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Roles of seeing an epileptologist and lifestyle changes for epilepsy
Epilepsy & Seizures | Last Active: Nov 21 1:32am | Replies (29)Comment receiving replies
After 16 years working with my neurologist who is retiring, I have been seizure free for 13 months. Prior to that,
maybe 1 or 2 seizures per your with the same meds. I made a change in lifestyle starting in May of 2024, accepting the fact I need 9 hours of sleep minimum each night and limiting aerobic exercise outdoors. Bought a Pelaton treadmill. Not cheap but I think it's contributing to my not having seizures. I am fortunate to live in an area with a hospital that has 13 epileptologists within 20 miles of my home.
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I think that lack of enough sleep can be a seizure trigger for some people. The only thing I’ve heard about exercise and epilepsy is to be careful that whatever you choose to do, it won’t endanger you if you have a seizure while you’re actively exercising. Swimming comes to my mind as somewhat more hazardous.
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I take the opposite view. We have no clue how many or how often we are going to get seizures. There is just a tremendous amount of unknown information regarding seizures. One may have x amount of seizures per month or none at all and it can change as we move thru time. So sorry, I say buying a threadmill has nothing to do with having or not having seizures.
Same with taking a certain pill and saying you have not had a seizure because of the pill. What if you did not take the pill? Would you still not have the seizures? UNKNOWN. I stopped taking Keppra 2 months ago because of side effects and have not had a seizure since. Mmmmm....interesting thoughts. God Bless
Ray Hippele