Articles tagged with epilepsy

Are You Prepared to Help During an Epileptic Seizure?
First aid for seizures is really simple. You probably already know what to do. But if you took your first aid training some time ago, or if you never had any formal first aid training, there are a few important things you probably were never told about. An

Evening Primrose Oil for Seizures: An Update
I am epileptic. I started having seizures in my late teens, though I didn't realize that's what they were until I had a grand mal in my early 20s, and was diagnosed with a seizure disorder secondary to a really oddball condition called schizencephaly. It's

Evening Primrose Oil for Epilepsy
I stopped taking anti-convulsant drugs for my epilepsy almost three years ago now. As I get older my body is changing, and these days I can often prevent seizures from happening if I reduce my stress levels and get a good amount of sleep during the times w

Aura: The Worst Part of Epilepsy
While some folks think the worst part of having epilepsy is the actual seizures, that isn't necessarily the case. Don't get me wrong. A seizure, especially a grand mal seizure, is no picnic. It's frightening, it hurts, and it leaves you feeling as if you'v