--- In epilepsyalternatives@yahoogroups.com, foxhillers@a... wrote:
> Hiya all
>
> As you know, my son has gran mal seizures and status epilepticus.
These
> seizures occur any time and place and sometimes require a trip to
the emergency
> room to stop them as they do not stop by themselves and sometimes
the
> pharmaceuticals do not work.
>
> I have reported to you all (although there's been no feedback) the
success we
> are having with Lobelia inflata to stop the seizures with a minimum
amount of
> pharmaceuticals.
>
> How do those folks who take care of you handle you, physically,
after a
> seizure to get you to a point of both safety and comfort?
>
> I am finding it increasingly more difficult to physically manage my
200 lb
> son in the hours after a seizure and before he has some return of
body strength
> and muscle coordination.
>
> As you read last week and in my earlier reports this year, the
paramedics
> helped get my son into the back seat of the car and then we stayed
in the car (me
> laying down in the front seat, him laying on the back seat) for
over two
> hours. Only then could he stand (but not without support) long
enough for me to
> get him into the house and into bed.
>
> He needs well over 24 hours to recover from a seizure.
>
> MJH
> "The Basil Book"
> http://foxhillfarm.us/FireBasil
>
>
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can you explain what that is? a family member has epilepsy and I've
been looking at alternative treatments-everything from the keto diet
to the vns surgery (have heard success with both) depending on the
severity and type of seizures.