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5 Month old having Seizures after immunizations

Fri, 04/15/2005 - 05:26
When I had my son's immunizations at his 4 month check-up he had a adverse reaction and had a seizure 20 hours after that lasted approximately 10 minutes.  He has had a total of 9 seizure since February 20th approx 1 week apart but a couple of weeks ago he had a really bad week and had 4 in a week.  The all lasted approx 10 - 20 minutes.  They vary from either his right side or left side.  He starts with his arm and it looks like he is just jerking it and can't stop, his face sometime draws a blank and other times he is cognitive sometime it goes to the leg other times it starts in the leg and moves to the arm.  The doctors are talking about putting him on meds but I am quite apprehensive because I feel the drugs are very strong for a baby and I don't want him to be like a zombie.  If anyone can give me some insight on drugs that might be easier for babies or opinions about drugs versus no drugs I am willing to listen.

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Re: 5 Month old having Seizures after immunizations

Submitted by amarion5 on Wed, 2009-08-12 - 15:00
Hi, I have a son with epilepsy also, he started having seizures a day after her turned six months old. He had just went to the children doctor 2 wks before this happen to get shots. Now he is 5 and he has a speech and development delay. He has been able to get potting train by the grace of God.  We have seen two neurologist. He take Keppra, Depokate, and Clonzapam. He has been on other meds. but this seem to put the seizures at a more controllable stage. He still has them about twice a month. Emory Children in Atlanta has been a big help but I would like to find out more about could make a difference in his life. The seizures are still scary no matter how many he has. Stop I do just want to give up but I would letting him down if I did. He is been set up to see a genticist. Which really makes me feel better about learning more on whats going. I am still worried about his development. As I have read some of you alls stories I feel that I am not alone. I am a single parent and this is a hard thing to go through at such a young age. I he doesnt talk much so I dont know what hurting him or when a seizure may be coming on. I just still have a strong feeling that the shots are what made my baby this way. We take one day at a time and thank the Lord for each day, because we never know when it could be last.

Re: 5 Month old having Seizures after immunizations

Submitted by dhong007 on Tue, 2010-06-22 - 14:12

I also have a daughter who is epileptic, develpmentally delayed and autisc. Make sure that he gets some intensive therapy for his speech. My daughter is getting intensive ABA for her autism and she is getting Feeding and Speech therapy. I know it must be hard for you, but you are not alone. There are many people out there who can help. I could understand because I see what my wife has to deal with, and it kills me. But image the children, they have no fault. We can only do our best and let God do his miracle. Don't give up and stay strong with prayer. We have been praying for her seizures to stop, she has not had one for almost 1 month and a half. That is a record. Just make sure his seizures are in control. Once his seizures are in control you will be able to see more progress with the therapy. God Bless you and your son.

I also have a daughter who is epileptic, develpmentally delayed and autisc. Make sure that he gets some intensive therapy for his speech. My daughter is getting intensive ABA for her autism and she is getting Feeding and Speech therapy. I know it must be hard for you, but you are not alone. There are many people out there who can help. I could understand because I see what my wife has to deal with, and it kills me. But image the children, they have no fault. We can only do our best and let God do his miracle. Don't give up and stay strong with prayer. We have been praying for her seizures to stop, she has not had one for almost 1 month and a half. That is a record. Just make sure his seizures are in control. Once his seizures are in control you will be able to see more progress with the therapy. God Bless you and your son.

Re: 5 Month old having Seizures after immunizations

Submitted by autiemomma on Thu, 2009-08-13 - 01:15

I am coming into this discussion as a parent whose child has just been dx'd with seizures, however, my son has a severe form of regressive autism, and I have done A LOT of research about vaccines. I feel that my son was vaccine-injured. He was 14.5 months old at the time, and developing normally. He had 10 words, played interactively with us, had excellent eye contact, lots of smiles, etc. Within 24 hours of his shot, he was no longer himself. He stopped speaking, started spinning, lining his toys up, stopped looking at us, and basically disappeared into "his own little world".

It's heartbreaking to see so many similar stories from parents. Many of you had reservations about the vaccines, or the combination of vaccines, etc, and yet your doctor essentially strongarmed you into doing what was convenient for them. I, too, listened to my doctor because I trusted him. The problem is, most doctors are not listening to the parents- only to the American Academy of Pediatrics. And their pockets are padded by the drug companies.

I don't mean to come on so strong, but this is something that I feel very passionately about, and I have heard hundreds of stories just like this. Before I run my mouth too much, let me make a few suggestions:

 First off, make sure to keep as thorough records as you possibly can- every doctor visit, immunization, birth records, milestones met, etc. Document, document, document! If you truly feel that your child was injured (or developed seizures) because of a vaccination, you should report it to the National Vaccine Information Center. Their website is: http://www.nvic.org/  Should you plan on taking legal action, note that there is a 3 year window from the onset of symptoms, after which you can no longer file suit.

