Epilepsy Talk
Epilepsy and anesthesia…
2 Comments
Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) cause unique considerations for patients with epilepsy because skipping, or even delaying, a single dose, can result in seizures.
Strategies for avoiding or minimizing skipped doses are paramount in the care of patients with epilepsy.
Tags: anti-convulsant, anti-epileptic drugs, Benzodiazepines, IV form, medication, pro-convulsant, surgery, triggers, type of epilepsy
Common epilepsy triggers…
7 Comments
Epilepsy affects each person differently. Below is a guide to some common seizure triggers. You may not feel or notice anything in particular. Or you may have triggers which are not mentioned here. Keeping a seizure diary is the most effective way of keeping track of what triggers your seizures.
Tags: emotion, food allergies, hormones, medication, musicogenic epilepsy, photosensitivity, stress, triggers
Wrong diagnosis?
2 Comments
There are many ways that your medical care can go wrong. All of the phases from diagnosis to treatment can have some type of error.
Studies of error types: An Institute of Medical Report attempted to quantify the types of medical errors that occur in healthcare settings.
One cited study lists causes of errors as follows:
Tags: equipment malfunction, errors, lab results, medical mistakes, medication, misdiagnosis, procedure
Epilepsy, Anxiety and Depression
18 Comments
One study stated that 80% of the patients with epilepsy were also diagnosed as having a depressive disorder.
Upwards of 60% of these individuals had a history of significant episodes of depression.
And 10-32% experience symptoms of anxiety.
Epilepsy: Meditation vs. Medication
2 Comments
You can have medication without meditation. Most of us do.
You can do meditation without medication. Most of us wouldn’t and shouldn’t take that risk.
But together, they can enhance one another.
Tags: benefits, Complementary Alternative Medicine, enhance, Epilepsy, medication, meditation, relaxation, risks, seizures, stress
Why would a psychiatrist be embarrassed?
7 Comments
Pills. Medication. They’re a sign of mental illness.
Even if you take them for depression, stability, anxiety.
There must be something inherently wrong with you.
What does it mean if you do need medication?
Are you’re crazy? Mentally ill? Unstable? Unreliable?
What if you ARE a psychiatrist AND take medication?
Tags: anxiety, crazy, depression, medication, mental illness, pills, Psychiatrist, stability, stigma
Epilepsy: Meditation vs. Medication
25 Comments
Neither is mutually exclusive.
You can have medication without meditation. Most of us do.
You can do meditation without medication. Most of us wouldn’t and shouldn’t take that risk.
But together, they can enhance one another.
Tags: benefits, Complementary Alternative Medicine, enhance, Epilepsy, medication, meditation, relaxation, risks, seizures, stress
7 Myths About Medication — and the Facts Behind Them
18 Comments
Misconceptions about medicine are as common as pills on a pharmacy shelf.
We could all use a healthy dose of the truth.
Cleveland Clinic drug information pharmacist Katie Stabi, PharmD, BCPS, debunks seven of the most common myths about medications below:
Tags: best results, Epilepsy, facts and fiction, medication, most effective
Epilepsy — Top Financial and Medical Assistance Programs
5 Comments
With so many people at the end of their resources, we could all use a helping hand.
Below is my attempt to research viable resources for financial and medication aid.
Tags: aid, benefits, financial, free, information, links, medication, prescriptions, resources
Autism — Who Has It?
17 Comments
The autism rate has increased — 1 in 68 kids are now identified with the disorder. 20-30% of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) develop epilepsy. And children whose language skills regress before they turn 3 have been found to have a higher risk of developing epilepsy.
Tags: autism spectrum disorder, costs, early indicators, education plans, Epilepsy, facts, figures, help, medication, parenting, services, support, therapy
About the author
Epilepsy Talk 