Profiles

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Simon - Interview 31

Simon was diagnosed with epilepsy when he was 17. He is currently on Epilim (sodium valproate) and has been seizure-free for 2 years.

  • Background

    Simon is 21 and he lives in a residential college for young people with epilepsy. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.

  • Age at interview 21
  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Al - Interview 44

    Al was diagnosed with epilepsy when he was 17. He's been using recreational drugs for a while and is now trying to get clean. He has occasional seizures.

  • Background

    Al is 24 and single. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.

  • Age at interview 24
  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Rachael - Interview 19

    Rachael was diagnosed with tonic clonic epilepsy at 21. She is on lamotrigine and has seizures occasionally.

  • Background

    Rachael is 25 and full-time student nurse. She is in a relationship and lives in a shared student house. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.

  • Age at interview 25
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Gemma - Interview 20

    Gemma was diagnosed with epilepsy at 16. She is now on lamotrigine and her absence and tonic clonic seizures are controlled.

  • Background

    Gemma is 17 and in year 12 of Sixth Form. She is single and lives at home. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.

  • Age at interview 17
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Ashlea - Interview 22

    Ashlea was diagnosed with tonic clonic epilepsy when she was 18. She is on lamotrigine and has been seizure-free for two years.

  • Background

    Ashlea is 21 and a medical student. She is single and lives in a shared student house. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.

  • Age at interview 21
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Rosie - Interview 25

    Rosie's temporal lobe epilepsy was caused by a brain hemorrhage she had as a premature baby. This also caused her to have mild cerebral palsy. She has been seizure-free for 10 months.

  • Background

    Rosie is 22 and part-time clerical officer. She is single. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.

  • Age at interview 22
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Will - Interview 26

    Will was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 14. He is currently on Tegretol Retard (carbamazepine) and Keppra (levetiracetam) and has not had a seizure for four years.

  • Background

    Will is 24 and studies product design. He is single and lives at home with his parents. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.

  • Age at interview 24
  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Paddy - Interview 21

    Paddy was diagnosed with tonic clonic epilepsy at 18. He is now on Tegretol (carbamazepine) and his seizures are controlled.

  • Background

    Paddy is 21 and studying mechanical engineering at university. He is in a relationship and lives in a shared student house. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.

  • Age at interview 21
  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Darren - Interview 27

    Darren was diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy at 11. He had neurosurgery in 2004 but the seizures came back and are now uncontrolled. He is currently on pregabalin and considering a second operation.

  • Background

    Darren is 19, single and lives at home with his parents. He is unable to work at the moment. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.

  • Age at interview 19
  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Charli - Interview 28

    Charli was diagnosed with tonic clonic epilepsy at 18. She started taking lamotrigine a while after she was diagnosed, after she had a few major seizures. She has now been seizure free for two years.

  • Background

    Charli is 23 and full-time mum. She lives with her son who is four. Ethnic background / nationality: White

  • Age at interview 23
  • Sex/Gender Female