caffeine

So last night I had some very severe tonic-clonic seizures. Other than last night, I've had only one other cluster in the past like 6 months. I noticed something though.. Both times I haven't had any caffeine in my body. I know that sounds normal for most people, but I'm a serious Mountain Dew...

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10379625 if i'm reading this correctly, repeated dosing of xanthines, including caffeine exert anxiolytic effects comparable to that of diazepam. long term caffeine use can also POTENTIATE diazepam. i'm pretty sure this applies to most benzos as well. i'm...

I have a sleep deprived eeg on July 17. I have a busy day that day too so I know the exhaustion is going to be intense and exhaustion is a big trigger for me. My questions. Are you allowed caffeine to help get you through? (I'm going to ring the neurology department to clarify their...

I have been taking ginseng for over a year because I found that combined with a B complex did wonders on combating the tiredness from my tegratol. I am in the process of switching to Lamictal (to get a head start on family planning, tegratol completely stopped my seizures) and as such have...

How many of you out their are not affected buy the effects of caffeine or lack of for some. I know that in some people it really triggers sz and insomnia sp. but for me as you can see its late and well before I head off to bed tonight I may have a soda before fall asleep so that I can fall...