Our host, David Clifford, walks through what he has learned living with intractable epilepsy for more than a quarter of a century.
Approximately, 70% of people with epilepsy effectively control their Epilepsy through medication. For the rest, medication has little to no effect.
Our host refers to living with intractable Epilepsy as existing “Under the Grind”. He dealt with randomly weekly seizures while holding pursuing a successful career and marriage. Now that he’s out, he desperately wants to provide his tips and tricks to you.
If there is one person who knows about living and working under the grind it is Michael J. Fox. Though he is referring to his fight with Parkinson’s Disease, the following quote holds true for anyone battling a chronic illness.
It’s about being comfortable functioning on a day-to-day basis.
Michael J. Fox
If you have tried two or more medications for more than six months without further progress against your seizures, there are alternatives in which you and your doctor should investigate.
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Keri · February 2, 2021 at 11:59 AM
I enjoyed this podcast very much, especially because of the fact that it relates to my condition. I’ve been on many many different medications, and in different combinations of each, but none of them seem to want to work for me. I know the feeling of having to put my life, as well as others on pause whenever I have a seizure, and I just hate it. We have plans to do things, even if it’s just to go out to a couple of stores, and the next thing I know it’s a different time of the day, my head’s pounding, and all the plans have to get changed to at least 3-4 days later b/c my headaches linger around, my parents don’t want to go out b/c they’re afraid of me having another episode, and I’m exhausted. Friends don’t understand that even though my condition has indeed improved with time, I’m still not able to work. Not just b/c I can’t drive, but b/c I NEVER know when I’m going to have an episode, and it’s so frustrating!!!
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