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A member asked:

If i'm 31 with no family history of seizures and have never smoked or done drugs. am i at risk for seizure? super fit but bad health anxiety.

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Dr. Aron Tendler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

No: You are not at risk for seizures more than the rest of the population.

Dr Rhoads and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 10/13/2016

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