[RANT] My father infuriates me.

I have a "seizure-like condition" and researching healthy ways of dealing with it (in addition to the doctor & meds) was what first got me interested in Keto.

Eventually, I came to a time where I went off Keto thinking my meds were enough. On the meds (or perhaps due to the condition) I have an issue where things in short term memory don't make it to long term memory. I was thinking about going back onto Keto, but still wasn't sure whether to try it again.

Lately a lot of stress has entered my life. Not good. I found myself eating a ton of comfort carbs to deal with it. It wouldn't be shocking to find a 11 serving bag of Dorrito's empty next to my computer (1540 calories, 176g carbs) or an empty bag of peanut M&M's (1760 cal, 208g carbs) even after a full day of regular eating. Needless to say, that stress eating put on a ton of weight.

I'm back on Keto now for both the benefit of weight loss (not ready to post stats, but I've been very pleased) and for the benefits it has in regulating the problems I have with my medications.

If you're passing out was a form of petit mal seizure then your situation and mine might be related in some way. But don't trust my experience, I'd get a doctor's advice and see what can be done.

(This part is off topic so I'll put it parenthetically at the end: I loathed the "help" that I got when I would have one of my "seizure-like" episodes. I think mine are much worse; more like gran mal seizures than the passing out petit mal kind. And folks would always freak out and call an ambulance. The docs would sit me in a corner in the ER, doing no diagnosis and send me on my way with a ridiculously expensive bill in addition to the ambulance bill. I don't really care for my neurologist either, but he did choose not to diagnose me with full epilepsy (which has many legal consequences) but we've been working on a prescription way to deal with things. Yes, it's expensive and he doesn't have close to all the answers, but his advice helped me get in control. Keto is now part of my life now, and will remain so even when I get the stress weight off and reach my goal weight.)

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