They say about 10% of us will have at least one seizure in our lifetime.
There are people that are diagnosed with epilepsy.
Epilepsy is actually a whole group of disorders that all revolve around seizures.
I’m sure that you know people who have had seizures.
I certainly do.
And it turns out that there may be an unexplored or rather little known way to prevent seizures.
Seizures happen seemingly for no reason.
Obviously, there are going to be seizures that can be diagnosed having a certain cause.
But most seizures do not have a known cause.
One day, maybe doctors will know what causes all seizures.
But for now, very few people ever truly know what caused their seizure.
There is hope, though.
There is great evidence that many seizures, if not most, can be prevented.
In this study, they gave progesterone to women with a history of seizures.
They stopped most of the seizures COLD.
This is not the only such study using progesterone.
In fact, for decades it’s been known that progesterone stops seizures.
They even know that it can help to prevent them from happening.
Here again, amongst 25 women, progesterone stopped their seizures almost entirely.
There are many such studies.
So the question is, why does progesterone work?
And if it works, why don’t they give it to more people who have seizures?
That’s a great question.
I wouldn’t be so cynical as to suggest that big Pharma wants to sell expensive drugs for seizures.
I’m sure that most people in the industry and in medicine are extremely well-meaning.
But for some reason, progesterone therapy is not routinely prescribed for people with seizures.
So let’s look at another study that shows us how progesterone may work to prevent seizures.
They raised mice who have seizures.
Then the researchers gave the mice progesterone.
In all three mouse groups, the anticonvulsant potency of progesterone was undiminished.
Then they gave the mice finasteride.
Finasteride blocks the conversion of testosterone into DHT.
It also blocks
the metabolism of progesterone to allopregnanolone.
In fact, when the mice have finasteride, the progesterone did not work.
This shows us that progesterone is protective by virtue of turning into allopregnanolone.
Ultimately, it may be the allopregnanolone that is preventing the seizures.
Allopregnanolone is a very vital compound found in the brain.
It helps alter mood.
It helps to control our brains.
And allopregnanolone keeps us in control of our brains.
So once again, when have you heard of anyone with seizures being put on progesterone?
I would say never.
They are put on all kinds of dangerous drugs with lots of side effects.
Progesterone does have some side effects.
And it certainly affects men more than women.
But it is very probable that most seizures can be stopped with progesterone.
No current prescription medication resolves seizures so well as progesterone does.
If they’re not going to use progesterone, they could use another vital chemical.
In fact, you can buy it over-the-counter — pregnenolone.
Pregnenolone can be turned into allopregnanolone in the body.
And it may be possible that pregnenolone can stop seizures.
If you actually are suffering from seizures, or know someone who is, feel free to share this newsletter with them.
It may help them stop the seizures, live a normal life, and avoid terrible drugs with awful side effects.
Citations
Epidemiology and Classification of Seizures and Epilepsy
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/739105_2
Treatment of seizures with medroxyprogesterone acetate
http://www.neurology.org/content/34/9/1255.short
Progesterone therapy in women with complex partial and secondary generalized seizures
http://www.neurology.org/content/45/9/1660.short
Anticonvulsant Activity of Progesterone and Neurosteroids in Progesterone Receptor Knockout Mice
http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/310/1/230.short
See this for more on Seizures and Epilepsy, and see more on Mental Health, and for more information see effects of Progesterone therapy.