epilepsy treatments

Epidiolex: First FDA-approved drug made from cannabis component (CBD)

Epidiolex: First FDA-approved drug made from cannabis component (CBD)

In a historic move, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Epidiolex — an epilepsy medication made from purified cannabidiol (CBD), found in cannabis. Read all about it and what it could mean for the future of cannabis-based treatments. As background, see these other recent write-ups we’ve done on medical cannabis/marijuana and CBD. What is Epidiolex? […]

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Join the “Now I Know” Video Campaign for National Epilepsy Awareness Month

“Today [my son] Jake is living a wonderful life, an extraordinary life, and now I know that’s possible.  When Jake was first diagnosed, we didn’t know that.  Now I know that…and that we’re not alone.” – Actor Greg Grunberg, father of a 16-year-old with epilepsy When it comes to epilepsy, what do you know now

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Epilepsy Awareness Month: What do you know about Epilepsy?

Launched earlier this year, the PatientsLikeMe Epilepsy community now has more than 3,000 patients.  In honor of Epilepsy Awareness Month, here’s a snapshot of what patients like you are sharing and learning about in this community. Did you know… You can search for patients by more than 10 seizure types, such as simple partial, myoclonic,

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