deep breathing

Today hasn't been nice to my epilepsy at all :( still struggling with nocturnal epilepsy, I guess. I was doing fine for a little while with the higher medication dose. The past couple weeks I have had fatigue that I can't explain. I'm not exactly sick, but no matter how long I sleep, I am not...

I’ve done some research as to yoga’s benefit for seizure control and begin my first yoga class on Monday! The link below succinctly describes the importance of mind/body balance through this ancient practice. (Certain this has been threaded before but no harm bringing it to light again)...

This breathing exercise has been used by hundreds of epileptics with great success. Start this breathing exercise as soon as you anticipate or feel that something wrong is going to happen with your body and/or mind (before it's too late!). Stress, fear and anxiety often trigger ineffective...

Several components contribute to the profound influence of deep breathing upon the nervous system. One of the chief connections between the respiratory and nervous systems is the vagus nerve. Since the vagus nerve carries information from the body to the brain, deep breathing makes a lot of...

A little while ago, when I went to my doc, I told him I felt like I was jumping out of my skin. I’m already maxed out on meds, so he suggested breathing exercises as a complimentary addition to my regimen. I’ve started them and already, I feel better! And, not surprisingly, I’m not the only...

The day of my first GM seizure, stress was in the air at home. I found a quiet place to practice deep breathing in order to relax. The breathing "took over me". It began to have a life of it's own. Shortly, I was barely aware that I was hyperventilating before hitting the floor convulsing. I'm...

I'm just curious if anyone has found this possible. I read this heartening book "Epilepsy: A New Approach" which says the author spoke to persons who managed to do this. (Such as just tell it to back off or something.) I'd be curious to know if anyone has managed to do this and what...

These are two abstracts of Fried's studies I mentioned in the virus thread: 1: Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1990;602:67-96. Effect of diaphragmatic respiration with end-tidal CO2 biofeedback on respiration, EEG, and seizure frequency in idiopathic epilepsy. Fried R, Fox MC, Carlton RM. Hunter College...