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Can exercise induce seizures?
Sun, 11/16/2008 - 07:00Comments
Re: Can exercise induce seizures?
Submitted by BarbaraAnn on Wed, 2011-05-18 - 09:00
Why are you off balance? I overexercised and ruined some nerves. I wear a insert that goes up to the kneeand wraps around. Helps a lot. I have cut back on exercise tremendously for fear of a seizure.
Why are you off balance? I overexercised and ruined some nerves. I wear a insert that goes up to the kneeand wraps around. Helps a lot. I have cut back on exercise tremendously for fear of a seizure.
Re: Can exercise induce seizures?
Submitted by akewbc on Wed, 2009-11-04 - 10:26
When I had my first gm seizure at 54, it was right after a step aerobics class. I didn't even realize it at the time but for the six months before it happened I was having more and more difficulty following the instructors dance routine, and I thought it was because of her, not me. Till my daughter was visiting me and went with me to one and thought I was crazy! (well?)
So obviously I have not been back to step. But have been walking for the last year or so. I don't make my goal for more than 3 weeks at a time, but I do have a goal of 10,000 steps every day and its a good incentive. Whenever possible I walk outside but where I live, that's only possible about 3 months of the year. I do use a treadmill the rest of the time. Since the new medication Vimpat--and the balance issue-I do have to hold on to something and when I walk outside folks think I've had too much to drink but oh well.
I agree it does relieve stress some I think, at least it helps maintain the weight--when most meds side effects is weight gain- I don't run--I just walk-sometimes faster than others--just important to move.
Because of the balance issue, I haven't tried a bike. But I know I need to be moving to get myself tired enough to sleep--and that's the real challenge.
When I had my first gm seizure at 54, it was right after a step aerobics class. I didn't even realize it at the time but for the six months before it happened I was having more and more difficulty following the instructors dance routine, and I thought it was because of her, not me. Till my daughter was visiting me and went with me to one and thought I was crazy! (well?)
So obviously I have not been back to step. But have been walking for the last year or so. I don't make my goal for more than 3 weeks at a time, but I do have a goal of 10,000 steps every day and its a good incentive. Whenever possible I walk outside but where I live, that's only possible about 3 months of the year. I do use a treadmill the rest of the time. Since the new medication Vimpat--and the balance issue-I do have to hold on to something and when I walk outside folks think I've had too much to drink but oh well.
I agree it does relieve stress some I think, at least it helps maintain the weight--when most meds side effects is weight gain- I don't run--I just walk-sometimes faster than others--just important to move.
Because of the balance issue, I haven't tried a bike. But I know I need to be moving to get myself tired enough to sleep--and that's the real challenge.