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Topic: Complementary Therapies

Ketogenic v. modified atkins-efficacy?

07/2014 | 2 Comments

Hi. We are at the point where we need to consider ketogenic diets. We have several failed meds, brain surgery, and are considering a new med with a...
VNS therapy side effects

05/2014 | 5 Comments

My son is severly autistic, non-verbal, age 19, and has had seizures since age 10. Meds have not helped much. Two months ago he had the vns surgery...
KeppraER -- DepakoteER combination

05/2014 | 2 Comments

Hi, I am just courius if anyone has taken 2 AEDs at the same time? I am currently taking KeppraER (for my grand mal) and soon i will be taking...
VNS

10/2013 | 2 Comments

hi, I am not new to epilepsy just this baird. I walked off about 4 years ago for personal reasons. I got my VNS because I was rea;;y s;iding down hill...
VNS question

07/2013 | 9 Comments

I am thinking now of getting the vns and have some questions. I've already had a right temporal lobectomy about five years ago and it didn't work and...
Kids and epilepsy Stop the suffering

04/2013 | 0 Comments

kids with uncontrolled seizures now have hope Let's end the drug war and stop the suffering http://www.washingtonpost.com/video/thefold/medical...
Borage oil or GLA alternatives?

03/2013 | 3 Comments

Asside from TLE I also have Sjogren's Syndrome which is a autoimmune disease of the glands. It bassically means that I am chronic dry. I always take...
HELP PLEASE FOR MY 9 YEAR OLD SON!

11/2012 | 9 Comments

My son Alex began small twitches in his left hand & giggled for a few seconds. After a week it grew into 10-15 second seizures- his left hand up in...
cannabis a cure for epilepsy

10/2012 | 12 Comments

GW Pharma’s cannabis based epileptic drug on its way by Jack123 October 22, 2012 22 october 2012 ; GW Pharmaceuticals, a drug manufacturing Biotech...
Stem Cell

08/2012 | 1 Comments

Has anyone ever heard of Stem Cell Treatment for Epilepsy? It is preformed by Stem Cell of America. Llora
Alternative remedies for seizures

06/2012 | 2 Comments

My 21 year old son had simple and partial complext seizures from age 3 to 13, took meds (the 4th one, Lamictol, worked) until age 15 when he weaned...
No MSG, No Rolandic epilepsy

05/2012 | 1 Comments

My 9 year old son had Rolandic epilepsy. We noticed that he had them more frequent when we ate Chinese food, known for using MSG (monosodium glutimate...
success with manganese supplementation?

11/2011 | 0 Comments

Has anyone had any success in helping to control seizures by adding a manganese supplement to your diet? I found some interesting information online...
marijuana

09/2011 | 1 Comments

I've had seisures for 40 years and tried almost all the popular AED's. It's been along time since a smoked pot and I'm ready to try again. My question...

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