Alcohol, smoking and recreational drugs
Anxiety and depression
Experiences of different seizures and auras
Awareness and misconceptions about epilepsy
Brain surgery and VNS
Complementary approaches
Contraception, fertility and pregnancy
Dating, relationships and sex
Feelings about diagnosis
Routes to diagnosis of epilepsy
Publication date: 19th May 2008 Last updated: March 2011
Review date: May 2012
We have interviewed 41 young people about their experiences of living with epilepsy. Select from the key topics below, choose from the full list of topics on the right hand side of this page, or explore all the interviews by clicking on people's stories below.
Jade says: “I sort of wake up without being asleep. I'll be writing up some uni notes and suddenly I won't remember where I am or what I'm doing”
Join the epilepsy discussion on MyYouthhealthtalk.
Publication date: 19th May 2008 Last updated: March 2011
Review date: May 2012
We have interviewed 41 young people about their experiences of living with epilepsy. Select from the key topics below, choose from the full list of topics on the right hand side of this page, or explore all the interviews by clicking on people's stories below.
Jade says: “I sort of wake up without being asleep. I'll be writing up some uni notes and suddenly I won't remember where I am or what I'm doing”
Join the epilepsy discussion on MyYouthhealthtalk.
Publication date: 19th May 2008 Last updated: March 2011
Review date: May 2012
We have interviewed 41 young people about their experiences of living with epilepsy. Select from the key topics below, choose from the full list of topics on the right hand side of this page, or explore all the interviews by clicking on people's stories below.
Jade says: “I sort of wake up without being asleep. I'll be writing up some uni notes and suddenly I won't remember where I am or what I'm doing”
Join the epilepsy discussion on MyYouthhealthtalk.
Experiences of health services and professionals
Parents and family
Publication date: 19th May 2008 Last updated: March 2011
Review date: May 2012
We have interviewed 41 young people about their experiences of living with epilepsy. Select from the key topics below, choose from the full list of topics on the right hand side of this page, or explore all the interviews by clicking on people's stories below.
Jade says: “I sort of wake up without being asleep. I'll be writing up some uni notes and suddenly I won't remember where I am or what I'm doing”
Join the epilepsy discussion on MyYouthhealthtalk.
Living arrangements and safety
Epilepsy medication
Medication side effects
Publication date: 19th May 2008 Last updated: March 2011
Review date: May 2012
We have interviewed 41 young people about their experiences of living with epilepsy. Select from the key topics below, choose from the full list of topics on the right hand side of this page, or explore all the interviews by clicking on people's stories below.
Jade says: “I sort of wake up without being asleep. I'll be writing up some uni notes and suddenly I won't remember where I am or what I'm doing”
Join the epilepsy discussion on MyYouthhealthtalk.
Parents and family
Contraception, fertility and pregnancy
Alcohol, smoking and recreational drugs
Publication date: 19th May 2008 Last updated: March 2011
Review date: May 2012
We have interviewed 41 young people about their experiences of living with epilepsy. Select from the key topics below, choose from the full list of topics on the right hand side of this page, or explore all the interviews by clicking on people's stories below.
Jade says: “I sort of wake up without being asleep. I'll be writing up some uni notes and suddenly I won't remember where I am or what I'm doing”
Join the epilepsy discussion on MyYouthhealthtalk.
Dating, relationships and sex
Living arrangements and safety
School, studying and bullying
Publication date: 19th May 2008 Last updated: March 2011
Review date: May 2012
We have interviewed 41 young people about their experiences of living with epilepsy. Select from the key topics below, choose from the full list of topics on the right hand side of this page, or explore all the interviews by clicking on people's stories below.
Jade says: “I sort of wake up without being asleep. I'll be writing up some uni notes and suddenly I won't remember where I am or what I'm doing”
Join the epilepsy discussion on MyYouthhealthtalk.
This helped me and messages to others
Driving, transport and travel
Triggers and managing them
Work and (un)employment