Epilepsy Talk

12 Recipes For Happiness — Even If You Have Epilepsy!

August 14, 2020
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No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change.” — Barbara de Angelis

We all know that epilepsy is no day at the beach. You may feel depression, anxiety, fear, isolation, anger, or a whole host of other things, too may to mention.

But, if you dig deep into yourself, perhaps there’s a few things you can do to relieve those feelings.

Here are some ideas…

Posted in Epilepsy, Tips
Tags: dream, EEGs, Epilepsy, equalizing brain waves, gratitude, happiness, laugh, music, positive thinking, read, self-esteem, socialize, soothe tension, talk

A Neurologist Talks About His Own Epilepsy…

August 12, 2020
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In this eye-opening article from the New York Times, a neurologist talks about his own journey with epilepsy: his perceptions, other people’s reactions (not good) and how he decided to become a neurologist.

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Tags: "must" reading, eye-opening, Neurologist, perceptions, reactions, reality, stereotypes, stigma

What is YOUR story?

August 7, 2020
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When did you find out that you had epilepsy?

How?

What did you do after being diagnosed?

How do you cope with it now?

Posted in Epilepsy
Tags: anger, believe, diagnosed, Dilantin, Epilepsy, fail, ignorance, pariah, Phenobarbital, secret, story, succeed

Epilepsy Studies: True or False?

August 3, 2020
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There’s a “Golden Rule” which says: “He who has the most gold makes the rules.”

And who might that be? And what are the methods used?

Some are simply amazing. (Or at least I thought so.)

But they all follow the “Golden Rule.”

Did you know about the “The Foreign Factor”?

Posted in Epilepsy, Medication Issues, Research
Tags: "payments for clinical trials", epilepsy studies, fixed results, foreign factor, health risks, offshore testing, pharmaceutical companies

Epilepsy Related Conditions

July 29, 2020
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In chronic conditions, such as epilepsy, the coexistence of more than one illness in a patient is the rule rather than the exception…

Men and women with epilepsy have a two-to five-fold increase in the occurrence of conditions, such as migraine, cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disorders. Along with gastrointestinal disorders, pulmonary disorders, dementia, chronic fatigue, mood disorders, anxiety, and personality disorders.

The type and prevalence of conditions is largely age dependent.

For example, among epilepsy patients, asthma is common among the young, while cardiovascular diseases and stroke are prevalent in older individuals—but both occur more frequently than in the general population.

Below is a sampling of some of the conditions which are related (but not necessarily caused) by epilepsy…

Posted in Epilepsy, Research
Tags: diabetes, epilepsy related conditions, heart disease, infection, inflammatory disorders, migraines, sleep disorders