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Supplements
Thu, 02/03/2005 - 15:42Hello,
Currently I am taking care of my Mother who has seizures due to a small stroke. She takes Keppra 2000mg/day and depakote 500mg/day (this is a new addition to her seizure meds). We were told that is was very important to take her supplements which are a daily senior supplement,B-12, Calcium, and Folic Acid. Does anyone else have any suggestions or sites they've visited to find supplements that actually help in reducing seizures?
Thanks,
FJulian
Comments
RE: Supplements
Submitted by tracul66 on Tue, 2005-02-01 - 10:35
Hi FJulian:
I had major 'Seizures' when I was younger, & as I got to about 17-18-yrs old, the 'Drs' put me on 'Apo-Primidone' & since then I've only had (what I call) mild 'Black-outs'. The reason I (& afew other's) only call them 'Black-outs' is because when it happens you're only in a 'Daze' & don't remember what you've said or done. My husband says sometimes I'll get up & 'dance around',,,go figure. But I don't remember anything. And he'll try to talk to me, & it's as if I have a 'mouth full of marbles', or 'Baby-Talk' (he can't understand a word).
Sorry, my main point is,,this 'Primidone', what it does is by taking it controlls the 'Grand Mal Seizures' but in reaction to taking it causes 'Mild Black-Outs'. It is worth looking into though, & I hope you have all the best with your 'Mom'. By the way,,I've have a 'Stroke' too, so I know exactly what she's going through.
Take-Care, Tracey,,,,
Hi FJulian:
I had major 'Seizures' when I was younger, & as I got to about 17-18-yrs old, the 'Drs' put me on 'Apo-Primidone' & since then I've only had (what I call) mild 'Black-outs'. The reason I (& afew other's) only call them 'Black-outs' is because when it happens you're only in a 'Daze' & don't remember what you've said or done. My husband says sometimes I'll get up & 'dance around',,,go figure. But I don't remember anything. And he'll try to talk to me, & it's as if I have a 'mouth full of marbles', or 'Baby-Talk' (he can't understand a word).
Sorry, my main point is,,this 'Primidone', what it does is by taking it controlls the 'Grand Mal Seizures' but in reaction to taking it causes 'Mild Black-Outs'. It is worth looking into though, & I hope you have all the best with your 'Mom'. By the way,,I've have a 'Stroke' too, so I know exactly what she's going through.
Take-Care, Tracey,,,,
RE: Supplements
Submitted by lemond on Mon, 2005-01-31 - 21:16
fjulian,I don't know of anything that helps to control seizures better, but there are lots of supplements out there that make them worse. I am very careful about anything that I put into my body that might have any effect on the medication that I take. Even grapefruit can interact badly with some medications. I never take herbal remedies or anything other that a multivitamin or what's been suggested by the docs. Herbal remedies don't have to be tested for any kind of drug or health interactions and they rarely say anything about what interactions they might have.Just my opinion, others probably feel differently.Lemond