My son has seizures. They are a particular type called nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy, so his seizures frequently occur at night. This makes him sleep poorly much of the time. We have tried many natural ways to improve his sleep, but I am against sleep medications for my 12 year old boy. Do you think I should give in and try them?
That is a very difficult problem. People know about general epilepsy or seizures, but they are not aware that there are many different forms of seizures. There is good news on the horizon for you. Some researchers have recognized that there is a diurnal variation, or a day/night pattern to seizures and are now testing different medications to see whch help the sleep patterns the best. There is a medication that is already on the market that may help your son.
To learn more, watch this video from VideoMD.com.
If these newer medications do not help, then a small dose of a sleep medication can frequently be helpful.
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