
- We're running an Upfront about epilepsy young people’s drama workshop and family conference. It'll be on Saturday 2 October 2010 in London
Our thanks...Epilepsy Action would like to thank the young people who gave us their comments on Upfront. Thanks also to Chrissy Thompson, Sapphire Nurse and Alisa Stevenson, Epilepsy Specialist Nurse, from Wakefield District PCT, for checking this information. |
- What is epilepsy?
- Seizure types
- First aid for seizures
- How do I know if I have epilepsy?
- Girl Talk – for young women with epilepsy
- Lad Chat – for young men with epilepsy
- Why me?
- What are the risks of having epilepsy?
- Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs)
- Moving from children’s to adults’ health services
- Other treatments for epilepsy
- Meeting other people when you have epilepsy
- Telling other people about your epilepsy
- School, college and university
- Careers
- Driving, cycling and transport
- Sport and leisure
- Going out and clubbing
- Alcohol and drugs
- Travelling abroad
- Shout outs (Real Lives)
- Dear Debbie and Dear Danny
- Upfront about epilepsy young people’s drama workshop and family conference, Saturday 2 October 2010, London
Upfront about epilepsy young people’s drama workshop and family conference
London, Saturday 2 October find out more
Upfront - for young people with epilepsy
- What is epilepsy?
- Seizure types
- First aid for seizures
- How do I know if I have epilepsy?
- Girl Talk – for young women with epilepsy
- Lad Chat – for young men with epilepsy
- Why me?
- What are the risks of having epilepsy?
- Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs)
- Moving from children’s to adults’ health services
- Other treatments for epilepsy
- Meeting other people when you have epilepsy
- Telling other people about your epilepsy
- School, college and university
- Careers
- Driving, cycling and transport
- Sport and leisure
- Going out and clubbing
- Alcohol and drugs
- Travelling abroad
- Shout outs (Real Lives)
- Dear Debbie and Dear Danny
- Upfront about epilepsy young people’s drama workshop and family conference, Saturday 2 October 2010, London
Epilepsy Helpline
- UK freephone 0808 800 5050
- International +44 113 210 8850
- Email: helpline@epilepsy.org.uk
- Txt msg: 07797 805 390 info







