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post seizure Vomiting
Sun, 01/01/2006 - 04:02Topic: Parents & Caregivers
Hello...I am new to this site...my son may have petite mal seizures....since finding out that this may be true, we have been noticing a few things recently....the one I have that is most standing out is Vomiting....when sleeping he has been...for over a 2 months...waking at night and vomitting...he has gone days....to weeks without vomitting....attributed to a stomach bug the first few times..but tonight...I began to wonder if he is possibly vomitting following a seizure....the doctor said that he could be having multiple ones while sleeping.
Has anyone every heard of this....my net search has been rendered useless!
Thanks
Mom to one cool 7 year old
and one 8 month old diva!
Comments
Re: post seizure Vomiting
Submitted by txrhb1 on Fri, 2006-02-03 - 03:44
My 23 year old daughter has had epilepsy since she was 9, and has tonic clonic type seizures. Most of hers are at night. We have gone through periods where vomiting after a seizure was a regular part of her post-seizure recovery. Many times, she also had a major headache, accompanied by the vomitting. It never seemed to be caused by the meds, because she took them in the morning also, and never had a problem then. I would definitely talk to the doc about this, and see if there is another med he can take that will better control his seizures. Make sure you place him on his side if he is still recovering from a seizure, so he won't aspirate it into his lungs.
Best wishes, and welcome to the site,
Barbie
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Re: post seizure Vomiting
Submitted by KELANDV on Thu, 2006-02-09 - 11:31
We realized my daughter Veronica (then 5)was having the EXACT type of seizures you son had, she would wander around during the night, sometimes just sit up in bed, scream and shake a lot.
I thought they were just nightmares and sleepwalking, but a closer look into her eyes, my husband knew it was a seizure- he said it was the same look I had after a seizure.
A couple of times she did vomit afterwards. My neurologist scheduled an EEG, and she had abnormal brain activity while she slept. She was put on Lamictal, (just like me) and I have not seen any problems during the night anymore.
I hope that helps out. You're not alone.
Re: post seizure Vomiting
Submitted by dawlew on Tue, 2006-01-31 - 22:02
Hi we have a 14 yr old girl who has had epilepsy for 5 yrs. Vomiting has been a definate thing to contend with, especially for the last 3 yrs. However in her case it seems to be more the effect of meds than the seizures but there are times we are sure the seizures also have an effect