Epilepsy Talk

Boost your brain power…banish brain fog…with creatine!

July 21, 2024
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Even though we have natural creatine, supplementation can dramatically increase our levels by 50-fold or higher.

Here’s how it works:


Can PTSD Cause Brain Fog?

July 17, 2024
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The effects of trauma can linger.

If you sometimes lack mental clarity and feel fatigued, you may be experiencing PTSD-related brain fog.


How Creative Are YOU? 

July 12, 2024
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I was born a writer.  Just like I was born with brown eyes. 

In 5th grade when we were assigned to write a poem with an illustration, everyone wrote about the spring, flowers, stars, the city, the country.

I wrote about racism.  My illustration was a black silhouette pasted against white paper. 

My teacher promptly sent me home with a note for my parents, accusing me of plagiarism.


Epilepsy drug side-effects… 

July 9, 2024
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They’re necessary, but not necessarily nice.

And every med has its own side-effects.

Just as different people experience different difficulties.

But here‘s the low-down on some possible side-effects.


Dilantin – Hero or Horror?

July 6, 2024
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Since it first came out, Dilantin has always had its fans and its detractors.

Who can forget Jack Nicholson’s out-of-control behavior as the “crazy” in Ken Kesey’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”!

But some committed themselves to championing Dilantin for anxiety control and mood stabilization…


Ode to a doctor’s visit.

July 2, 2024
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We see them for four 30 minute visits or 2 hours in that year while we’re struggling…

They forget that we live 365 days or 8,760 hours a year with our illness…


Marijuana’s time has come. Even the government agrees.

June 24, 2024
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“If everyone smoked weed, the world would be a better place.

Even if one takes every reefer madness allegation of the prohibitionists at face value, marijuana prohibition has done far more harm to far more people than marijuana ever could.” — William F. Buckley Jr.


When it’s not “just” epilepsy…

June 21, 2024
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At least 50 percent of adults with active epilepsy are also living with other health conditions say experts at a leading epilepsy medical research charity.

Several diseases, including depression, anxiety, dementia, migraine, heart disease, peptic ulcers and arthritis are up to eight times more common in people with this neurological disorder.


Conditions commonly misdiagnosed as epilepsy… 

June 16, 2024
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A moment of unresponsiveness — the inability to recall what just happened…convulsions or jerking movements…sudden stiffness of the body.

These are classic symptoms of an epilepsy seizure — triggered by abnormal electrical impulses in the brain.

And while these symptoms may indicate epilepsy, other brain abnormalities or injuries could also lead to seizures.

Having a seizure doesn’t automatically mean you have epilepsy.  And without testing, the diagnosis – or misdiagnosis – can be pretty scary.

There are loads of conditions that have symptoms similar to epilepsy. 

Here are the most common…


Epilepsy related conditions…

June 14, 2024
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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.


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    Phylis Feiner Johnson

    Phylis Feiner Johnson

    I've been a professional copywriter for over 35 years. I also had epilepsy for decades. My mission is advocacy; to increase education, awareness and funding for epilepsy research. Together, we can make a huge difference. If not changing the world, at least helping each other, with wisdom, compassion and sharing.

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