Here is a quick review of what some of the symptoms during the years looked like.
Year | Seizures | grand mal | Fatigue | Poor mental clarity | Gut issues | Seizure Meds | MRI |
Childhood | at sleep time: partial complex seizure | 0 | 0 | no | maybe | No | 0 |
2006 | no | 0 | 0 | no | no | no | 0 |
2007 | no | 0 | 0 | no | no | no | 0 |
2008 | 3 auras only | 0 | 0 | no | maybe | no | 1 |
2009 | 3 auras only | 0 | 0 | yes | maybe | yes | 3 |
2010 | seizure a month. Mild | 0 | 0 | yes | maybe | yes | 2 |
2011 | 1 seizure a month. Mild | 0 | 0 | yes | maybe | yes | 2 |
2012 | seizure a month. Mild | 0 | 0 | yes | maybe | yes | 2 |
2013 | seizure a month. Mild | 0 | 0 | yes | yes | yes | 2 |
2014 | seizure a month. Mild | 1 (off medication) | 0 | yes | yes | yes | 2 |
2015 | two seizures per month. mid-level | 0 | 0 | yes | yes | yes | 2 |
2016 | once per month. strong | 1 | 0 | yes | yes | yes | 2 |
2017 | three per month. Mild to strong | 1 | 0 | yes | yes | yes | 2 |
2018 | twice per month. strong | 0 | 1 | yes | no | yes | 2 |
2019 | once per month. strong | 0 | 1 | yes | no | yes | 2 |
Seizure Control Changes Starting 6/2019
- Seizures have been reduced, and more importantly, the type of seizures has changed! The type has changed between complex focal seizures to simple focal seizures.
- Fatigue improved (however, once I fell apart without any clear reason for three days, which included a seizure).
Why have my seizures changed? I truly believe it’s because of the introduction of CBD.
Still, however, a few weeks down the road after introducing the CBD, I had a four-day bad episode. It was sort of depressing, as I could not understand why. I thought perhaps it’s something I ate, or that I am eating in my current diet? Therefore, I went for Array 10 and while writing this, I am waiting for the results to come out (at the end of August 2019).
I wrote all about my CBD experience here which explains how I controlled seizures far better than before.
In between 6/2019 to 12/2019, a significant change took place. I reduced Trileptal until I removed it completely.
EEGs and QEEGs?
You may want to look at the qEEG and EEG results too!