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How old were you when you had your first episode ?
Before 10 years old 5
Between 10 and 11 3
Between 12 and 13 4
Between 14 and 15 11
Between 16 and 17 7
Between 18 and 19 0
Between 20 and 21 1
Between 22 and 24 1
Between 25 and 30 5
After 30 2
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How old were you when you had your first episode ?
Posted: 09 August 2007 10:59 PM   [ Ignore ]
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I was 9 years old when I had my first episode.

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Posted: 15 August 2007 07:29 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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I was 15 then

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Posted: 16 August 2007 04:56 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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My son was just diagnosed last week after having 8 episodes, age 13. He just started his 9th one today.

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Posted: 07 November 2007 03:51 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]
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I was 17 when I had my first episode in 1990. I wasn’t diagnosed until 1993.

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Posted: 18 November 2007 10:54 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]
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My son was 14 when he had his first round. :down:

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Posted: 14 December 2007 06:23 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]
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I was 27 years

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Posted: 23 February 2008 08:46 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]
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My kiddo is 7 and was diagnosed a week ago.  :(

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Posted: 20 April 2008 12:48 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 7 ]
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I was 17 when I had my horse riding accident, and have been sleeping abnormally since then - four years ago.

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Posted: 25 April 2008 10:26 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 8 ]
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i started my first episode at 21 on Feb. 8th 2007, it last until valentines day. i turned 22 two weeks later.

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Posted: 20 October 2008 09:52 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 9 ]
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Our son Max was one month before his 15th birthday.

Gail in Florida

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Posted: 17 December 2008 06:25 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 10 ]
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I was 17 when I had my first episode! x

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Posted: 24 January 2009 03:50 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 11 ]
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i was 15 years old and was diagnosed about 5 weeks ago.
Sarah from the u.k

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Posted: 03 February 2009 01:24 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 12 ]
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I started having some more minor episodes and symptoms when I was ten but didn’t really get hit hard until I was about 13-14 and wasn’t diagnosed until 17 just recently.

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Posted: 14 March 2011 03:52 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 13 ]
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When I had my first episode I was 11 or 12. Before that those were he good old days.
Emily from michigan

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Posted: 25 April 2011 07:06 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 14 ]
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I was 17 when i had my first one…diagnosed 5 months later.Its been almost 3 years

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Posted: 09 January 2012 10:00 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 15 ]
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My son is/was 13..Is currently in second episode..Diagnosed at end of first episode.

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