Hi @irishgirl2005
I'm so sorry to hear you've had more seizures this past week than in the last couple of years. Something similar has happened to me in the second half of this year. I know how unsettling this can be.
Though the keto diet is well known for helping reduce seizures, especially for people with medication-resistant epilepsy, it's not yet fully understood why it helps. Reduction of brain excitability seems to be part of it.
If you do decide to explore dietary changes, I'd suggest making them one at a time so you can really learn what works (or doesn't work) for you. Medical supervision is important too. When I decided to go gluten-free, I kept everything else in my diet the same for a whole year before introducing any other changes. Taking out gluten alone was challenging enough and required a good dose of perseverance, especially in those first few months! If I'd tried to change multiple things at once, I probably wouldn't have stuck with it.
Did anything particular happen this past week when you had so many seizures? Stress, less sleep, more anxiety, or changes in your routine? These can all be triggers. Learning my own seizure triggers has been really helpful in managing them.
Thank you so much for your holiday wishes, 💜. May this coming year be filled with an abundance of well-being, resilience, joy, peace, and love. 🙏🙌
Chris