Community Forum Archive

The Epilepsy Community Forums are closed, and the information is archived. The content in this section may not be current or apply to all situations. In addition, forum questions and responses include information and content that has been generated by epilepsy community members. This content is not moderated. The information on these pages should not be substituted for medical advice from a healthcare provider. Experiences with epilepsy can vary greatly on an individual basis. Please contact your doctor or medical team if you have any questions about your situation. For more information, learn about epilepsy or visit our resources section.

Food-Triggered Siezures

Sun, 05/18/2008 - 14:10
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 daniesbrwneyes on Fri, 2009-04-17 - 23:35
Green tea triggered mine an starting to find out to much coffee does mine also starting to wonder what else. Or if it is type of meds I am taking because it only through out certian parts of life it seem it happen to trigger.

Re: Food-Triggered Siezures

Submitted by teachergreen on Sat, 2009-10-17 - 13:06

teachergreen

Have you ever heard of Dr. Pepper and dark tea causing seizures? This summer I rarely drank hot tea but drank a Dr. Pepper almost every day. I enjoy the flavor of the drink and I guess I could try eliminating it for a period of time. I'm not sure how long that period would be before I see results-no seizures. I have 4-6 seizures a month.

Anyone out there have seizures because of caffiene?

teachergreen

Have you ever heard of Dr. Pepper and dark tea causing seizures? This summer I rarely drank hot tea but drank a Dr. Pepper almost every day. I enjoy the flavor of the drink and I guess I could try eliminating it for a period of time. I'm not sure how long that period would be before I see results-no seizures. I have 4-6 seizures a month.

Anyone out there have seizures because of caffiene?

Re: Food-Triggered Siezures

Submitted by mattshelley on Mon, 2009-10-19 - 11:49

I'm not sure about Dr. Pepper, but many dark sodas have nutmeg in them, and nutmeg will knock me down in a matter of minutes. I don't have a problem with caffeine, (and hope I never do, coffee is my drug of choice) but I have heard it can be a problem for some other people. It's probably a good idea to avoid anything with the suffix "-ine-" as it means it's a stimulant along the lines of 'speed'. Methedrine, dexadrine, etc. This would include most allergy medicines, unfortunately for those of us with hayfever.

Matt 

I'm not sure about Dr. Pepper, but many dark sodas have nutmeg in them, and nutmeg will knock me down in a matter of minutes. I don't have a problem with caffeine, (and hope I never do, coffee is my drug of choice) but I have heard it can be a problem for some other people. It's probably a good idea to avoid anything with the suffix "-ine-" as it means it's a stimulant along the lines of 'speed'. Methedrine, dexadrine, etc. This would include most allergy medicines, unfortunately for those of us with hayfever.

Matt 

Sign Up for Emails

Stay up to date with the latest epilepsy news, stories from the community, and more.