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My med options???
Wed, 06/01/2005 - 14:02Comments
RE: My med options???
Submitted by scorpio on Wed, 2005-06-01 - 14:02
Have you tried acupuncture? One acupuncturist (in Singapore) was able to control my epi 100% (from 5-10 seizures per week). Others (mainly in London, where I live) have been variously successful though their treatments have always helped. I do not 'believe' that acupuncture can be effective: for me the evidence is there, since I can count the number of seizures I have, or, rather, don't have but, as I said earlier, practitioners do vary.
Whatever, I hope you find some means of controlling the epi.
Chris
PS. It helps if you live in a metropolitan area, of course, since you are more likely to have an acupuncturist close by (national acupuncture associations, listing registered practitioners, all have their own websites). Needless to say, I could expand on the subject and my experience of it, if interested.
Have you tried acupuncture? One acupuncturist (in Singapore) was able to control my epi 100% (from 5-10 seizures per week). Others (mainly in London, where I live) have been variously successful though their treatments have always helped. I do not 'believe' that acupuncture can be effective: for me the evidence is there, since I can count the number of seizures I have, or, rather, don't have but, as I said earlier, practitioners do vary.
Whatever, I hope you find some means of controlling the epi.
Chris
PS. It helps if you live in a metropolitan area, of course, since you are more likely to have an acupuncturist close by (national acupuncture associations, listing registered practitioners, all have their own websites). Needless to say, I could expand on the subject and my experience of it, if interested.
RE: My med options???
Submitted by grez-monkey on Wed, 2005-06-01 - 13:26
Cedar,
I remember you posting something like this one just a few days ago and I did a reply, but realized that I should have added more details about what I found, what I'm doing and the positive results from it.
Now, first, I posted a thread under my other user name of 'batman', with the subject title of "Epilepsy Treatment Plan". Hopefully this website address will connect you to it. http://communities.epilepsy.com/epilepsy_community?go=800741
I did find another website a day or so ago, which has some good information. It is at www.moondragon.org/health/disorders/epilepsy.html. The whole website page is a good sized one, explaining alot about epilepsy. But get this, scroll down about half way of the whole page and locate the section of CONSIDERATIONS. Below the third paragraph are four separate weblinks to more information. I clicked on the one for Alkalosis, which takes you to another webpage with information pertaining to it. Once you get to this webpage, right in the description, it has the words of, 'Alkalosis is the inverse of acidosis.' Whenever you have the time, click on the underlined word, acidosis, and it will advance to a webpage with information about it.
There is alot of information over each of these websites, but what it describes and points out, is basically along the lines of what I'm working with via the epilepsy treatment plan. I've contacted the clinic I went to which supplied the notebook packet about the epilepsy treatment plan, and awaiting for a response back for authorization to post anything in detail.
If you'd like to get the treatment plan packet directly from them go ahead a contact:
Lora Cain, R.N.; ph#(757) 428-3588, ext. 7340. and ask for more information and how to get a Epilepsy Treatment Plan & Research Protocol. I believe it was only around $50.00.
If there's anything else you'd like to find out about this, please reply here, and or email message to bruce903@hotmail.com
This process is simple, somewhat easy and doesn't cost huge amounts of money pertaining to the cost of medications and doctor visits. Plus, if you do like I did and plan to do again maybe in November, is go out to the clinic located right on the oceanfront of Virginia Beach, Virginia. ItÂ’s like going on a relaxing vacation. Preferably in early spring or mid- / late-fall, where the hotel prices are cheaper because it is the time away from the heavy tourist season.
Number one thing to remember Cedar...DON'T GIVE UP!!!
Bruce CJ
Cedar,
I remember you posting something like this one just a few days ago and I did a reply, but realized that I should have added more details about what I found, what I'm doing and the positive results from it.
Now, first, I posted a thread under my other user name of 'batman', with the subject title of "Epilepsy Treatment Plan". Hopefully this website address will connect you to it. http://communities.epilepsy.com/epilepsy_community?go=800741
I did find another website a day or so ago, which has some good information. It is at www.moondragon.org/health/disorders/epilepsy.html. The whole website page is a good sized one, explaining alot about epilepsy. But get this, scroll down about half way of the whole page and locate the section of CONSIDERATIONS. Below the third paragraph are four separate weblinks to more information. I clicked on the one for Alkalosis, which takes you to another webpage with information pertaining to it. Once you get to this webpage, right in the description, it has the words of, 'Alkalosis is the inverse of acidosis.' Whenever you have the time, click on the underlined word, acidosis, and it will advance to a webpage with information about it.
There is alot of information over each of these websites, but what it describes and points out, is basically along the lines of what I'm working with via the epilepsy treatment plan. I've contacted the clinic I went to which supplied the notebook packet about the epilepsy treatment plan, and awaiting for a response back for authorization to post anything in detail.
If you'd like to get the treatment plan packet directly from them go ahead a contact:
Lora Cain, R.N.; ph#(757) 428-3588, ext. 7340. and ask for more information and how to get a Epilepsy Treatment Plan & Research Protocol. I believe it was only around $50.00.
If there's anything else you'd like to find out about this, please reply here, and or email message to bruce903@hotmail.com
This process is simple, somewhat easy and doesn't cost huge amounts of money pertaining to the cost of medications and doctor visits. Plus, if you do like I did and plan to do again maybe in November, is go out to the clinic located right on the oceanfront of Virginia Beach, Virginia. ItÂ’s like going on a relaxing vacation. Preferably in early spring or mid- / late-fall, where the hotel prices are cheaper because it is the time away from the heavy tourist season.
Number one thing to remember Cedar...DON'T GIVE UP!!!
Bruce CJ