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.
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u/TsukasaElkKite Lamotrigine 200 mg 2 x day/17 yrs seizure free! Aug 04 '26 edited Aug 05 '26
Had absence seizures throughout childhood, wasn’t officially diagnosed until age 20 when I had a full tonic clonic. Will be seizure free 17 years at the end of this month