Under Direction and Leadership By : Myeshi Briley,MS,HS-BCP 11 Articles published Micarah Malone

1. HOW TO
BEST
MANAGE
EPILEPSY
Prepared By: Micarah Malone
Under Direction and Leadership By :
Myeshi Briley,MS,HS-BCP
11 Articles published

2. KEEP A • Besides letting your doctor know that
JOURNAL OF your medication may need to be
YOUR adjusted, keeping track of your seizures
SEIZURES may actually help you figure out how to
have fewer seizures. Write down the
day, time, place, what you were
doing, who you were with, what you
were feeling, and anything else you can
remember.

3. EXERCISE • The great news is that no studies have
AND PLAY shown that sports and exercise are
SPORTS likely to cause seizures. Just the
opposite, in fact. Sports and exercise
reduce stress and improve your health
and well-being, so you’ll be less likely to
have seizures.

4. PAY • Sometimes people with epilepsy have
ATTENTION feelings or auras that let them know a
TO YOUR seizure is about to happen. Your
WARNING muscles may feel tingly, you may smell
SIGNS AND something strange, or you may feel
TRIGGERS. “spacey”. An aura is actually a mild
seizure. If you have auras or other
warning signs, you can lie or sit on the
floor or alert others.

5. LOOK INTO • If you have special learning needs, you
SERVICES may qualify for special services at
YOU MAY school. You and your parents will need
QUALIFY FOR to work with your doctor, the learning
AT SCHOOL support person at your school, and your
teachers.