Epilepsy and Food

I am on Lamictal 200 mg. I haven't had a grandmall seizure for 10 years maybe it would give you the same results. please get that negative thought out of your head, your life is precious. Stay strong!!

Hello, I believe junk food has a huge impact on your seizures. I don’t eat mcdonalds, Chinese or all that processed crap. I only stick to fresh organic stuff or I will have a seizure. I drink no pop. I only stick to water and tea and keep hydrated durning the day. Hope this helps. :) 

I honestly don't know why so many wanna blame greasy foods for seizures. I am 39 and have had seizures all my life. I went through the "meds" they only made it worse. Then my mom was told about this diet and we tried it, I've now been in this diet decades rarely have seizures and they are normally more stress induced like my son's father being killed or because i didn't pay attention to my body while being out in sun. But often if i get to shade and cool fast enough, or eat if it's late in the day and i skipped breakfast, maybe i was watching tv or a video game with many flashing lights... If i avoid these or remove myself from them when i get my warnings I'm usually fine. Diet alone has done wonders for my epilepsy issues. What Is the Ketogenic Diet for Epilepsy?The ketogenic diet is an extremely high-fat diet that requires a child to eat four times as many fat calories as calories from protein or carbohydrates. A meal might include a small portion of chicken, a little bit of fruit, and a lot of fat, typically butter or cream. Frankly, it's a difficult diet to swallow. I'd also like to point out i recently had a full blood workup and still have low cholesterol infact everything was on the low side of healthy and i wear a size extra small despite my high fat life long diet. So in the end each person reacts different what works for others failed me and I'm sure not everyone can handle the life style i live esp my diet. So i suggest to keep trying until you find the program that works for you. It could be diet or pills or a combination of methods. You may have to choose between random grand mal seizures or regular small seizures at least until you learn the warning signs and how to avoid them.