Dear @artemis1886
I can very well understand your feelings since I have also not adapted to AEDs (epilepsy meds). They have done more harm than benefits to me. My current epileptologist says that I have refractory epilepsy (that is very difficult to treat with conventional meds for epilepsy) and hits around 1/3 of people with epilepsy (and even more those who have temporal lobe epilepsy like me).
So, I and my doctors have looked for alternatives. I treat myself today with medical cannabis which has been a great med. Unfortunately, not many neurologists and epileptologists are acquainted with it and there is still much prejudice. Perhaps this could also help you with your seizures?
I have also been following a strict gluten-free diet, which has reduced my seizures by more than 60%. Taking gluten out of my diet has been much easier than I thought.
It is well-known that little sleep and stress are triggers to seizures. When I was having many problems with my sleep, I started to practice yoga nidra, which has been very helpful. For example, this morning I felt I did not sleep well and after my daily exercise, I practiced my yoga nidra. 20 to 30 minutes of yoga nidra can correspond to up to 2 hours of deep sleep. I practice yoga nidra daily, usually after lunch. But today I felt tired already when getting up. Here is a link with some information on yoga nidra, explaining what it is.
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/what-is-yoga-nidra/
All the best to you!
Chris (or Santosha)

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