Hi @jakedduck1 I agree we have to be careful with medications and supplements and their potential side effects. Our healthy existence is related to maintaining equilibrium within our bodies. Too much or too little of a substance can cause an undesirable chain of events. Sorry to hear you have struggled with seizures for so many years. Has the medications helped? The side effects must be awful. While in the ICU for my AVM, the physicians gave me Keppra. I had to continue taking it at home. I had felt all the side effects it was capable of. I hated taking it. I didn’t know how much of what I was feeling was due to the Keppra or due to me in order to help myself. After talking to my physician I was eventually weaned off the medication two months later. Luckily, I never had a seizure. Do you have dizziness, balance issues, or headaches? I believe drowsiness was one concern and warned no driving. How do you handle the side effects? Are you aware of the Keto diet? I know it is not an easy diet to follow to consume low carbs. I tried it for 6 months for weight loss with my husband. It was originally used to control seizures before medications were discovered. I believe low carbs help our nerves function better. One of our friends was also on the diet for weight loss. While on the diet his hand tremors went away. As soon as he got off the diet his tremors came back. I hadn’t realized I was helping myself then. At that time I didn’t pay much attention to the details of my symptoms with lifestyle changes. Best wishes. Toni

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