Epilepsy
Supplements studied for epilepsy.
Overview
Epilepsy has four reviewed supplements, all with low trust. Melatonin (DEX Score 52; low effect size, high evidence, medium trust) shows mixed results: some children and adults had fewer or less severe seizures on nightly melatonin plus usual medication, but evidence is inconsistent and oral melatonin did not help infantile spasms in the research.
GABA with phosphatidylserine may reduce absence seizures in some studies but not photosensitivity in a short trial. Folic acid reduced seizure frequency only in folate-deficient children. Vitamin D has insufficient evidence. See the heatmap and evidence reviews below for all four supplements.
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