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Omega 3 and epilepsy
Fri, 04/27/2007 - 11:40Topic: Complementary Therapies
I've seen alot of sites on line about the use of omega 3s with epilepsy. Can anyone tell me what experiences they have had with that therapy and what type of epilepsy they have (frontal lobe, partial, etc). Also, how long before you noticed a difference. Thanks all.
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Re: Omega 3 and epilepsy
Submitted by lewisandclark on Thu, 2012-05-03 - 19:01
Omega 3s are good for everyone, even those without epilepsy, so I take a supplement every day with the thought that it can only do my body good in some way! I have partial frontal lobe epilepsy, and I've never noticed a difference in terms of my seizures. There are just so many intervening variables that come into play, it might be hard to prove the direct correlation between omega 3s and seizure alleviation.
My old cat has epilepsy. She
Submitted by mace.beverly@gmail.com on Tue, 2017-08-08 - 08:19
My old cat has epilepsy. She can have up to five fits an hour in the evenings. Because I was feeling sorry for her, I started buying her little fish treats. She loves pilchards in tomato sauce. I noticed that when I fed her the fish, she would not have fits that night. So she now gets one pilchard in the morning and one at night. I very seldom see her fitting anymore. She is 19 years old.
Re: Omega 3 and epilepsy
Submitted by MarkHully on Mon, 2012-07-16 - 17:34
Here is the info I found for the causes of epilepsy. After knowing these you could make a judgement whether omega3 would help or not. "some unknown, usually attributed to some type of insult to the developing brain in childhood, like mom using drugs or alcohol during pregnancy, or a vascular insult during pregnancy , or trauma after birth through adulthood" I'm attaching the website here for your reference. Hope you could explore more on this wonderful website. http://bit.ly/Mrso6G