SUCCESS STORIES

Greetings Diane,

My name is Christine; we met last October in Columbus, Ohio. We had dinner together, the Thursday night before the Ohio Conference on Brain Injury. I was the one individual who told you that I had Epilepsy. We spoke about nutrition after your seminar.

You had so much valuable information to share. I continue to be energized. I was most interested in the change in diet you proposed. You asked that I try the new diet and e-mail you in two weeks. Well, surely this isn't two weeks. I apologize for not writing you before. I feel my responsibility goes farther than just responding to you. This change is huge.

I've changed my eating habits and the clarity is unreal. Let alone there has been a big change in the daily "balance" I seek. I always knew an abundance of sugar could bring problems, however I never realized (or understood) the correlation between Carbohydrates and sugar. To think that I started each day with cereal!

My seizures are under control … to a point. For about 10+ years I have had warnings, usually in the a.m. in the form of twitches or jerks. They may be the result of too much sugar, lack of sleep, my menstrual period or not eating enough food. Any one of those things combined with a situation that is exciting or stressful or missing a dose of medication might also lead to these "jerks". There is a definite connection between Aspartame and jerks so I have eliminated it from my diet. I take Ativan (as needed) to stop the jerks (and prevent a potential grand mal seizure).

When these situations occurred, I used to be slow to take an Ativan. I felt I could "control" the jerks and I knew I'd be tired later in the day. I also saw it as a sign of defeat.

Since changing my diet I've learned that it's easier to take a piece of Ativan than to try to control the jerks. The few seizures I've had have not afforded me the longer warning time I once had. Another change I've made is that if I miss a dose of medication it's best to adjust and work it in. Since changing my diet, the jerks have decreased substantially. I had 3 grand mal seizures in January. That was a lot. However, a few of the reasons above can be given for each one. I have not had one seizure this month. I think I took a piece of Ativan one time.

I am most excited that I wake each morning with so much energy -- and I maintain that energy throughout the day! I feel I have the potential to do as much as the next person. I feel like a cloud (I didn't even realize was there) has been lifted from my brain. I do have to be a little more "heads up" with regard to the items I mentioned since changing my diet. In the past few years I have gained tremendous knowledge about how my Epilepsy affects me. I know (now from experience) that a balance can be achieved with a change in diet. I also know that I only listened to you because you had first hand experience with what you were talking about.

Thank you for your great advice.
~ Christine Columbus, Ohio

   

UPDATE June 22, 2000 "I haven't had a grand mal seizure since January, and the number of times that I jerk has greatly decreased. If I had to guess I'd say I'm taking a piece of Ativan 1-3 times a month to stop those. I know better how to keep balanced and best of all, I'm sharp. I couldn't ask for more!"
~ Fondly, Christine

"Your web site saved my life."

Dear Dr. Diane,

We ordered your book over the weekend and it arrived yesterday. So fast!! I sat in bed this morning and cried as I read the very symptoms I had been experiencing since my fall last March 23. I'm not crazy and not alone. Doctors in the Atlanta area have been of no help so now armed with new knowledge I will set about finding someone to listen.

I can't wait to share your book with my husband who had a stroke of the cerebellum (at age 44) in June 1998 and has many of these maladies too. Both of our brains are drained tonight so Sat. we will talk.

Friends and familiy affectionately call us the dizzies.
~ We are gratefully yours, Gail and Tony Pyle

Dear Diane,

Thanks for all the info on your diet . As a person with MS who has been wheelchair bound for the past 10 years, I've experienced constant weakness and fatigue.

I have been on the carb free diet for 1 week and cannot believe how different I feel. I don't know if it is coincidence, but I seem to need far less sleep and my weakness and fatigue seem enormously better. I am definitely going to stick to it for a while. Is it safe to omit carbs permanently?? I burn off so few calories that I am sure it wouldn't hurt.

I will keep in touch every now and then with a progress update.
~ Best wishes, Sara

      

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~ Monte Bransfield, Massachusetts

              

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~ Melinda from Illinois