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Can Seizures Cause Headach's

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mylilangel06

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Can Seizures Cause Headach's Posted: 10-24-05 13:08pm


Hi iam 17 and I have epilespy.I get really bad headach's all the time.I have had epilesy since I was 10.And I try to take medactions for my headach's and nothing works.Can seizures cause headach's :?: :cry: thank you

HennieSnyman

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Headaches - Hidration And Regular Meals Posted: 10-31-05 11:46am


Hi lilangel. I used to get very bad headaches when I was at school. So bad that i'd lie in bed and cry. Headache pills never helped much. I already took so many pills each day I was really not interested in taking more. I've had eplielpsy for about 27 years, I am 34 now. My headaches I think, were directly linked to my brain activity. When activity was high I always had headaches. Studying for an exam, concentrating during a test, reading a book, etc. This was also high-risk time for me as I had many seizures while I either studied or wrote exams. Following a grand mal seizure, when i'd wake up from sleeping for 10 hours my headaches were always 100 times worse. I think that was because brain activity was so unusually high during the seizure. I've found (by trial and error) that if I drink lots of water, all the time, the headaches go away. For the past 10 years or so I always have a big bottle of water with me wherever I go. Now I only get headaches if I don't hidrate every 15 minutes or when I missed a meal. I try to avoid missing a meal. I simply have to eat 3 reagular meals each day, even when i'm not hungry I eat some fruit or yoghurt. I'd rather eat 3 regular meals a day and drink lots of water before I have those headaches again. I live in tanzania and sometimes we go to the bush to go see some animals. Some time ago I was with friends and we had finished our water thinking we'd get some in the national park. We didn;t stop at the shop and on the way home I had a serious-serious headache. We stopped, I bought some water, downed almost a litre and the headache was goine by the time we got home about 2 hours later.

mylilangel06

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Thanks For Replying Posted: 10-31-05 14:07pm


Hi! How are you thanks for replying.It helps me alot.I get headachs when I dont eat or I need a drink.I am always drinking.I do try to eat but I dont always have the time to eat.My schedule for school is only to hours.Because of my seizures.My seizures are better now I havent had one for three months.Have you ever taken gabapentin.If so did you ever have a sign effects to it.Ever since iam been on it me stomach hurts realy bad and my headachs are more often.I take keppra also I have been on keppra since I was 10 since I been on keppra I havent had a grand mal seizure.Do you know any other medication that helps for grand mal seizures.I dont like all the sign effects for keppra.

HennieSnyman

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Posted: 11-01-05 15:07pm


Hi again. Nope, i've never taken keppra or gabapentin. I was given convulex, lamtictin, epilim, epanutin, phenobarb and some other stuff when I was a kid. Here's some info on keppra, apparently it could in some cases cause headaches. Ask your doctor about it. Http://professionals.Epilepsy.Com/m edications/p_keppra_commonside.Html this site is really good also, tells you all about types of seizures, causes, triggers, types of medication and how they work. Http://www.Neurologycha nnel.Com/epilepsy cherio :-)

mylilangel06

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Thanks Posted: 11-01-05 23:12pm


Thanks for sending me that info I will look at it.Thanks again :)

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