The countdown is on. Let’s raise awareness, teach about living with the condition, help people understand epilepsy & educate them about what to do when faced with a seizure. But also, have fun 💜
#NationalEpilepsyWeek
#Epilepsy Week #Epilepsy #Epilepsy Awareness #MoreThanSeizures

While there is a chance that someone might bite their tongue during a convulsive seizure, there is NO chance they will swallow it. #EpilepsyAwareness

If you are an #epilepsy warrior what are you fighting (or fighting for)? #EpilepsyAwareness

If you were tasked with creating a fundraiser for #EpilepsyAwareness what would the event be?

Listen to some suggestions on how to raise awareness by having fun:
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Awareness is raising one’s voice
That seizures are never a choice.
It’s not epilepsy
Just causing the misery
But the pain from the health care invoice.

#EpilepsyAwareness

#FollowFriday Mike Graglia 🌻 Karl Stuart Kline Epilepsy Ambassador Mary Overfield Alan Faneca Sophie Pierce Hannah Nina Mago marion clignet OLY Justin Fields Chris Churchill Ryan Sawyer Vinay Jani Adel Keith Piccard Sail for Epilepsy - Phil Haydon Sara Staggs Harriet🦄⚡️🐍🐎🇺🇦 #EpilepsyAwareness

There are many 'day in the life' videos on social media. How would you describe to someone who doesn't have epilepsy what your day is like? #EpilepsyAwareness

DYKT not only do veterans have a higher incidence of #epilepsy than the general public, but there have been huge technological leaps to battle epilepsy after every American war? #EpilepsyAwareness

Listen to learn how veterans have helped so many of us:
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Help us prove a point that some people with #epilepsy can work. What do you do for a living? #EpilepsyAwareness

#DoSomethingGoodForYourNeighborDay is a great excuse to learn seizure first-aid. Because #epilepsy is an invisible disability one never knows what a neighbor might be going through. #EpilepsyAwareness

brainablaze.com/go/first-aid

This is wild:
Did you know that there’s a thing called “metabolic psychiatry” in which the ketogenic diet 🧈🍗🥓 is being used to help people with #bipolar , #emotionaldisorder , major depressive disorder, and #schizophrenia ?!

So, given that the diet can also be used to treat

Thank you to my exceptional cast and crew

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Life is hard for many people with #epilepsy . Support Groups are a wonderful safe place to talk about the hurdles seizures pose. Young Adults With Epilepsy Young Adults with Epilepsy will run a support group session at 5:30 PM PST TODAY.

Register and join here!
youngadultswithepilepsy.org/peer-support-g…

While scarring from a traumatic brain injury cannot be healed, our brains are incredibly resilient. Neuroplasticity allows our brains to form new connections & adapt throughout life. #EpilepsyAwareness

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Most people think that all seizures involve convulsions. What are other symptoms of a seizure that most people don't know? #EpilepsyAwareness

DYKT everyone is susceptible to a seizure? Everyone has a threshold at which a seizure is possible. People with #epilepsy have a lower threshold than average. #EpilepsyAwareness

Brain Ablaze anyone else with #Epilepsy currently taking Xcorpri? It makes me knock out so I take it at night but I’m waiting for my pharmacy to order it and while I’m not taking it right now I feel better if that makes sense like more clear

Do you start to fret as your #seizure clock goes long? -- When was the last time you had a seizure? #EpilepsyAwareness

The best way to get your content on Brain Ablaze is to contribute a blog entry. Mentioning us in your posts also sometimes works too. -- Do you have an epilepsy story you would like us to promote? #EpilepsyAwareness

brainablaze.com/contribute/

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Does anyone have any experience of side effects or interactions between citalopram and lamotrigine?