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Review the following Questions to Ask about epilepsy so you're prepared to discuss this important health issue with your health care professional.

1. What is my medical diagnosis?

2. What factors possibly contributed to my epilepsy?

3. What types of seizures am I experiencing?

4. I've been suffering from irregular periods. Is there a connection to epilepsy?

5. Why do I have many more seizures around the time of my periods?

6. What sort of treatment do you recommend?

7. How do antiepileptic medications work? What are their side effects?

8. Will those medications have any effects on my birth control methods?

9. Can I get pregnant and have a healthy baby?

10. What kinds of things can I do, on my own, to reduce the amount and severity of seizures I experience?

11. When is a seizure considered a medical emergency? What are the standard first aid procedures for different seizure types?

12. What accommodations can be made so that I can live safely and successfully?

13. Where can I turn to find emotional, social and/or economic support?