Seizures and Medications
Nancy shares her family's journey with seizures, highlighting the complex relationship between Elena's condition and her diabetes. Despite extensive testing, no clear physiological cause has been identified for Elena's seizures, leading to discussions about weaning her off medication. Meanwhile, David's struggles with mental health and medication side effects reveal the emotional toll these conditions can take on young individuals.In this clip
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Have you ever had clients with epilepsy, specifically in relation to the episode 45 - When to Use OR Not Use Pharmaceuticals w/ Meg Kilcup and the clip Pharmaceuticals vs. Lifestyle? I'm currently dependent on Keppra, and the doctors have never figured out the root cause; they've just decided it has to be medication. I'm only 22 and am already dependent on a medication, so I'm curious if seizures can be cured from a more holistic approach.
My son has been suffering from seizures for about 2 years now. They started not long after he had Covid twice. He was thought to have a tumor by the team at Columbia, but they now say there is no tumor. After being in his brain three times, they concluded that one of the seizures mimicked tumor cells, which has never been seen in humans, only rats. We went from preparing for brain surgery to remove a tumor to back at square one with unexplained seizures and living on medication, hoping it works.
What other treatment options does my 26-year-old daughter have for her nighttime sleeping issues and seizures, given that the sleep study showed she is having 80 seizures in 60 minutes and the doctors have prescribed gabapentin, which has risky side effects?