My best mate as just been diagnosed wiv epilspy have you got ne advice on how she culd cope and what to avoid?

Question

to help stop the fits also she is worried that she wont get back to her old self (energy wise) is this true

Answer 1

epilpsey is usually controlled not cured with medicine. My sister was diagnosed with epilepsy at age 9 and is 18 now and still has it. There are different types of seizures and there are things that trigger seizures. These are just some things that trigger seizures:flashing or bright lights
a lack of sleep
stress
overstimulation (like staring at a computer screen or playing video games for too long)
fever
certain medications
hyperventilation (breathing too fast or too deeply)

My sisters seizures are called petit mal seizure which just makes her stare off blankly. With hers she cracks her knuckles or plays with her fingers.
In a typical petit mal seizure, a brief, sudden absence of consciousness may occur. There may not be any movement at all, only what appears to be staring. In other cases, a seizure may cause:

Lip smacking
Fluttering eyelids
Chewing
Hand movements
Petit mal seizures last only a few seconds. Full recovery is almost instant. Afterward, there is no confusion, but also no memory of the incident. those are symptoms of a petit mal seizure.
A grand mal seizure is when the person loses consciousness, falls down, may lose control of bowels and or bladder, and have rhythmic convulsions. Here are signs that one is about to start: starts with loss of consciousness and falling down followed by a 15 to 20 second period with muscle rigidty, followed by a 1-2 minute period of violent, rhythmic convulsions. you may take on a dusky look to your skin during this. may last from 30 seconds to 5 minutes.

She should also be careful playing video games because some have warnings that if you are epileptic not to play them because it could trigger a seizure. Some have warnings for epilepsy and others for seizure, either way those should not be bought. Energy wise my sister is fine. It will take time to get used to the medicine or medicines she is on, but after awhile she will be back pretty much to her old self. My sister holds a full time job and does everything she did before being diagnosed. Just be there for your friend, make sure she takes her med(s), and dont treat her any different.

Answer 2

sunglasses with mirrored blue lenses might b more than a summer fashion craze.they might b a new way to help prevent epileptic seizures.
epileptic seizures sometimes r triggered by things outside the body.flashing lights,flickering geometric shapes are common triggers in people who have 'light sensitive'epilepcy.thats where blue sunglasses come in.
Epilepsy is usually treated with medication prescribed by a physician; primary caregivers, neurologists, and neurosurgeons all frequently care for people with epilepsy. In some cases the implantation of a stimulator of the vagus nerve, or a special diet can be helpful. Neurosurgical operations for epilepsy can be palliative, reducing the frequency or severity of seizures; or, in some patients, an operation can be curative

Answer 3

i had a friend who had the same prob.i think her first attack was when she got her first periods.then the doctors told that she gets these attacks when her calcium level is low or not enough sleep.
so they took care of that and things went on well.she used it get it once in a while.as u said energy wise she was not allowed to play some outdoor sports.otherwise she was fine.u know she was the only person who cud cheer me up when i was down.so ask ur friend to see the doctor(of-course ur friend wud have by now)and find out the cause of it.so that way u can prevent it b4 getting an attack.
hope this helps.
take care
Good luck

Answer 4

she will get back to her old self in many ways as long as she does not let the seizures control her... she needs to take control of them...what i mean is that she needs to know it is not her fault, that even though she has this, she can still do many of the every day things that life has in store for her...she needs to find what meds work for her,and she does not need to be afraid to tell her doc when the meds make her feel like crap...she does not have to live that way... good luck to your Friend... tell her to ask the doc about topamax...

Answer 5

take the medication as Dr said relax stay away from stress as this will make it worse see social services about padding the house for when she falls and has a fit and get a phone which you have a button necklace on and when you feel like you fall you press it and it goes straight to the emergency centre

Answer 6

Some of these answers may be helpful, but how would you know which are and which aren't? She MUST seek medical advice and follow it to the letter.

Answer 7

she WILL go back to her old self if she has been diagonised at an early stage.

she need lots of love and care.

DO EXACTLY AS THE DOC ADVISES.

best of luck.

Answer 8

it depends... sometimes the attaks come from being dizzy like the lights in the tunnels or screen savers... you kind of just have to learn out of experience... sorry to say

Answer 9

Stay away from strobe lights or flashing images.