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My epilepsy attacks

Thu, 02/15/2018 - 02:40
Hello everyone, I want to share my experience with everyone of you, and ask for advises and your help. My first attack happened around 6 years ago. I started to feel tingling on 2 fingers my right hand and in less than 10 seconds the tingling came through my right arm to my face. I felt down on the floor and I was in unconscious for around 10 - 15 minutes. I woke up and I couldn't speak clearly after sometime. After sleeping I was feeling normally. In next 1 - 2 months the same situation happened 2 more times to me. I noticed that after watching videos for adults and happy ending, at the same moment I experienced the same tingling on right hand and unconscious. After this, I made an EEG test and magnetic resonance imaging. All tests are good. I am doing EEG test on every 7 - 9 months. Results are OK. I started to use Tegretol 200 mg twice per day, as prevention. After sometime I stopped to use the medicine and use alcohol for a week, I had attack again. I am using this medicine for around 6 years and luckily I don't have any problems with attacks. Sometimes I could drink alcohol and use medicine only once per day (morning). Basically, with use of Tegretol, everything is fine, but I am looking for a natural way of solving this problem and not using medicine anymore. I would like to ask for advises and help of you. What I should use? May need to change something with a food? Any natural products which you can recommend? Many Thanks to everyone!

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