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Summer seizures
Sun, 04/16/2006 - 20:26I live in the desert of Washington state (yes, there really is a desert in Washington). We have incredibly hot days up here with little humidity. My trigger from April to October is heat. Anything over 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and I'm prone for them. Granted, this is my first summer back on meds, and a different course of medication, so I might not have any problems. However, if this summer is anything like last summer, we could have several days over 100 degrees. Anyone have any suggestions?
Mari
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Re: Right now, I'm on Tegretol
Submitted by angel_lts on Tue, 2006-04-18 - 08:42
Mari,
I do want to say, that tegretal XR can cause hyponatremia(low sodium). I was on trielptal and a high dose. It caused this problem on a regular basis. I drank gatorade when I began having auras and it would stop after drinking it for a day or so. Or I ate salty foods and cut back on my water intake. Anything to stop a generalized seizure from happening.
When the dose was lowered the low sodium subsided. But I still keep an eye on it. Trileptal, tegretal, tegretal Xr can cause hyponatremia.
ANd it is possible because you had seizures from a fever, you have more of a reaction to the heat. But just about seven years ago, heat started to bother me more. I try not to be out in the heat as long, especially when doing work.
take care
lisa
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Right now, I'm on Tegretol
Submitted by Mari_WA on Mon, 2006-04-17 - 20:48
Right now, I'm on Tegretol XR in the morning, Tegretol Pink at night (800 mg. both times), and Mysoline. Even when I was on Dilantin and Mysoline, heat was always a huge factor. Maybe because I had febrile seizures when I had meningitis as a baby? The probable cause of the epilepsy itself? Mari