LDN and seizures

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LDN may be helpful if the seizure is caused by epilepsy.

This is from the LDN website:

One is reduction in spasticity when this is present, sometimes

allowing easier ambulation when spasticity in the legs has been a

prominent element of a patient's difficulty in walking or standing.

This is unlikely to represent a direct effect of LDN on the disease

process, but rather reduction in the irritability in nervous tissue

surrounding plaques. Endorphins have been shown to reduce

irritability of nervous tissue, e.g., by reducing seizures in

patients with epilepsy.

http://www.low dose naltrexone.org/ldn_and_ms.htm

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> Dudley. Do you know if LDN is good for seizures. My son 42 years

old just had his third in 3 years. All happened 8;00 in the morning,

first one 3 years ago, next 2 years ago, then today. No cause they

can find,physically. no tumors etc, First two times heavy alcohol

consumption at night and ate lots of sees candies,before bed. We

thought it was alcohol and sugar combo. But this time no alcohol and

normal food. All times were after long marithon runs few weeks

before], he trains and runs 50 miles a week. two weeks ago he did a

22 miles race [sever cramps] after, then had an operation on a hip

one week ago, had a general and was out for 4 hours. Recovering

fine,then this. He was on Dilantan for 1 year, been off 6 months.

Since LDN helps endorphins and adjusts hormone levels, thought this

might help. Any input or reseach on siezures. Thanks

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the answer to seizure in children is ketonic diet

you can read it here.there is a big part about it

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My son is 4.5. He has had 6 grand mal in 2 years, and maybe a handful of absence seizures we know of. Beginning in Jan, we started him on 1.5 mg LDN cream. In Feb, we started him on a homeopathic remedy.In March we increased his dose to 3 mg cream.

His previous seizures were all with low grade fever (as low as 99 degrees)He has had some fevers and no seizures since Jan. We don't know if it's the LDN or homeopathy, or the other things we are doing.

Try everything before the meds. If what we are doing does not cure him, we will do Keto Diet. Oh, btw, we are currently doing GF, very low casein (goat cheese), very little soy (soy lecithin very rarely), Feingold Diet, Low Oxalate Diet.

Since I think his seizures are viral, I DO think the LDN is helping. I know the homeopathy is working too but not sure what is most powerful.On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 4:49 PM, JoSchmo <imsykik@...> wrote:

Does anyone in this group know if LDN will help stop seizures in children? My 4 yr old grandosn has not been diagnosed, still waiting for further testing. Just last month he had sudden onset seizure activity, and only two major seizures, then suddenly had another a few weeks later, along with the one or two second type.(myoclonic) I would love to hear from you, as to whether seizures can be stopped with LDN, he has an appt with his regular dr tomorrow and my daughter needs to be well armed with all the info she can get. I know it works for me and Fibro. Hope it works for seizures too!

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Please look into the ketogenic diet for seizures. There's even a made for TV

movie called " First do no harm " with Meryl Streep. Movie link:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000068MBW/

http://www.charliefoundation.org/

The way it works is by switching away from glucose and into ketosis which is

free fatty acids, that fuel and heal parts of the brain ( sometimes

permanently). The challenge is staying hydrated. There's a lot of recipes using

vegetable oils as sources of fat which to me aren't natural at all. I would

prefer more palatable animal fats like creams and butter and virgin coconut oil

(only exception) instead.

This diet has been in use since the 1920s only doing good for seizures. Watch

the movie before believing anyone saying it's rubbish.

Good luck!

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The diet is widely accepted by mainstream medical. I believe even NIH, etc...On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 9:30 AM, <mtflight@...> wrote:

Please look into the ketogenic diet for seizures. There's even a made for TV movie called " First do no harm " with Meryl Streep. Movie link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000068MBW/

http://www.charliefoundation.org/

The way it works is by switching away from glucose and into ketosis which is free fatty acids, that fuel and heal parts of the brain ( sometimes permanently). The challenge is staying hydrated. There's a lot of recipes using vegetable oils as sources of fat which to me aren't natural at all. I would prefer more palatable animal fats like creams and butter and virgin coconut oil (only exception) instead.

This diet has been in use since the 1920s only doing good for seizures. Watch the movie before believing anyone saying it's rubbish.

Good luck!

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There was show on Discovery Channel today that had a 4 month old having seizures and vomiting that was finally diagnoised as a vitamin B6 deficiency. It was treatable but not cureable and was very rare for a child to have this.

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On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:49:59 -0400, JoSchmo <imsykik (DOT) com> wrote:> Does anyone in this group know if LDN will help stop seizures in > children? My 4 yr old grandosn has not been diagnosed, still waiting for > further testing. Just last month he had sudden onset seizure activity, > and only two major seizures, then suddenly had another a few weeks > later, along with the one or two second type.(myoclonic) I would love to > hear from you, as to whether seizures can be stopped with LDN, he has an > appt with his regular dr tomorrow and my daughter needs to be well armed > with all the info she can get. I know it works for me and Fibro. Hope it > works for seizures too!>It could certainly

help him in general, but I can't answer specifically re: the seizures.My first thought, however is: what is he eating? He could very well be reacting to foods.If he were my child I'd allow him to be put on a drug/drugs (other than LDN) only after eliminating all starches and sugars from his diet and seeing how that would effect him. The best way to do that is by putting him on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. It has worked wonders for autistic kids, kids with ADHD -- and celiacs too, who often need more than just a gluten-free diet.Wish you well.n