Seizures That Started After Terrible Car Accident
I started having seizures after a fatal car accident in May of 1981. I cracked my skull in three places, lost 3 1/2 units of blood, was in surjery for HOURS and was in a coma for 4 days! Dr's in Rochester told my parents I would probly be in a coma for 6-8 months if I lived and they didn't think I would make it through the night!!!! 4 days later I came out of the coma and exactly 2 weeks after the accident I was sent home! A few months later I was walking home, don't remember walking 12 blocks, couldn't open the door and when my mother did I collapsed in her arms! As the years have gone by, The Dr's in Rochester have told me I don't have seizures! But the episodes have gotten worse and worse! I now have Grandmall seizures so bad I am breaking bones!!! in the 1990's the Rochester Dr's did a CAT scan and they also bought the EEG results that a Dr. from Abbott had done! They told me the CAT scan didn't show anything and that the Dr. who did the EEG obviously didn't know what he was doing because he said I have seizures and infact I had one when he did the EEG!!! Excuse me, But I do have seizures and I will listen to the Dr. from the cities before I will listen to the Dr's at Mayo!!! What can I do about these seizures, I am Lost, Scared and Very Upset!!!! I can't work, I can't watch my Grandchildren, I can't be left alone, I can't do ANYTHING!!!! I am a 46 year old who will never have anything or amount to anything because of these seizures!!!! PLEASE HELP ME!!! Cynthia
Flat Rock, NC
05/22/2009
Cynthia, I had similar experiences after going in a newly installed MRI to rule out MS (which they didn't). Within 2-3 days afterwards, limbs started flailing like a "body quake". I realized that this was happening when I was near someone else or the doctor approaching me. When they backed off, it subsided. Later saw that I am extremely sensitive to EMF and even fall down over underground water veins. What I'm trying to get to is that this could all be a body's reaction to the trauma of the accident and your body is trying to shake it off/out. Read "Waking The Tiger" by Peter Levine for a good explanation as to what MIGHT be happening regards to trauma being trapped in your body. What helped me a GREAT deal was cranial osteopathy with an experienced practitioner. YOU are the one who is going to solve it. Tune in and heal. Good luck in your healing quest.
Hello Cynthia,
You are a 46 year old creation of the Supreme Being and God doesn't make junk, so you are somebody and amount to something at least in his eyes. Sounds like you are having a tough time of it at present and sounds like you and the one who did the EEG are right. Since this started after a severe automobile accident, it most probably is from damage to the brain in the accident, but from the prognosis given to your family and the rapid recovery to the point where you are now, tells me somebody is on your side and has been since the accident. I can't say it will work for you, but eclamptic pregnant women are given magnesium sulfate (Epsom Salts) IV to keep them from having seizures during a crisis. If the taste doesn't turn you off, you get a 2 lb. box of epsom salts at places like the Dollar Tree for $1.00. My son recently purchased a 4 lb. package of epsom salts at Walgreens for $3.50. I would recommend trying 1/2 tsp. of epsom salts dissolved in water morning and evening. The taste isn't that bad but rinse the mouth out after taking and the taste is gone. If the taste bothers you, it can be put into empty capsules but the capsules will probably be more expensive than the epsom salts.
Cynthia, please on-line search "excitotoxins" and pull up all references to neurosurgeon Russell L. Blaylock. There was a 1 hr. video on You tube with him but I don't if it is still there or not. Dr. Blaylock blames the excitotoxins for causing headaches, seizures, ALS, Alzheimers disease, Parkinson's Disease as well as others. The 2 major excitotoxins are Monosodium glutamate (MSG) and aspartame. The more highly processed the foods you eat the more MSG and aspartame you are getting. Most all diet foods and drinks are full of aspartame, which is usually identified as aspartame, NutraSweet, or Equal in the ingredients list on the product. The other thing you need to search is "names MSG hidden under". Print this list out and go into your kitchen and diligently read all ingredients on everything you eat or drink, even your raw meats that you must cook.
If 1/2 tsp. of epsom salts twice a day doesn't get those seizure under control, you can increase it by 1/2 tsp. (3/4 tsp) morning and evening. Your body will let you now if you get too much because your stools will get loose. This is the only unwanted side effect expected and you will know when it happens. Another way to increase magnesium intake without the laxative effect is to put a cup or two in your warm bath water and enjoy a good soaking while your skin absorbs some magnesium for you.
Lots of luck and keep us posted on your progress. If it works for you it will probably work for other EC responders also.
Manhattan, New York
05/24/2009
you may want to experiment with cranial osteopathy, which works through very gentle pressure applied with the hands to manipulate the bones and connective tissues of the head and tailbone. The aim is to free up restrictions in the movement of the cranial bones and allow the subtle rhythms of the central nervous system to express themselves in a balanced fashion. the trick is finding someone that is trained well and hopefully has a gift...To find a practitioner of cranial osteopathy: http://www.cranialacademy.com/
