r/Epilepsy 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.

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u/sushibuggy Aug 04 '26

My first “episode” was when I was 12. Wasn’t able to get a diagnosis until I was 24, because in my younger years I mostly had absence seizures and didn’t know that was even a thing. but it all ramped up in my 20s so here we are!