Ketogenic diet seizures side effects
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The answer is complicated. There is a universe of seizures that apparently respond well to dietary intervention and many that do not. Seizures have different etiologies. Bear in mind that there is cumulative brain damage with each seizure, and that under many circumstances the event would endanger your life and/or the lives of others. Proceed with great caution.
If he doesnt switch the meds get a new Doc. Make goals for your epilepsy No seizures, no side effects, live a normal life. It helps to keep your hope up. Also have they talked about doing surgery? If not ask about it. There are also other types of treatment that dont have anything to do with meds. Ask your doc about the Ketogenic diet and see if you might be a good canidate for it. Its a hard diet but if it works its worth it.
Meds are really the only way to reduce the frequency and intensity of seizures, though some people have seizure triggers (flashing light, for instance) and so avoiding triggers is important for them. The ketogenic diet (an extremely low carb diet, only to be undertaken with physician approval and supervision) can help some people with seizures, but is typically tried only after several different meds have failed to provide relief.
Constipation is a side effect of a Ketogenic diet. If she has had severe constipation she could now have encopresis which might be causing the pooping problem. Speaking of the Ketogenic diet - I can find nothing in medical literature or on this site - http://www.aldf.com/lyme-disease/#chronicLymeDisease
which would suggest that the ketogenic diet is a way to treat lyme. Granted, there is a lot out there from non medical sources. So you might want to kind of check out that.
Sorry about your son. There is a movie you might want to watch concerning epilepsy. The movie is "First Do No Harm". It is a true story concerning the use of the Ketogenic Diet with good results in treating epilepsy in children. Sure wish you the best with your son.
hi any advice much appreciated, i have been previously using Janmut for my diabetics but have run out so i was told Velmetia was the same, while i sent away to CDO for this Velmetia i used Matformin and boy oh boy i got terrible side effects from joint pain to stomach pain to headaches to extreme pain left back shoulder blade pain going from back to my heart, gee that frighten me quite a bit, once i received the Velmetia it worked ok for 1 day then a similar side effect started as previously me
just checked what a ketogenic diet is, this type of diet is extremely unhealthy and damages livers of any person hbver or not
The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet:
high fat damages the liver
adequate-protein is ok but from vegetable or little white meat, no red meat, no diaries
low-carbohydrate leads nowhere, it is processed and refined carbohydrates to increase blood glucose which makes damage, so the problems is refined cereals not not carbohydrates
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Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert and able to see clearly. Avoid drinking alcohol. It can increase some of the side effects of Topamax, and can also increase the risk of a seizure.
Ketogenic or "ketosis" diets that are high in protein and low in carbohydrates can increase the risk of kidney stones.
If you have read about autism it is a marked impairment in social, communication and the presence of a repetitive behavior. How is his speech, is he talking? It appears the onset of his seizures were when he was one year old. Did anyone at the hospital back in 2009 refer you to a neurologist for the seizures? What does your pediatrician say? You should look at some of the screening tests like the m-chat to see if there red flags for autism.
It had been 4 days and I am getting really worried. My dog has all the side-effects mentioned by others on this forum - weakness, almost-comatose state, sleep all the time, can't walk, urinate/defecate unconsciously, etc. But the two things I am most concerned about is:
1) that he can't eat or drink by himself and has to be helped using a syringe. He may have the extreme hunger or thirst mentioned as side-effects but I can't tell because of this.
Taking a different drug to block the side effects of the first drug is likely to lead to a pyramid of drugs, side effects, and cost.
Recommend you look at other ways to help manage your diabetes. Victoza is not for everyone.
Eating a low carb diet can also be very helpful in diabetes management.
I personally try to eat ketogenic diet. This diet is abundant in meat, eggs, vegetables (except starchy ones), and unprocessed oils.
5 months now and thank goodness her seizures have stopped. She was having grand mal seizures every other day after some time...they just kept getting closer together.
I do see that she is more hungry than normal but one thing that is differant from what I am seeing in the other posts is that she is actually getting up earlier and earlier every morning? I am trying to put her to bed later but when she normally would get up at 6:30, became 6:00 and now 5:00 am.
As with all medications, you may experience side effects when you take WELLBUTRIN XL. Side effects may be more common shortly after you start treatment. The most common side effects with WELLBUTRIN XL are weight loss, loss of appetite, dry mouth, skin rash, sweating, ringing in the ears, shakiness, stomach pain, agitation, anxiety, dizziness, trouble sleeping, muscle pain, nausea, fast heartbeat, sore throat, and urinating more often.
After 1 week on this dosage, we called the vet as side effects were really awful. He suggested that we half the dose which we did do. He seems a bit better, but is still very disoriented and is urinating in the house. He also seems to be bumping into things and reading other posts, some owners have mentioned blindness. Is this a side effect of pb, and if so will it go away?another concern is our vet is waiting one month before doing blood work. Should we have this done sooner?
My child has had a g-tube for 6 years because of the ketogenic diet in which she is coming off now, she eats everything, no problem with swallowing, she drinks a whole can of pop at times but how do I get her to drink her whole fluid alotment of 1500ml a day? Or will she pick it up once I can offer her a variety of drinks?
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