Shan,
Thanks because you didn't say the word "transdermal"
Tim
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From: Shan <surpriseshan2@
To: epilepsy@yahoogroup
Sent: Mon, March 1, 2010 5:28:42 PM
Subject: [epilepsy] Re: suggestions
I have a health group on the internet for Environmental Illnesses [that includes illnesses for which there are no "conventional" cures such as arthritis, cancer, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, digestive issues, heart issues, Parkinson's, MS, etc etc ]-- part of what I do is research drugs and their side effects as well as find treatments and cures for things.
Grapefruit - here is the url to information on grapefruit in one pdf file - this one I just got it yesterday.
Drug Interactions with Grapefruit and Related Citrus Fruits
Excerpted from Food-Medication Interactions 14th Edition
This was prepared by a Clinical Pharmacist
http://www.powernet design.com/ grapefruit/ general/GJDIsumm ary.pdf
I can understand not taking other drugs and also herbs without checking them out - that is wise even if you were not taking any drugs at all. However in my perception it is extremely unrealistic to expect an allopathic doctor to know anything about nutrition. They very very very obviously do not or they would use nutrtion in their practise - or they would if they cared about the health of their patients. At best they will say no to everything they don't know about which for most medical doctors is anything that is not drugs or surgery. Doctors are not saviors - they are not even social workers - being a medical doctor is a job, just a job. And their ethics are individual as well as any knowledge they have about anything that they were not taught in medical school. And they were taught all of one hour of nutrition. About as much as plumber was taught or an electritian or a lawyer. Would you go to a plumber or a lawyer for information about vitamins and
minerals? Would all plumbers even know what minerals were?
Did any of your doctors tell you about any vitamins or minerals that would make surgery go better and recovery quicker? There are some - at least 2 that I know of.
I am very sorry about your daughter; that must have been very upsetting and scary for her/.....for all of you for that matter. I remember when I had a convulsion that my son and my father and brothers were very upset and scared...... I had told them all what to do and not do , as well as assured them that it was not painful; but they kept saying that it looked as if was painful and they felt helpless...I only had a couple of convulsions though - about one every 12 years so the doctors considered the convulsions controlled. When I would bite my tongue that was painful... eventually though, not at the time....
Didn't either her neurologist or the doctor whom prescribed the birth control pills inform your daughter? They are supposed to keep files and take histories... . and read those files before each patient. It does not do the patient any good if the doctor does know something but does not pass that info on.......... it is the patient that lives with the drugs and epilepsy on a daily basis....
Magnesium is a natural substance in your food, and in natural sea and fresh water too. You need it to to be alive. If you want to avoid magnesium maybe you should avoid chocolate for example - most chocolate cravings are because of magnesium deficiency anyhow . But it is amazing how many people feel good after eating chocolate... . Greens are relatively high in magnesium too - guess salads are not good for you too I guess. But then they may not give you a lot of magnesium unless you eat a lot of then so only one piece of chocolate on Valentines and maybe salad everyday in the summer is too much ..... And nuts especially hazel nuts and sunflower seeds are higher in magnesium... ...
Magnesium controlls seizures by controlling the electrical impulses the nerves give off. It 'calms' the nerves too. It is amazing how it effects allergies and asthma too.
Magnesium is therapeutic in treating the following:
1. Anxiety and panic attacks- because it helps keep adrenal stress hormones under control
2. Asthma - both histamine production and bronchial spasms increase with magnesium deficiency
3. Blood clots - magnesium prevents blood clots and thins blood without side effects.
4. Bowel disease - magnesium deficiency is one of the main causes of constipation.
5. Cystitis - bladder spasms are worsened by a magnesium deficiency.
6. Depression - serotonin (mood elevator) is dependent on magnesium for its production and function.
7. Heavy metals - magnesium is essential for the removal of heavy metals such as aluminum and lead.
8. Diabetes - magnesium facilitates the production of insulin and the transfer of glucose into the cells.
9. Fatigue - magnesium deficiency affects hundreds of enzymes, and fatigue is one of the first signs of a magnesium deficiency.
10. Heart disease - The heart requires magnesium as does all muscles.
11. Hypertension, hypoglycemia, insomnia, kidney disease, migraines, nerve problems, PMS, osteoporosis, Raynaud's syndrome, and tooth decay are all aggravated, and sometimes caused by a magnesium deficiency.
Calcium causes muscles to contract, while magnesium gives them the ability to relax. This is why it is so helpful in the treatment of heart disease, asthma, migraines, PMS and Raynaud's syndrome
Though it is true that all drugs deplete magnesium -but the drug categories that deplete magnesium most are antibioitics and anti-convulsants. Personally if a drug is depleting magnesium it makes sense to me to increase your intake of magnesium. Your body is healthier when it is in balance. In fact, magnesium does not cure anything - it balances the body and it is the balanced body that behaves differently.
In studies they more magnesium deficient the person was the worse their seizures.... ....... I wonder how many epileptics there are here whose seizures are worse now then when they were diagnosed? Though that probaly matters to only the patients, as long as they are controlled with more drugs that is......
I have not read anywhere that magnesium effects anti-convulsants though there are a couple of 'broad based' older antibiotics that magnesium effects. These aren't used much anymore though except for Lyme Disease - plus when mycoplasmas are involved for curing arthritis with Dr Brown's protocol, and occasionally Crohn's Disease and prostrate infections. Magnesium has the potential to make those drugs less effective , or so they say. Though I have had Lyme Disease for over a year now and my doctor had me on 2 antiboitics continuously for over 12 months and also had me taking over 5400 mg of magnesium. The magnesium was to try to offset the drug caused magnesium deficiency. But then this doctor is an MD whom has takem many extra courses in nutrition and also alternative medicine therapies. She has a reputation of curing her patients which is why she has a 3year waiting list. She has also started using magnesium with her patients now too, including
epileptics.
blessings
Shan
--- In epilepsy@yahoogroup s.com, Tammy Wolfgram <tammy@...> wrote:
>
> Shan, the reason for consulting with your doctor before taking
> anything other than your anti-epilepsy drugs is that other drugs and
> other substances can affect the rate of your AEDs uptake into the
> bloodstream. Some of these interactions are well known, while others
> are not, so not every doctor or nutritionist would be aware of these
> issues. For example, Lamictal uptake is restricted by oral
> contraceptives, so people on birth control pills need to take much
> more Lamictal than would be advisable if they weren't on birth
> control. Her doctor knew my daughter was on birth control and had
> Megan on a high dose of Lamictal, but we weren't aware of the issue.
> My daughter went off of her birth control briefly when she ran out,
> and her blood levels of Lamictal spiked into an overdose range. She
> ended up passing out face first on concrete, which wasn't very good
> for her face. She was lucky that time, but another time just during
> the week she was normally off of the pill due to her monthly cycle,
> she ended up passing out and breaking off her front teeth.
>
> Herbs and other supplements can and do have interactions with drugs,
> so it is just as important to check with the neurologist about them
> as it is for medications. Even some foods can cause drug
> interactions. Grapefruit juice, for example, interacts in undesirable
> ways with a number of medications.
>
> Take care,
> Tammy
>
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