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vaccines cause epilepsy?

Wed, 01/31/2007 - 16:04
Epilepsy & vaccination In 1998, federal public health officials at the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, Public Health Service (Pediatrics; March 1998) found that a causal relationship exists between live measles vaccine and encephalopathy after analyzing cases of children who received measles vaccine alone or in the combination MMR shot and, within 15 days of vaccination, suffered neurologic signs that progressed to death or mental regression, retardation, chronic seizures, motor and sensory deficits and movement disorders.---BL Fisher http://www.nvic.org

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Re: vaccines cause epilepsy?

Submitted by sieciech on Thu, 2013-07-25 - 16:50
Thank you for your reply, It makes me so angry too, I wish i had researched vaccines before i blindly went for it. I trusted our medical professionals and would never have questioned the vaccine system until this. It's really hard to deal with the feeling of guilt over this, but that's another subject I guess. We live in Ireland and I have tried for nearly two years to get my hands on a report form to let someone know about this, but i keep getting fobbed off by the Health Services and it seems the only way to report this is through a GP, who are all refusing to do this. Thanks for the tip on getting a copy of our vaccine schedule and medical record, i will get onto this asap. Needless to say my daughter will not receive any more shots. And every time i say that to a GP i get a lecture on how dangerous measles is, that it can be deadly. Honestly, in hindsight, I'd rather her have gotten the natural immunity to measles, as unpleasant as it is (I know as i've had it) than suffer from Epi for the rest of her life, as from what i've read, this kind of Epi is unlikely to go away. Of to google what a DAN doctor is. Thanks again and hope your child (and mine) get better

I realize this is a very old

Submitted by Canada_mom_ on Mon, 2019-03-11 - 03:58
I realize this is a very old thread, and you may not see this comment- but my husband starting having seizures after immunization before going over seas. I would love to chat with someone who could relate!

Re: vaccines cause epilepsy?

Submitted by carter on Fri, 2007-02-02 - 14:52
I just wanted you to know that I agree with you. My son Carter was a healthy baby until his 4 month old shots the night of his shots he started with his first of many seizures. He is now diagnosed with epilepsy and still having seisures. What is unbeleivable to me is the Doctors dont even acknowlege it was the vaccines.

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