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Menopause and seizures
Tue, 06/28/2005 - 11:13Hello to all,
Just wanted to ask if anyone if going thru Menopause and have sieuzres. Recently I had 2-gand mals, which I have not had for a long time. This weekend I had two, forgive my spelling. This morning I was getting for work and had another one. Right now I'm so tired and my speech is slurred. My seizures and becoming more current than before.
Please give me adivce what to do.
Thank you
Carol
Comments
Re: RE: Menopause and seizures
Submitted by mel62 on Tue, 2009-04-07 - 23:00
Hi Ladybug and anyone else that is reading this.
I am 47 and I started having seizures we think in 2003. I then had two grandmal's in 2006.
My question is ... what do you feel like when you have your seizure or do you blackout totally ( I too like you have them around my cycle) ?
I am on med's but I seem to be experincing some of the same feelings I did back in 2003. I am also
having hotflashes and no I was told by my obgyn that I have not started menopause.
Thanks for the help.
mel62
Hi Ladybug and anyone else that is reading this.
I am 47 and I started having seizures we think in 2003. I then had two grandmal's in 2006.
My question is ... what do you feel like when you have your seizure or do you blackout totally ( I too like you have them around my cycle) ?
I am on med's but I seem to be experincing some of the same feelings I did back in 2003. I am also
having hotflashes and no I was told by my obgyn that I have not started menopause.
Thanks for the help.
mel62
RE: Menopause and seizures
Submitted by Ladybug on Tue, 2005-06-28 - 11:13
Hi Carol,Hormones can trigger seizures. I've also read that when a woman is going through menopause, they can get worse. I might want to check with you doctor about hormone replacement therapy. I have catamenial epilepsy, which means that my seizures are hormone triggered. I usually have one the week before my cycle starts. There is a lot of information out there about women with epilepsy. Check it out.Ladybug