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Can exercise induce seizures?
Sun, 11/16/2008 - 07:00Comments
Re: Can exercise induce seizures?
Submitted by jerrie on Thu, 2011-02-03 - 20:09
i might have replied tothis a year or two ago. now i am more certain than ever that exercise does induce them in me.i understand the reluctance to advise against exercise. but i am sure it does-no not every single time, but sometimes even if lifting something, mowing the lawn, anything. just happened yesterday. i was not even carrying anything that heavy, and i was not breathing hard. i am tired of being told what is impossible to happen. How can they say this when E is such a complicated thing and by no means anywhere near completely understood. i think one can get exercise doing little things ,nothing where one might fall. my Mom was always in great shape and never exercised-just used her body well doing ordinary tasks.
i might have replied tothis a year or two ago. now i am more certain than ever that exercise does induce them in me.i understand the reluctance to advise against exercise. but i am sure it does-no not every single time, but sometimes even if lifting something, mowing the lawn, anything. just happened yesterday. i was not even carrying anything that heavy, and i was not breathing hard. i am tired of being told what is impossible to happen. How can they say this when E is such a complicated thing and by no means anywhere near completely understood. i think one can get exercise doing little things ,nothing where one might fall. my Mom was always in great shape and never exercised-just used her body well doing ordinary tasks.
Re: Can exercise induce seizures?
Submitted by Chrissyml on Sun, 2011-02-06 - 13:34
I hand balm containers, usually two a day--sometimes three+. Average weight is 30,000 lb. each. I've been doing this job full-time for years and never had a seizure at work.
Oh yeah, I work a ton of overtime. Yesterday was an overtime shift.
I also walk everywhere. Last night I walked home from the store with at least 40 lb. of groceries in what I call my "little old lady" cart. My dog gets walked too.
I have a home gym. Because of my job, I primarily focus on keeping my abdominal muscles strong;I need a good back.
I don't believe that exercise induces seizures.
I hand balm containers, usually two a day--sometimes three+. Average weight is 30,000 lb. each. I've been doing this job full-time for years and never had a seizure at work.
Oh yeah, I work a ton of overtime. Yesterday was an overtime shift.
I also walk everywhere. Last night I walked home from the store with at least 40 lb. of groceries in what I call my "little old lady" cart. My dog gets walked too.
I have a home gym. Because of my job, I primarily focus on keeping my abdominal muscles strong;I need a good back.
I don't believe that exercise induces seizures.
Re: Can exercise induce seizures?
Submitted by emanuel80 on Thu, 2011-02-03 - 14:24
Yes it does I had a couple at the YMCA just with a light work out-----tried it again the next day---- same results--- tell the doctors to step in our bodies for one day so they can understand what we go through!!! They think they know but they dont---