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Topic: Complementary Therapies

Epilepsy and CoEnzyme Q10

01/2007 | 2 Comments

Has anybody used coenzyme Q10 in their epilepsy treatment? Were there any good / bad results? Did the doctor have any comments as to why it could /...
Psychiatrist

11/2006 | 7 Comments

This is making me a little nervous. I'm just not sure what to think. My family doctor (the one I don't particularly care for and am working on ridding...
Links to "effective" Therapies

10/2006 | 1 Comments

In case, you find any of these therapies helpful...let us know.. QuickDoctors.Com - List of Therapies Good Luck.. Josh
Homeopathic treatments

10/2006 | 2 Comments

I switched from Depakote to Lamictal due to some personal issues. I was seizure free on Depakote for about 10 years. I'm currently taking 800 mg of...
energy healing approaches

10/2006 | 1 Comments

Has anyone had experience with the healing approaches of electro-magnetic field therapy or working with a well-respected shaman? Are you aware of any...
Alt. meds

09/2006 | 6 Comments

What kind of alternative meds are there? I'm interested in seeing what is out there. So whatever anyone is using as a supplement or as a type of...
"Seeing a Shrink"

09/2006 | 3 Comments

Does anybody think I should see a Psychcologist just because my new Neurologist says so, because she doesn't belive I was diagnosed with Generalized...
Ketogenic Diet

08/2006 | 5 Comments

I am a mom of a 3 year old girl recently diagnosed with idiopathic Epilepsy. She has several seizure types and has been on Valproic Acid for only 1 1...
equine therapy belive it!

08/2006 | 0 Comments

Hi my name is Meg and I'm twenty and have had seizurus for ten yrs. The Doc's have diagnosed me with JME now uncontrolled by meds. I have grand mals...
Reiki/Homeopathy and Epilepsy treatment

08/2006 | 9 Comments

I am interested to hear whether anyone else has concidered Reiki or Homeopathy as a complementary therapy. I have now been using this for 3-4 years...
Anyone in the Columbus Ohio Area?

07/2006 | 1 Comments

Brief overview...My 3 yo son developed E on March 28, 2006, we failed 4 drugs and diastat was beginning to fail...On June 29, 2006 we traveled to...
Read Patricia Murphy's Book

06/2006 | 0 Comments

1. I highly recommend it. In that book, there are names of different neurologists and professionals who are intelligent enough to go beyond western...
Being a Lab Rat

06/2006 | 0 Comments

Having never found a pill that would ease me of my seizures, about eight years ago the neurological clinic I was going to asked if I wanted to...
Hiya any advice?

06/2006 | 3 Comments

Hi there i am now 16, and i have had petit mal epilepsy for 11 nearly 12 years. i find it quite hard to cope with especially the fact i wont be able...
Omega Three Fatty Acids

05/2006 | 1 Comments

I want people to know that there are other approaches too. DOnt give up hope when there is no where else to turn. I have been there too. And I...
Omega Three Fatty Acids

05/2006 | 0 Comments

I want people to know that there are other approaches too. DOnt give up hope when there is no where else to turn. I have been there too. And I...
G.A.R.D Diet : Any Success Story?

05/2006 | 5 Comments

Does anybody have luck with the G.A.R.D. diet described in the following site? http://www.dogtorj.net/id2.html How long does it take to see any...
Gluten / Milk Free Diet

05/2006 | 1 Comments

Does anybody see any improvement by eliminating Gluten and Milk from their diet in case of absence seizures? Also, any idea of high bodily copper...
Responsive Neurolstimulator (RNS)

05/2006 | 1 Comments

Has anyone heard about "Responsive Neurlostimulator (RNS)? I am out of options for surgery & medications. I have heard about this; they inplant...

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