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Epilepsy is a disorder of the nervous system which is characterized by the tendency of a person to have seizures. Seizure refers to the appearance of symptoms (depending upon the type of seizure) in a person due to abnormal and excessive nerve cell activity in the brain. The result is abnormal behavior and sensations, including loss of consciousness. There are a variety of seizures with different symptoms depending on the part of the brain involved. Homeopathy provides treatment for Seizures in the natural way. The completely natural homeopathic remedies for epilepsy are completely safe and have no side effects. These remedies are of great help in the treatment of Epilepsy.
Natural Homeopathic Remedies for Epilepsy
Epilepsy can be treated with homeopathy which helps treat acute fits as well as eliminates the tendency to have seizures. An inquiry is to be made regarding the type of seizure, aura, triggering factors, finding other causes and individual dominant symptoms in each and every case. The results of the Homeopathy vary in every case depending upon the duration and type of seizure.
1. Cicuta: Where there are Distortions of Body
Cicuta is one of the best medicines for Epilepsy where the attacks of convulsion are marked by violent, distorted body shape. The distortions are most frightful. There is present a marked Opisthotonus — which refers to the condition where the spine bends backward with the head and heels touching the ground. The person is totally unconscious. The face may be blue and the jaw appears locked. Cicuta is also one of the best herbal remedies for epilepsy following head injury. Cicuta can be used for convulsions occurring in children during dentition (development of teeth and their arrangement in the mouth), in women during and after delivery and also for convulsions due to worms. But the condition to be fulfilled for using this remedy in these situations is the presence of violent body distortions. The triggering factors for using Cicuta are touch and noise. An auditory aura may show its presence.
2. Artemisia Vulgaris: For Epilepsy with Petit Mal Seizure
Artemisia Vulgaris is the best natural medicine to tackle cases of Petit Mal Epilepsy. This remedy is of great help for children with Petit Mal seizures. The main symptom is frequent brief episodes of seizures in a short time period. The triggering factor for the seizure is strong emotions, including fear. Any subjective feeling predictive of the onset of a seizure prior to an attack is absent (absence of aura).
3. Stramonium: For Epileptic Convulsions Triggered by Bright Light
Stramonium is the most suitable natural medicine where the convulsion arises after exposure to bright light or shining objects. The consciousness is preserved and jerking of muscles of the upper body part is experienced by the patient.
4. Cuprum Met: When Aura for Seizure Attack is felt in Knees
Cuprum Met is the top medicine when the seizure attack is preceded by an aura in the knee. The symptoms marked during the attack are clonic spasm that usually begins in finger or toes and soon covers the entire body. Jerking of muscles is also noticed. The triggering factors for the attack include fright and anger. In females, Cuprum Met is used for the treatment of convulsion during pregnancy, after delivery and around the menstrual period.
5. Bufo Rana: For Epileptic Fit during Sleep
Bufo Rana is a natural medicine of great help in providing a cure for Epilepsy seizures where the attacks are present during sleep. The aura is felt in the genital area. It also works well for females who have attacks of seizures during menses.
6. Hyoscyamus: For Deep Sleep following Epileptic Attack
The best natural medicine when deep sleep follows an epileptic fit is Hyoscyamus. The other symptoms include picking at bedclothes and playing with hands and muscular twitching.
Other Important Medicines
1. For epileptic fits during fever (Febrile seizures)
Belladonna and Nux Vomica are natural medicines that are very beneficial in cases of Febrile seizures. Belladonna is the ideal mode of treatment when there is fever with marked heat. The head is extremely hot with jerking of muscles. Nux Vomica is of great help when extreme chilliness is present with seizures.
2. For Epileptic fits as per the Triggering Factor
Chamomilla and Nux Vomica are the natural medicines that are of great help for the treatment of epileptic fits triggered due to anger outbursts. For fits after a fright, Opium, Aconite are ideal remedies. In cases where alcoholic drinks trigger the attack, the most appropriate medicines are Ran Bulb and Nux Vomica.
