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Medication vs natural remedies
Sat, 08/19/2017 - 18:31Topic: Parents & Caregivers
I am wondering if there's anyone out there that has opted to go a more natural route for preventing seizures vs the typical medication prescribed. I'm having a difficult time wrapping my head around giving my son a medication that could potentially have very serious negative side effects. He's 4, and has had 4 tonic seizures that last about 10-15 seconds in the past 2.5 years.
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has any tried felbatol in the
Submitted by martin1056@yahoo.com on Mon, 2017-09-18 - 17:34
has any tried felbatol in the 1980's ? that was sold as a a great new drug . gave me the worst 30 minute black outs of my life , low white blood count and anemia symptoms
Google Ketogenic diet and
Submitted by Bendy on Mon, 2017-09-25 - 19:58
Google Ketogenic diet and epilepsy. And watch the 1997 true story movie with Meryl Streep called 'First Do No Harm" which is available free on You Tube.It is more successful than any drug outcome.We have never medicated our son and he's certainly getting better rather than worse.
the community does not want
Submitted by martin1056@yahoo.com on Mon, 2017-09-18 - 17:34
the community does not want any one to try medical pot. seven weeks ago i started smoking med pot complex partials are switching to simple partials . no black outs in a month vs 2 or 3 taking nothing 2 or 3 on keppra or dilantin. i smoked pot for 27 years quit and restarted after 17 years ,, my point seizures where worse w/o pot , i can sleep again