Thanks, Pat! Coincidentally, I recently started taking Vitamin D. I also returned to my regimen of many years ago and started taking C, B, and E - along with selenium. I know there's a lot of controversy about whether or not they do any good, but I believe they do.
On Monday, September 22, 2014 11:17 AM, "'Aina & Pat DeLorenzo' aina-pat@cox.net [epilepsy]" <epilepsy@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Hi Elmer, I can tell you the same is true in what we see in our 12 yr old daughter who has seizures. MSG, aspartame, High fructose corn syrup, food coloring, too many carbs in a meal or day, wheat, and other things are triggers in varying amounts like you say for her along with exhaustion & heat. Most importantly we have discovered mild dehydration is her most frequent trigger and greatly affects her cognition and focus so we keep her well loaded on good water. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3257694/ She has tubers, like tumors in her brain from TSC and regardless of them causing seizures certain things still are "excitatory" for her.
I have read vitamin D helps ADD also. Vit. D is an "antioxidant" vitamin and we give it to her also. My daughter's seizures while far fewer than they used to be are still uncontrolled and we have found that a couple different antioxidant products and electrolyzed water which is high in electrolytes / antioxidant value really helps her most. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3285010/ Antioxidants also have an "anti-inflammatory " effect like anti-histamines. I shared all this with you because you may not know Amino acids have antioxidant properties as well and have a lot to do with protein function which are all related to stable cell structure which effects brain health. Try to avoid "purified bottled water or R/O water as it is very oxidizing which may make sensitivity worse if you can. Low level dehydration triggers our body to produce histamines intentionally to clog the nose and can even be an asthma trigger to reduce further loss of body water which can sometimes be confused for cold or allergy.
Pat D
From: epilepsy@yahoogroups.com [mailto: epilepsy@yahoogroups.com ]
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 6:30 AM
To: epilepsy@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [epilepsy] Sensitive Brain
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 6:30 AM
To: epilepsy@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [epilepsy] Sensitive Brain
I had my first seizure when I was 50 years old - 15 years ago. I was diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy, and had one or two complex-partial seizures a year until about 5 1/2 years ago. I had two seizures back-to-back one night, and I haven't had another one since that time. (Yes, I know how very fortunate I am!)
One of the most curious results of my seizure disorder is that my brain has become extremely sensitive. I know exactly how much coffee I can drink before I get extremely jittery. And I can't take any kind of over-the-counter cold/allergy medication. I had found one generic variety of a children's night-time cough/cold medicine that didn't bother me. But lately they have evidently changed to a new brand of diphenhydramine, and when I took some the other night I felt like I had cockle-burrs in my head for a couple of days.
Does anyone else have this type of sensitivity? I used to take a couple of different amino acids to help with my ADD issues, but I find that I can't even take them anymore. It's not a really big deal, but I'd like to know if it's just me, or if maybe others have had the same experience.
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