My son has just begun Zengar neurofeedback. I was wondering if I am getting taken. He sits there and watches a movie with electrodes on his head. It seems like nothing is happening; occasionally the sound goes slightly in and out. The practioner seems nice enough but sits there with an intense look on her face whenever I'm watching her but when I'm not she's laughing at the movie. She shows us this pattern afterwards. I want to believe its a good thing but it seems so passive; I don't know. It is 70 dollars a session and he needs to go twice a week for 20 sessions. She is a registered Zengar neurofeedback practioner and trainer but Is this what happens during the sessions?
Another thing she said is that after a while it might work so he can decrease his medicine or he might show signs of being over medicated. Should I mess with these things; he is 4 months seizure free now and I don't want to mess with that but It would be the answer to my prayers for him to be seizure free forever. I only want what is best for him, he is 13. He takes 35 mg clobazam as a monotherapy. Although it is a benzo,it is a very good drug as it won't harm his growing body as much as many of the other epilepsy drugs. I don't think my doctor or neurologist would even consider lowering his dose based on a neurofeedback practioners opinion. HIs eeg is normal and so is his mri; so there is no way of telling if the neurofeedback is working on an eeg. Opinions please??
Another thing she said is that after a while it might work so he can decrease his medicine or he might show signs of being over medicated. Should I mess with these things; he is 4 months seizure free now and I don't want to mess with that but It would be the answer to my prayers for him to be seizure free forever. I only want what is best for him, he is 13. He takes 35 mg clobazam as a monotherapy. Although it is a benzo,it is a very good drug as it won't harm his growing body as much as many of the other epilepsy drugs. I don't think my doctor or neurologist would even consider lowering his dose based on a neurofeedback practioners opinion. HIs eeg is normal and so is his mri; so there is no way of telling if the neurofeedback is working on an eeg. Opinions please??