Epsy Health

06/13/2025

🎯 Quiz time: Do you know how many anti-seizure meds (ASMs) need to be tried before being considered to have Drug-Resistant Epilepsy? 🧐

💊 Answer: Two or more ASMs.

🧠 Drug resistant epilepsy (DRE) is when a person has tried two or more appropriate epilepsy medications (or a combination), but they’re still having seizures.
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04/22/2024

Did you know some women with epilepsy have hormonal seizures? ⚡

🧠 But it's not just a women's issue—men's hormones can be influenced by seizures and their meds too.

Learn about the connection between hormones and seizures! https://www.epsyhealth.com/seizure-epilepsy-blog/understanding-your-hormones-and-seizures

04/11/2024

Do you have emergency seizure medication? 💊

🇺🇸 In the United States, many people are prescribed this potentially life-saving treatment.

💡 Stay in the know about the latest research and get clued in on how and when to use it with our blog: https://www.epsyhealth.com/seizure-epilepsy-blog/your-introduction-to-emergency-seizure-medication

04/04/2024

Meet Samantha from Queens, NY who lives with complex partial seizures. 💜

🧑‍🎨 She’s a graphic designer who specializes in children’s accessories for Disney, Nickelodeon and Marvel.

Read her story here: https://www.epsyhealth.com/seizure-epilepsy-blog/samantha-complex-partial-seizures

03/28/2024

Do you experience headaches after seizures? 🧠

You’re not alone.⚡ Studies suggest that up to half of people with epilepsy get some kind of headache during the postictal phase (recovery period after a seizure).

Learn more:

Many people with epilepsy experience headaches after seizures. Find out how to treat headaches after seizures and what you can do.

03/21/2024

Do you have low sodium levels? 🧂

🧑‍🔬 The scientific word for having low sodium levels is hyponatremia.

⚡ There are many symptoms of hyponatremia, and one of the most serious is hyponatremia seizure.

Learn about them here: https://www.epsyhealth.com/seizure-epilepsy-blog/hyponatremia-seizure-overview---why-does-it-happen

03/14/2024

Have you ever had a Jacksonian seizure? 💡

⚡ This is a type of seizure that begins with twitching or a tingling sensation in one part of your body, which then spreads to nearby muscles.

Learn more: https://www.epsyhealth.com/seizure-epilepsy-blog/jacksonian-seizures---your-introduction

03/07/2024

Meet Cristina, who comes from Florida! She is a mother who lives with uncontrolled . ⚡

Read Cristina’s epilepsy story and learn about her experiences here: https://www.epsyhealth.com/seizure-epilepsy-blog/cristina-uncontrolled-epilepsy

02/28/2024

Has your doctor told you to begin taking oxcarbazepine? 💊

⚡ It is mainly used to treat focal-onset seizures (previously known as partial seizures).

🇺🇸 In the United States, the FDA approved it for the treatment of seizures in 1999.

Learn more here:

Oxcarbazepine is used to treat epilepsy. Learn about oxcarbazepine for seizures, including oxcarbazepine side effects, how it works, and more.

02/23/2024

Did you know that there are 3.4 million people with epilepsy in the USA? 💜

💡 After strokes, dementia and migraines, epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological (brain) disorder in the country.

Find out more about treatments and the possible future for research:

The range of treatments for epilepsy keeps growing. While epilepsy can’t be cured yet, there are many reasons to be optimistic. Explore why.

02/16/2024

Meet Lex from he United Kingdom. She is currently studying and lives with several different types of seizures. 🇬🇧

Read her epilepsy story here:

Meet Lex from Norfolk in the United Kingdom. She is currently studying criminology, psychology and law with the distance learning cente`r.

02/01/2024

Some anti seizure medication can interact with birth control, it could:

👶 Increase your chances of having an unplanned pregnancy.

💊 Certain birth control methods can make your seizure medication less effective.

Read more:

Epilepsy medication can make some kinds of birth control less effective. It’s important to know about possible interactions. Learn more in our blog.