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Food-Triggered Siezures

Sun, 05/18/2008 - 14:10
Topic: Living With Epilepsy - Adults
So I have never found a trigger my siezures beyond them occuring around my period...but I think I might be on to something. Maybe even something that might give me the origin to my seizures- since they haven't found anything on my CT scans or MRI. I went out for Thai food this week and last to a specific place. I had a small siezure right after eating both times. The first time I didn't think much of it since I was on my period, but it was my only one that week (odd, I didn't have more that cycle) but the second time I looked at my plate suspiciously. I had crab rangoon both times, but I had it once before at this place and didn't react so *scratch*... However, I recalled the number of times in the past four years that my seziues began at the dinner table. Some of my worst ones began at the dinner table. Could I have an allergy to something? Why would I not be reacting to it more often outside the time of my period? Some minor research does pull up that allergies are stronger during menstration. Could I be more predisposed to a reaction then when my seizure threshhold is lower as is? I'm going to have to keep track of what I eat now. Does anyone else have anything similar to this, or heard of it? Is it a possibility?

Comments

Re: Food-Triggered Siezures

Submitted by George R on Wed, 2009-04-29 - 22:06

You'd think that after having lived with epilepsy for 35 years, I'd come to realize that caffeine does bring on seizures in me! However, I still seem to drift back towards my all-important coffee in the morning...and oftentimes throughout the day. Many folks with epilesy tell me to cut it out entirely, whether it gets into my system in the form of coffee, tea, chocolate, whatever. Caffeine makes me feel quite "up" for a while. But maybe it's time to just rule it out entirely. Do you find you get more seizures after having had caffeine? Give me some advice. Thanks!

You'd think that after having lived with epilepsy for 35 years, I'd come to realize that caffeine does bring on seizures in me! However, I still seem to drift back towards my all-important coffee in the morning...and oftentimes throughout the day. Many folks with epilesy tell me to cut it out entirely, whether it gets into my system in the form of coffee, tea, chocolate, whatever. Caffeine makes me feel quite "up" for a while. But maybe it's time to just rule it out entirely. Do you find you get more seizures after having had caffeine? Give me some advice. Thanks!

Re: Food-Triggered Siezures

Submitted by carlygirl on Thu, 2009-04-30 - 19:49
First I will start by saying I am a registered nurse. I was diagnosised with complex partial seizures in 7/08 when I woke up and did not know what year it was, thought it was 1985, or anyone around me.  I had been under extreme stress at work and home. During my EEG it was found I had a spot on my brain,hence the seizures.  Well, now after spending the weekend in Las Vegas with tons of stimulation i have my first seizure in my arm.  This thing is going from bad to worse.  I find I have the majority of seizures when under stress of any kind and especially sleep deprivation.  As far as food, probably just alcohol.  I would caution people about potassium, too much can affet the rate  and regularity of the heart.  I also suffer from thyroid disease, but mine is hyperthyroidism and if my thyroid is too high I will have more seizures.

Re: Food-Triggered Siezures

Submitted by teachergreen on Sat, 2009-10-17 - 15:56

teachergreen

 

I'm thinking my seizures might be caffeine related. I guess the only thing to do is give up any caffiene altogether and see if it makes a difference. Except I went a whole month without seizures and still drank drinks w caffeine.Maybe I just keep wanting to find the cause and still not except I will probably have epilepsy the rest of my life.

Any thoughts?

teachergreen

 

I'm thinking my seizures might be caffeine related. I guess the only thing to do is give up any caffiene altogether and see if it makes a difference. Except I went a whole month without seizures and still drank drinks w caffeine.Maybe I just keep wanting to find the cause and still not except I will probably have epilepsy the rest of my life.

Any thoughts?

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