Ragen

My epilepsy story: Ragen

Ragen shares his experiences of being diagnosed with epilepsy and the challenges she has faced.   How did you feel when you first knew...
Medication

New UK regulations on sodium valproate for men come into force

New regulations on the prescribing of sodium valproate to men living with epilepsy will come into effect today (31 January). This will be the...
Medication

Epilepsy Scotland Calling for Fix on Shortage of Epilepsy Medication

Epilepsy Scotland is very concerned about the current shortages of epilepsy medication in the UK and is calling on pharmaceutical manufacturers and the Scottish...
Lou quote

Importance of the adventure weekend for my family

Lou shares how being part of Epilepsy Scotland’s Youth Group has helped her daughter Millie and the importance of the adventure weekend to her...
Ruth

How Epilepsy Scotland’s Youth Group has helped my son

Ruth’s son has absence and tonic-clonic seizures. She explains the challenges her son has faced, how being part of Epilepsy Scotland’s Youth Group has...
Samuel

Samuel’s experiences of living with epilepsy

On St Andrew’s Day, we would like to share Samuel’s experiences of epilepsy which he has written in Scots. Imagine bein chased by someone...
Ryan

The importance of the Youth Group Adventure Weekend

Ryan was diagnosed with epilepsy when he was only two and a half years old. He shares how the Epilepsy Scotland Youth Group has...
Adel Bounif

My daughter living with Dravet Syndrome

Adel’s daughter has been living with Dravet Syndrome all throughout her life. Dravet Syndrome is a rare form of severe epilepsy which sees frequent,...
Stella

Being diagnosed with epilepsy at 21: Stella’s story

Stella had her first epileptic seizure eight years ago when she was 21. She explains the challenges she has faced, the stigma surrounding epilepsy,...
Amy

Epilepsy and mental health: Amy’s story

Amy was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2022. She shares how her diagnosis impacted her mental health, education and how she has created a Twitter...