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Can exercise induce seizures?
Sun, 11/16/2008 - 07:00Comments
Re: Can exercise induce seizures?
Submitted by ajay91284 on Mon, 2011-01-03 - 03:58
hi deepak.......its amazing and good to hear that epilepsy can be reduced to this extent..............
actually deepak i hope u wud asssist me coz i used to get 4 seizures and sometimes 5 seizures during night wen i fell asleep.......i had been suffering wid epilepsy since Childhood.....................it has reduced a lot...but i wud like to achieve wat u had.................
Actually Health-wise i m gud...i had been gymming for 5 yrs..m 26 currently and i am getting SEIZURES frequently at night :(
So can u pls tell me how to proceed and wat kinda steps to be taken to get in good health as u are ??
hi deepak.......its amazing and good to hear that epilepsy can be reduced to this extent..............
actually deepak i hope u wud asssist me coz i used to get 4 seizures and sometimes 5 seizures during night wen i fell asleep.......i had been suffering wid epilepsy since Childhood.....................it has reduced a lot...but i wud like to achieve wat u had.................
Actually Health-wise i m gud...i had been gymming for 5 yrs..m 26 currently and i am getting SEIZURES frequently at night :(
So can u pls tell me how to proceed and wat kinda steps to be taken to get in good health as u are ??
Re: Can exercise induce seizures?
Submitted by ola111 on Fri, 2009-10-02 - 22:31
Hi,
From what I know whether hyperventilation (breathing fast- as when you exercise) can cause seizures. This is easy to check on an EEG. Every time I have an EEG, they make me breathe fast for a couple of minutes and check its effect on the results. Some people can be sensitive to hyperventilation and other not. SO speak to your doc.
On the other hand- and this is only my personal conclusion- I am sensitive to hyperventilation but I have never had a seizure because of exercising (or I don't think so). And I agree that it makes me feel better, mostly because of the stress relief. I always think of seizures like a kind of accumulation of "electricity" in my brain and exercising seems to work well to undo this effect. But this is only my personal belief...
Ola
www.coachingyounow.com
Hi,
From what I know whether hyperventilation (breathing fast- as when you exercise) can cause seizures. This is easy to check on an EEG. Every time I have an EEG, they make me breathe fast for a couple of minutes and check its effect on the results. Some people can be sensitive to hyperventilation and other not. SO speak to your doc.
On the other hand- and this is only my personal conclusion- I am sensitive to hyperventilation but I have never had a seizure because of exercising (or I don't think so). And I agree that it makes me feel better, mostly because of the stress relief. I always think of seizures like a kind of accumulation of "electricity" in my brain and exercising seems to work well to undo this effect. But this is only my personal belief...
Ola
www.coachingyounow.com
Re: Can exercise induce seizures?
Submitted by rmh-hbg on Fri, 2009-10-02 - 12:10
I suffered a major tonic-clonic in April 2007, my only such seizure to date, while working out on an elliptical trainer at the gym. I know that in the past I've also had my more typical absence seizures while on treadmills and even while running. My neurologist has told me that the type of deep breathing associated with intense aerobic exercise can absolutely be a seizure trigger; but that's not to say that it will always act as one, for me or anyone else. So what is one to do? I had a difficult decision to make the month after the tonic-clonic as I ride the NYC 5 Boros Bike Ride every year, a 45-miler that I did not want to miss. He advised against it; I chose to forge ahead. I just took extra breaks and rode more slowly than usual; I must admit to having scary visions of collapsing on the up-slope of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge and causing a chain reaction pile-up behind me.