The Essential Overview Of Epilepsy

Epileptic Seizure Triggers

Many triggers can cause a seizure as a response or reflex. Patterns or certain situations may cause seizures, but other times it can be a fluke. Learning what triggers epileptic seizures is one of the best methods to preventing future seizures alongside taking prescribed anti-epileptic medications.

Some common triggers happen to be specific times of the day, not getting an adequate amount of sleep, while fevered or ill, flashing bright lights, drug and alcohol use, stress, low blood sugar, an unbalanced diet, and hormonal changes. A good way of keeping track of epileptic triggers is to keep a seizure diary, noting the date, time, and possible triggers.

Knowing what triggers seizures can help prepare and may decrease the number of epileptic seizures caused by triggers, and remember to keep a seizure diary to keep track.