Cure for Epilepsy Using B Complex Vitamins Over 21 years ago, in June 1978, I started taking a large dose of the B = Complex vitamins. The dosage was 20mg. B 1,B 2 etc.;B 12 20mcg and folic = acid at 400mcg. I immediately felt more energetic and alive. I had gran = mal epilepsy for the prior 25 years, since I had entered puberty at age = 13. In those days 20 mg was probably a megadose, I'm not sure, today I = take 50mg. because its more commonly available. I had been taking = anticonvulsant medication trade name Mebroin including Phenobarbital and = a smaller amount of Dilantin. I was able to wean my way off the = anticonvulsant medication in July of 1978. I have not taken any = medication since, and have become a new person.=20 It was a difficult decision to stop the medication and every case is = different, but I feel it is important that other people are made aware = of my experience. In my case I was somewhat fortunate. I also had severe = acne at the time and had gone to see a leading dermatologist affiliated = with a top teaching hospital in New York City about 4 years earlier.. He = looked at my left foot, between the third and next to smallest toe, = where I had an annoying itchy "athlete's foot" and said that by looking = at my foot he could tell that my skin would be all broken out on my face = and my back. He said I had Tuberous Sclerosis a disease which was = responsible for both the epilepsy and the bad skin I had. He said that = the two conditions had to be treated separately even though they were = linked together. He described it as a rare hereditary disease. He said = the Epilepsy had to be treated with anticonvulsant medication and the = acne could be treated with antibiotics.=20 I was on this conventional treatment until 1978, when they took my = anticonvulsant drug off the market. I was switched to a larger dosage of = Dilantin, then the standard anticonvulsant remedy, which didn't agree = with me. I began to lose weight at a dangerous clip. My doctors were = worried and the tests said I had high cholesterol. The doctor seemed to = focus on food intake. I began to think it was time to read fully that = book "Let's Eat Right to Keep Fit" by Adelle Davis, that had been given = to my by a friend who didn't like the idea that I was taking so much = medication. I knew she had something to say about nutrition, but I never = thought it was that important. Since at first in 1974, I didn't want to have to read the whole book, I = had looked up epilepsy and the citation directed me to a page that = indicated B 6 and Magnesium sometimes helped. Well it didn't. I figured = I was special and it wouldn't work for me.=20 Four years later, when I Read the whole book, she said that individual = members of the B Complex do not usually work in isolation from the other = members of the Complex!! I went to the Health Food Store and bought a bottle of the B Complex, I = immediately felt a surge of energy, but I was worried thinking maybe it = was a placebo effect. Within one week my "athlete's foot" condition = began to clear up. I recalled what that top dermatologist said, these = conditions were really linked together. Now the 'marker' for the underlying disease tuberous sclerosis was disappearing. I was definitely = doing something right. The Diagnostic capabilities of modern high = technology medicine are excellent. It's just that they are not as good = when it comes to treatments.=20 I had the advantage of seeing my progress confirmed by = medical/scientific authority. You=20 may not be as fortunate. If you cannot get your doctor to closely = monitor a trial with a more natural approach, try seeing a doctor who is = a member of the American College for Advancement in Medicine = (ACAM).Their phone# is 800 532 3688, their website is: www.acam.org They will provide a list of doctors in your geographical area who might = be open to helping you use a more natural approach, including possible = withdrawal from prescription medications. Since originally writing this account I have come to realize that I = simultaneously changed my diet to include many healthy foods that were = high in the B Complex vitamins, such as whole wheat bread, wheat germ, = brown rice, liver(this was before I became a vegetarian) and brewers = yeast.In truth I cannot be sure which worked the B vitamins in a vtamin = tablet or the food. From what I read now it may have been the food. = Regardless of what we have become used to it is reasonable to say that = "good health will never come out of a bottle" you have to do everything. I hope my story is helpful to some of you who are looking for a more = natural way of treating your condition. It changed my life and if I can = inspire others who are only helped one tenth as much as I have been it will help partially repay the friend = who first interested me in the nutritional aspects of health by giving = me that book by Adelle Davis. If anyone wants to contact me I would be = glad to offer any support I can. Sincerely, Arnold Gore Consumers Health Freedom Coalition Tel. 212 795 6460=20 E mail:arnoldgore@aol.com