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What should you avoid eating/drinking when you haves seizures/epilepsy? What should you eat/drink?
I had my first seizure after eating Chinese food. Dr at hospital said “no more MSG. It’s amazing how much food has MSG in it! (Chips, soy sauce, etc.)
It's different for everyone. I was diagnosed with epilepsy when I was a baby and sugar was and still can be what triggers my seizures. I used to not be able to not drink a pop without having a… read more
My triggers are, the heat, strobe lights, stress, lack of water, lack of food, and really cold weather.
My trigger is propylene glycol. If I touch it I'll have tonic clonic seizures within 4 days it's in everything so impossible to avoid
I can be doing so many simple, small things that i dont get how i manage to cause the seizure to happen.
For example, mostly for me the most simple one is i am just sitting or lying on my bed watching telly…suddenly i feel weird and have a seizure.
My triggers that makes it happen, that i try my heardest to avoid are
Stress
Heat
Sudden sickness, loss of my vision
Anxeity.
I hate my FUCKING epliespy life!
I use to go out to drink with friends or have friends over to drink and I noticed I always had at least one seizure within 2 days. Which isn't surprising it happen within 48hrs. since that is how long… read more
Knowing what triggers are really help with coping with epilepsy. Surely I avoid them best I can... but think I'm still musing a lot of them.
What are some of yours?
I know persevatives, additives, excess caffeine and heavily vibegared food are the biggest for me.
I do have a citrus intolerance (mainly with lemon) that makes me dizzy and very sleepy.
Eggs seem to bother me but not allergic.
Foods with high fat like hamburger (restaurants never seem to bother me, guessing cause they… read more
I’ve been told that a lot of sodium can cause a seizure.
There seem to lots common triggers for those that have bad seizures. Here are a few can you think of any others: uncrotrolled medication, dehydration especially in hot weater, diet, stress, over use of computers and phones or technology, lack of sleep or rest, eye strain especially for those that wear glasses, lighting especially flickering lights.
Lack of sleep and stress are usually my triggers. I've been switching meds so that might be part of it too
What does everyone mean by what " triggers" you this may be a dumb question but can Episodes/ fits be triggered by things other then like getting scared or stuff like that ?
I feel like when people are talking to me about random things I sometimes get this feeling like a random word almost sets something off?
A trigger is something that will start a seizure. A simple example is not taking medication-that is a trigger. People take medication to stop seizures, so if a person does not take their medication… read more
Has anyone's seizure triggers changed? For example caffeine or alcohol used to not trigger you but now it does. Or it used to trigger you but now it doesn't. Same with other common triggers...I was just using it as an example.
I was just curious. Because something that is a trigger for some used to never bother me, but now I think it may be starting to sometimes as of recently. Just wondering if it's happened to anyone else.
I'm so sorry you had what must have been very frightening experience. Also, thankful God lead you safely to that cab. God blessed all that day 🙏
Bud has helped calm down & make it less likely for a violent episode. Than any drug I've been prescribed in 35 years.
How has alcohol affect you? Son got diagnosed with primary generalized epilepsy at 16 yrs old. He has never had alcohol. So I am wondering what will happen when he does. I have heard that many people are triggered by alcohol.
It has only been a trigger for me if I get drunk but at that level of intoxication anyone could have a seizure. Alcohol becomes a problem when an epileptic over indulges because it can make your… read more
