Your head is throbbing, pulsing, pounding, light is blinding, you want to puke, you can’t think straight.
Sound familiar?
Welcome to the miserable world of migraines.
Few of these conditions will cause epilepsy itself…but many can lead to seizures. So consider this a definition of the possibilities…
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Here’s a list of uncommon epilepsy triggers you may have experienced or know about.
Feel free to add to this list of the weird and the unknown…
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“Migraines are debilitating, and they can be quite difficult to treat. But patients shouldn’t lose hope,” Dr. Ozudogru said.
When she sees a new patient with migraines, she reassures them: “I’m not going to give up,” she says.
“We’ll keep trying.”
And today, there are more treatment options than ever to choose from…
A strong relationship between migraines and epilepsy has long been suspected.
But now it is fact, according to extensive research cited by Steven Karceski, MD in Practical Neurology Magazine.
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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.
Here’s a list of uncommon epilepsy triggers you may have experienced or know about.
Feel free to add to this list of the weird and the unknown…
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