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Grapefruit ?!
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Anyone else avoids anything to do with Grapefruit or other kinds of food or drink …
i know some avoid Alcohol , energy drinks and maybe caffeine …. but am curious what foods or drinks triggers your seizures

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I used to take Depakote in highschool and due to that I had to avoid Alcohol (dont eorry i didnt drink until like 23) and Grapefruits(oddly specific) or a negative effect would occur. But around 21 or… read more

Should People Taking Lacosimide Avoid Eating Honey? Any Foods In Particular To Avoid?
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Actually, my daughter said I gave her my jar of honey and told her I couldn’t eat it anymore … who the heck knows … I have no recollection of doing that (could have been because IM GETTING FAT (?!)

I Keep Hearing That Certain Foods Can Worsen A Seizure Is That True And If So What Are Those Foods I Have Not Had A Seizure In 13 Years
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There are some of us that get seizures from certain foods. But that doesn’t mean that everyone will experience a seizure. There are many of us that can eat anything without a seizure.

You just have… read more

Anyone Notice Any Food Triggers (allergy Or Non-allergy)?
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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

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I’ve been told that a lot of sodium can cause a seizure.

Avoid Foods
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I have been advised to avoid certain types of cheese like blue vein and certain nuts because these can trigger seizures. Anyone else been told to avoid these or other foods?

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MY daughter does just fine until we give her sugar or nuts and then she has several seizures that night. Its crazy, I am keeping a food diary now to see it I can confirm that is what is happening.

Foods Or Drink Following Seizure
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Does anyone have any advice about the kinds of food or drinks to have following a seizure or a period of zoning?

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I honestly think changing our diets from all these process and hormone saturated foods to real food that the body was meant to have will help dramatically. There is no doctor in the world that would… read more

How Important Is What We Eat And Drink In Managing Our Epilepsy?
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Too much sugar or caffeine sets me up for a seizure.

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The meds I take kill my appetite so I have to eat...

So Does Food Really Trigger Seizures !?!
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My sons “pcp” said that foods can cause and trigger a seizure and was wondering if that is really true or not been googling a lot but not if google is telling me the truth or not

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I believe that certain foods can be a trigger for some but not necessarily others and vice versa. You will notice a trend over time if there is a food or certain foods are triggering szs. In general… read more

My Daughter Started Getting Seizures With In The Last 2 Years But Only Gets Them In Her Sleep Been To All Doctors And The Medicine She Is On
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I had this exact style of seizures and we figured that my hormones were the cause of these episodes. Perhaps she could try the depo shot? That’s what I’m on, since it doesn’t require taking a pill… read more

Food Aversions
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Just trying see if food aversions might be higher in this group. I can’t eat many foods because of the texture or because they touch on the plate. Realize this could just be me thing. But wondering all the same.

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Hey Bryan what’s up? Hope. You are doing good? ♥️