Hi everyone,
Just to introduce myself.
I live in Brighton, South England, UK. I’m 29 years old and live with a very supportive girlfriend. Looking for like-minded people who are interested in maintaining a healthy life style despite the difficulties that epilepsy occasionally bring about.
I am a positive thinker (although like everyone experience the occasional peaks and troughs). I attempt to maintain a healthy balanced life, with a varied mix of functional fitness activities (amateur strongman competitions, running competitions, kettle bell training) and healthy eating style with lots of oils, healthy fats, seeds, greens and meat. Of course, to maintain some balance I like to drink with real ales being the top of my list.
I’ve been living with Epilepsy now for 5 years, it sits with me like unwelcome company lingering in the background. Throughout this time I’ve tried to beat it, stamp on it, deny it, breath it but mostly I have hated it. However, I am learning to live with it – something which will take a while to do. Tried quite a few medications, I seem to follow the pattern of weaning off one while introducing another. My body normally gets accustomed to one for about 4 months, then seizures come back and another medication is introduced. Keppra @ 1,500mg twice daily has always warned off my grand mals (only one experienced to date), however the petit mals can occur from anything between 0 to 10 times daily. I’ve discovered that the best medication is a good mix of understanding friends and a supportive family – all of which I’m very appreciative of.
I’m very new to online epilepsy forums, so any more friends I can make can’t hurt can it?
Thanks for the read and please get in touch if the need be.
Steveo
Just to introduce myself.
I live in Brighton, South England, UK. I’m 29 years old and live with a very supportive girlfriend. Looking for like-minded people who are interested in maintaining a healthy life style despite the difficulties that epilepsy occasionally bring about.
I am a positive thinker (although like everyone experience the occasional peaks and troughs). I attempt to maintain a healthy balanced life, with a varied mix of functional fitness activities (amateur strongman competitions, running competitions, kettle bell training) and healthy eating style with lots of oils, healthy fats, seeds, greens and meat. Of course, to maintain some balance I like to drink with real ales being the top of my list.
I’ve been living with Epilepsy now for 5 years, it sits with me like unwelcome company lingering in the background. Throughout this time I’ve tried to beat it, stamp on it, deny it, breath it but mostly I have hated it. However, I am learning to live with it – something which will take a while to do. Tried quite a few medications, I seem to follow the pattern of weaning off one while introducing another. My body normally gets accustomed to one for about 4 months, then seizures come back and another medication is introduced. Keppra @ 1,500mg twice daily has always warned off my grand mals (only one experienced to date), however the petit mals can occur from anything between 0 to 10 times daily. I’ve discovered that the best medication is a good mix of understanding friends and a supportive family – all of which I’m very appreciative of.
I’m very new to online epilepsy forums, so any more friends I can make can’t hurt can it?
Thanks for the read and please get in touch if the need be.
Steveo
onder:, this will start once I'm fully off Oxocarb.
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