Epilepsy Talk
AEDs…Surgery…and Alternative Treatments…
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The saying “there’s something for everyone” may be true.
But with epilepsy, it’s often a dicey proposition — not to mention frustrating — to determine what that “something” is for you.
Tags: epilepsy alternatives to surgery, epilepsy surgery, health, mental health, neuroscience, science, wellness
The nightmare of nocturnal seizures
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According to an article in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, if more than 90 percent of your seizures occur while sleeping, you are said to have sleep seizures.
The article also notes that an estimated 7.5 percent to 45 percent of people who have epilepsy have some form of nocturnal seizures.
Tags: anxiety, depression, mental health, nocturnal seizures, Panic Attacks, panic-disorder, sleep seizures
Ketamine — party drug or pain manager?
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Almost everybody knows about actor Matthew Perry’s tragic death.
But not everybody knows about the ground-breaking benefits of Ketamine.
How it’s helping some people with drug resistant depression, unrelenting pain, crippling anxiety.
“This has been life-changing for my friend who used to call me all of the time in tears from some emotional drama or another.
I used to have to talk her off a cliff, now we just talk like healthy people.” – Beth, Colorado
Tags: anxiety, drug-resistant depression, ketamine, mental health, pain, PTSD
Why would a psychiatrist be embarrassed?
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“I’m a psychiatrist and even I kept my mental health meds a secret.
At work, I know how important these medications are.
But personally? The stigma against them left me feeling ashamed — until now.”
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