A couple of good books regarding vaccines and either autism, seizures, or both: "Evidence of Harm" by David Kirby, and "Louder Than Words" by Jenny McCarthy. "Louder Than Words" actually opens up with Jenny talking about her son's seizures, and doesn't even get into autism until after the first few chapters. "Evidence of Harm" is a really tough read, but it explains vaccines, their history, their ingredients (which will probably make you sick to your stomach), and the lengths our government has gone to in order to cover some things up.

A good website is:  http://www.know-vaccines.org/index.html  It explains your rights as a parent, and has a lot of info re: vaccine injury.

Another website: http://www.vaccines.mil/default.aspx?cnt=resource/quickReferenceCategories&sID=16  this site contains the package inserts for all the different vaccines. Makes for interesting reading.

Let me go on to say that I am not anti-vaccine. I, along with a lot of other "crazy" moms out there, believe that it is too much, too soon on little teeny tiny babies. And, I also think that more extensive testing needs to happen before the doctors should be allowed to inject ANYTHING into a baby (emergencies being an exception, of course). There are kids coming in with allergies to some of the vaccine ingredients and/or mitochondrial disorders who have MAJOR reactions to these vaccines.

I'm so sorry for what each of you have gone through. Hopefully I was able to point you in the right direction so that you are able to read through some of this stuff and form your own opinion as to what's best for your child. Do not be suprised if your doctor disagrees. My kids' pediatrician told me if I chose not to give my kids their booster shot (which 95% of people don't need), he would dismiss me from his practice. My thought was "go ahead- make my day"! Needless to say, my kids did not get their boosters.

I'm at a point now where I wonder if my son may have suffered from a seizure that night, and we just didn't know. It's been a long journey, and we've gone through a lot of diagnoses (unfortunately all of which have been accurate), but I'm hoping with the dx of epilepsy, perhaps we can get him on a good medicine that will help him.

Good luck to all of you, and if you have any thoughts or questions, feel free to contact me.

Take care,

AutieMomma

I am coming into this discussion as a parent whose child has just been dx'd with seizures, however, my son has a severe form of regressive autism, and I have done A LOT of research about vaccines. I feel that my son was vaccine-injured. He was 14.5 months old at the time, and developing normally. He had 10 words, played interactively with us, had excellent eye contact, lots of smiles, etc. Within 24 hours of his shot, he was no longer himself. He stopped speaking, started spinning, lining his toys up, stopped looking at us, and basically disappeared into "his own little world".

It's heartbreaking to see so many similar stories from parents. Many of you had reservations about the vaccines, or the combination of vaccines, etc, and yet your doctor essentially strongarmed you into doing what was convenient for them. I, too, listened to my doctor because I trusted him. The problem is, most doctors are not listening to the parents- only to the American Academy of Pediatrics. And their pockets are padded by the drug companies.

I don't mean to come on so strong, but this is something that I feel very passionately about, and I have heard hundreds of stories just like this. Before I run my mouth too much, let me make a few suggestions:

 First off, make sure to keep as thorough records as you possibly can- every doctor visit, immunization, birth records, milestones met, etc. Document, document, document! If you truly feel that your child was injured (or developed seizures) because of a vaccination, you should report it to the National Vaccine Information Center. Their website is: http://www.nvic.org/  Should you plan on taking legal action, note that there is a 3 year window from the onset of symptoms, after which you can no longer file suit.

A couple of good books regarding vaccines and either autism, seizures, or both: "Evidence of Harm" by David Kirby, and "Louder Than Words" by Jenny McCarthy. "Louder Than Words" actually opens up with Jenny talking about her son's seizures, and doesn't even get into autism until after the first few chapters. "Evidence of Harm" is a really tough read, but it explains vaccines, their history, their ingredients (which will probably make you sick to your stomach), and the lengths our government has gone to in order to cover some things up.

A good website is:  http://www.know-vaccines.org/index.html  It explains your rights as a parent, and has a lot of info re: vaccine injury.

Another website: http://www.vaccines.mil/default.aspx?cnt=resource/quickReferenceCategories&sID=16  this site contains the package inserts for all the different vaccines. Makes for interesting reading.

Let me go on to say that I am not anti-vaccine. I, along with a lot of other "crazy" moms out there, believe that it is too much, too soon on little teeny tiny babies. And, I also think that more extensive testing needs to happen before the doctors should be allowed to inject ANYTHING into a baby (emergencies being an exception, of course). There are kids coming in with allergies to some of the vaccine ingredients and/or mitochondrial disorders who have MAJOR reactions to these vaccines.

I'm so sorry for what each of you have gone through. Hopefully I was able to point you in the right direction so that you are able to read through some of this stuff and form your own opinion as to what's best for your child. Do not be suprised if your doctor disagrees. My kids' pediatrician told me if I chose not to give my kids their booster shot (which 95% of people don't need), he would dismiss me from his practice. My thought was "go ahead- make my day"! Needless to say, my kids did not get their boosters.

I'm at a point now where I wonder if my son may have suffered from a seizure that night, and we just didn't know. It's been a long journey, and we've gone through a lot of diagnoses (unfortunately all of which have been accurate), but I'm hoping with the dx of epilepsy, perhaps we can get him on a good medicine that will help him.

Good luck to all of you, and if you have any thoughts or questions, feel free to contact me.

Take care,

AutieMomma

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