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Have You Used An AED That Is Not Based Upon GABA Release? If So, What Is It Called?
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posted August 7, 2022
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I understand your concerns! GABA is powerful stuff and slows our brains down too much. But that is not the doctor's concern, see. They just want to help you control the seizures, which makes sense. Well, by turning off somebody's brain you're going to do a lot more than stop seizures. Some lady at a party isn't going to be thinking too clearly with all the GABA in her brain due to the seizure medicine plus the drinks she has had that evening. Could be trouble for her...

posted August 8, 2022
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I have been on my sleeve Tegretol Haldol Phenomenal probably a lot more that I can’t even remember there’s so many other things but I’ve been medication since I was five but I am concerned about these GAB is slowing our brain down too much that it really can’t function like a normal person that really concerns me I they should be mentioned in the side effects of all of these medication and I doubt they work all the time and then that mentions how they slow down the brain because I read all of mine before and I know I could take alcohol without mine at all and I never did at all and I never drove anyway at all. Because I knew it could really affect my brain.Have a great day everybody and remember enjoy life and remember life is always worth living

posted August 8, 2022
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

GABA is an acronym for a neurotransmitter. It stands for Gamma Amino Butyric Acid (GABA). The stuff slows down brain function and is quite common: GABA is why people crash their cars when drunk (ethyl alcohol triggers GABA release after the first couple drinks. The brain slows down, and we crash the car...). Well, the medicine we take for epilepsy has a similar effect, it releases GABA too. With the brain slowed down it is less likely to seize...

posted August 8, 2022
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

GABA remain in your brain over a long period of time and do more damage even when you stop taking them are they an old medication‘s that had epilepsy drugs to slow the brain down and find out what locations don’t have these kind of drugs are all in all a puppy drugs? How do I find out like they are very dangerous for me especially when I feel like a normal person and awake and alive that’s what makes people feel like kinda tired and not awake at the time?

posted August 8, 2022
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Me tooooo!!!

posted October 11, 2022

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