3. For Epileptic fit arising from Head Injury
For Epilepsy cases that mark their origin to head injury, Hypericum, Nat Sulph and Cicuta are the natural medicines that offer the best mode of treatment.
4. For Epileptic fit arising from Brain Tumours
Medicines that are of help in the treatment of fits due to tumors in the brain are Plumbum, Cicuta and Conium.
5. For Epilepsy during Dentition
Chamomilla, Kali Bromatum and Aethusa have proved their worth in treatment of epileptic fits during dentition (development of teeth and their arrangement in the mouth). Chamomilla is best suited when anger triggers a fit during dentition. Kali Bromatum is the ideal remedy when there is a jerking of muscles. Aethusa is selected when the symptoms are clenched thumbs, fixed pupils and a locked jaw. Eyes are turned downwards.
6. For Epileptic fits due to Suppressed Eruptions
Zincum, Agaricus and Cicuta are natural remedies that work well when the history of suppressing eruptions is ruled out prior to the onset of convulsion history.
7. Medicines as per type of Seizure in Epilepsy
The selection of natural medicines can be ruled out only after taking a complete case history of the patient.
Petit Mal Seizures: The natural medicines for treating Petit Mal Seizures are Artemisia, Belladonna, Zincum, and Hyoscyamus.
Clonic Seizures: Agaricus and Cuprum are the best natural medicines for Clonic Seizures. Agaricus is a great nervous remedy. It is a beneficial remedy when there is a jerking of a single muscle group or the whole body. Cuprum is ideal when the problem starts in toes or fingers and spreads to the entire body.
Tonic Seizures: Cicuta and Plumbum are the best medicines for Tonic Seizures. Cicuta and Plumbum bring about a marked rigidity in the body during tonic convulsions.
Types of Seizures with Symptoms
Focal (Partial Seizure): When the seizures occur due to the involvement of one area of the brain, they are known as Focal Seizures. These are of two types: Simple Partial and Complex Partial. In Simple Partial cases, the person remains conscious, has a sudden emotional experience (feeling of joy, sadness, fear, sexual arousal), has hallucinations of hearing, taste, smell or vision, and there may also be an involuntary jerking of body parts. In Complex Partial Seizure, the person’s consciousness is altered or lost. The symptoms include staring, automatism (repeated rhythmic, purposeless movements) like eye blinking, hand rubbing, walking in a circle, mouth movements, smacking movement of lips, picking at bedclothes. After a few minutes, consciousness is regained and the drowsy feeling may remain.[toc]
Generalized Seizure: When all areas of the brain are involved, then generalized seizures occur. These are of the following types:
Tonic-Clonic (Grand Mal Seizures): The symptoms are a loss of consciousness and stiffness or rigidity of body with falling down. Respiration arrest and blueness of body also occur. This is followed by relaxation resulting in jerking of the body. The jerking is followed by regaining of consciousness but confusion, impaired memory, headache, and sleepiness. Loss of bladder control and tongue biting are common in these types of seizures. Aura precedes the attack. Aura is a subjective feeling experienced by a patient whereby he or she becomes aware that an attack is about to begin.
Tonic seizures: In these seizures, muscle stiffness mainly of back, arms and legs occur.
Clonic seizures: These seizures cause muscle jerking.
Absence (Petit Mal/Minor Seizure): The symptoms are minor like mainly staring or just a slight tilt in the head, and brief alteration of consciousness usually for seconds. There is no fall or muscle contraction. A person may have more than 20 episodes per day. It is common in childhood. The person gets normal without any confusion when the seizure is over.
Causes And Triggering Factors Of Epilepsy Seizures
The main causes of Epilepsy and resultant seizures include Meningitis, head injury or trauma, stroke, brain tumor, high fever (Febrile Seizure), and parasite infection Neuro-cysticercosis. The main triggering factors include light, noise, sleep loss, alcohol intake, and cigarette smoking.
