Nerella N. Chauvin
Why I wrote Understanding Menopausal Epilepsy 'ME'
The real turning point and the final push to write Understanding Menopausal Epilepsy which I call 'ME', came when out of nowhere, during perimenopause, I was diagnosed with new onset epilepsy, at a time when many symptoms could easily have been explained away as part of the menopause transition.
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Understanding Menopausal Epilepsy
Until my diagnosis, I understood neurological health professionally, but living through it showed me how vulnerable women can be when symptoms overlap with perimenopause and nobody quite knows where they belong. Something like a sudden burnt or rotten smell (classic for focal seizures), brain fog, heaviness, disturbed orientation or brief disconnection can be brushed aside as “Ah, it's just menopause!” even when the pattern deserves a closer neurological look. This is why Understanding Menopausal Epilepsy is not only a book about epilepsy.
It is a practical guide for adult women who need to know what to look for, when to ask for neurological evaluation and how this diagnosis can reach into everyday life, relationships, sexuality, motherhood, family routines, especially when all of this arrives during a transition that is already asking a woman to renegotiate almost everything. Menopausal Epilepsy is a practical guide for women in perimenopause or menopause, who need to know what to look for, when to ask for neurological evaluation and what comes next, when it is a confirmed diagnosis.
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