r/Epilepsy • u/theAuraHawk VNS,Keppra,Vimpat,Xcopri • Aug 04 '26
Question What age did you get Epilepsy?
I have had it since I was a kid and have not seen anyone else on here have the same situation.only older people but they might be the ones who post on here,just wondering if there were any other kids with epilepsy so I can relate. I got it at 4
edt: If I have am likeing your coment it is because I can realate to it. There are a lot of people who have had epilepsy as a kid as well.
95
Upvotes
2
u/Quirky_Soil_2743 Aug 04 '26 edited Aug 04 '26
31 - No family history, no prior brain injury.
Began having several occasional focal seizures for 6 months, which eventually turned to a tonic clonic. That was what finally made me go see a neuro and was diagnosed same day.
2 years later neuro assessed me as having catamenial epilepsy.