Hi my son is suffering from west syndrome.even after taking medicine prescribed by the doctor at CMC at cellar I didn’t find any positive result. Kindly sure in this regard.
Sir,
My daughter is 17 yrs old. Last yr on 11th of october while sleeping she suddenly started trembling a bit and then started jerking and making a grunting noice. A little bit of saliva also came out her mouth and she became unconscious for almost a minute. Then when we tried to awake her she was a bit confused. She got up and vomited all the food she had taken. It happened after about 2 hours after our dinner. After vomiting she was ok but had cramps in her thigh muscles. We had a heavy meal in our dinner that night. This thing once again happened once again 11 days later at night. We consulted a doctor and he asked us to do a EEG. The report of the EEG was absolutely normal.
After passing of 7 months, this same thing happened once again. This time too we had a heavy meal in our dinner and at the time when we went to sleep she was feeling very hot and the palms of her hand and her feet were really very hot to touch. After about 2 hours of sleep she behaved in the same way as described in the first incident and vomited after awakening her. It may be noted that although after 2- 3 minutes of the incident she remains confused and her talks feel like stupor, still she can walk on her own and move around.
She is a perfectly ok girl and good in studies and posseses a good physique.
I am really very worried that whether she has epilepsy or not.
Please help sir , I shall be ever grateful to you.
Moloy
I have juvenile myoclonic epilepsy with Tonic-Clonic (Grand Mal Seizures) since 2017 I am taking encorate chrono 300 at 8.30AM & encorate chrono 400 at 8.30PM . Is there any medicine with will be 100% Curable
Hello I’m in pain many years. The pain is in the area of the mouth and Jaws, especially near teeth. I take tegretol but I have many side effects and I suffer.
Thank you Dimitra
Dear Dr Sharma 🙏
I’m Qaseem. My son Areeb is 19,& suffering from an absence type of seizure & taking Tab Tagral 200mg 2 BiD, Cap Epinutin. 1BiD & Rivotril 0.5mg 1/2 Bid.
He is absent for 30 seconds to 60 seconds twice a day any ti…He is quite improved but I and my wife afraid of my young son’s as he has admission to the University but we avoid sending him to attend classes.
Kindly prescribe the best out of five you’d discussed in the video.
We will always be grateful for the favour, sir.
Best Regards💐
My son is 15 years old.He is suffering from epilepsy since 2014 and started medicines, since 2016 his fits stopped .On 20-08-19 once again EEG test was taken which reads
ABNORMAL FINDING : No epileptic or seizure activity or focus seen in this recording .However there’s episodic discharges in multiple leads specially frontal leads.
He doesn’t want to go to school and he does not listens to anybody and uses abusive language .
what do you suggest me to do?
Hello,
Any reccomendations specifically for Complex Partial, Atonic, and Myoclonic Seizures?
I’m currently on Lamotrigine and Zonisimide looking for more homeopathic remedies.
Hello Dr Sharma .
My son suffers from petit mal seizures and is currently on belladonna 30 c one in the morning and one at night . He is still having about 7 episodes a day . What is the dosage recommended for Artemisa at this age group . Thank you in advance .
Miriam Hernandez
Homeopathy makes wonders.
U can try arnica for such cases.
Dr bvssr reddy.
Hyderabad
My mom who is 90 years old, was admitted a month back to the hospital for diabetic ketoacidosis. She had facial and eye twitches at the time, and her whole body had also gone rigid. After discharge from the hospital she became bedridden. She also has lung problems,, needs continuous oxygen.
SHe seemed stable and ok with no convulsions for a month. Last week she started tonic/clonic convulsions on the right side with a lot leg shaking and abdominal jerking movements. At the same time she developed some vaginal infections which was treated and cleared. However her shaking from the entire trunk down continues. It is very disturbing to see. some times it goes away but sometimes it continues for hours. DOes homeopathy have a remedy?
