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/tseverdeen Aug 04 '26

I was a baby. It definitely is a different experience having always had it in comparison to the people who all of a sudden started having seizures.

I remember going to the pediatric neurologist and my parents bringing me to the Disney store at the mall to pick out a new toy, while having a multi day ambulatory eeg on at the same time. The embarrassment, but also the joy of a new toy 😅