My son now 35 years old had seizure in 1999 June then was administered medicine for 3 yrs Dilantin. He also had loss of speech for few seconds twice. He was fine but suddenly after 19 yrs he again had seizures without any explained reason. Had repeated bouts every 2 months. Had 5 episodes but after medicine was adjusted he was fine & has another bout last week ie after 1 year & 9 months. The seizures occur in sleep except the one he had in 1999. He is in Canada now. Please advice.
Respected Dr. Sharma,
My brother has been suffering in grand mal seizure. He is abnormal and can not do anything himself. His age 35 above . his brain was injured by falling to roof. What medicine or remedy to suggest?
My son (12 years old) is a patient of seizure (fits) which started at the age of 3 yrs. The allopatic treatment is going on and he is taking medicine regularly and because of the medicine there is no general seizure for the last three years but he has partial seizure that means in his left hand’s (from finger to writs) gets dead for few seconds and after one-to-two minutes he gets normal. During this time he is not able to m0ve his fingers and writs up or down. It totally gets dead and he is very conscious and also he gets feeling when it gets started. We rub his fingers during this time and after he gets normal he can do whatever he likes. There is no time for happening of this seizure but comes once in two weeks or three weeks. Kind advise.
Hello,
My husband has had partial seizures which affect his speech for the past 5 years. He then had his first grand mal seizure in December 2019 and another in March 2020. He has not had another grand mal since March, however even on Lamotrogine he still has the partial seizures every month. We have tried ensuring he reduces his stress and eat a really healthy diet with regular exercise. Do you have any suggestions?
Hello Dr. Sharma
I want to know that whether epilepsy is fully curable in homeopathy also can a patient take homeopathy medicine along with allopathic medicine.
Dr Sharma
Can homeopathy be taken with pharmaceutical drugs for seizures?. They have me on Divalproex for my nighttime seizures. What homeopathic medicine is best for grand mal seizures when sleeping?? I want to get off pharmaceuticals.
Thanks
Respected Dr. Sharma,
I am patient of this type of epilepsy
Tonic-Clonic (Grand Mal Seizures): The symptoms are a loss of consciousness and stiffness or rigidity of body with falling down. Respiration arrest and blueness of body also occur. This is followed by relaxation resulting in jerking of the body. The jerking is followed by regaining of consciousness but confusion, impaired memory, headache, and sleepiness. Loss of bladder control and tongue biting are common in these types of seizures. Aura precedes the attack. Aura is a subjective feeling experienced by a patient whereby he or she becomes aware that an attack is about to begin.
My child have a symptom of absence seIzure and there is no result in alopathy medicine since 5 month than what can i do
Hello Dr,
I’m 31 male Since childhood I’m having paroxysmal kinesigenic Dyskinesia ( as diagnosed by neurologist and years of research and experience), anticonvulsant drug ( diamox which contains acetazolamide) works well but I’m worried about long-term side affects,hence homeopathy seems a great option,
Thank you.
I have same issue as Sahir – 47 yr old, get nocturnal grand mal seizures starts with lip smaking, scream and stiff body muscles for 30sec, tongue bitting loss of memory 5min… Conciouness loss.. Headache and deep sleep with loud snoring, when I wake up its a lot of body pain. Frequency once every month or 2 months (mostly cyclical in the same week every month), on lamictal xr.
Sir I m 34 years old I found sleeping seizure like tonic clonic like noise tongue bitting loss of memo 5min… Conciouness loss.. Headache. Sleepiness..it occur in 1..2 month in sleeping position 2 to 3 hours later after sleeping.. Pls suggest best medicine which permanently works
hello sir ,
my baby is 8 month old .he has attacked by 2 febrile seizure followed vaccination…also last two attacks without fever…which homeomedicine suits my baby
Very good.