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vaccines cause epilepsy?
Wed, 01/31/2007 - 16:04Topic: Parents & Caregivers
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: Re: Re: vaccines cause epilepsy?
Submitted by bradysmom07 on Sat, 2007-04-14 - 17:05
Hi,
I'm new to this site. Your story sounds very similiar to mine. My son started with his first seizure activity the morning after his 6 month shots, one being DTAP. He was diagnosed at 8 months with a seizure disorder and put on meds. As of now he is 21 months old and is still on meds, mostly controlled. It amazes me and sadens me how neither his pediatrician or neurologist thinks there is a correlation. I have not had any more shots given to my son so far. Still I have alot of worry about harming him by giving more immunizations. I'm not sure what I'll do at his 2 year checkup.
Re: Re: Re: Re: vaccines cause epilepsy?
Submitted by lhenchak on Sun, 2007-05-06 - 21:42
Read the book "A Shot in the Dark" and then decide. It was very helpful for me. For example, did you know that vaccines contain formaldehyde and milk protein as well as the active ingredients? Would you let someone shoot formaldehyde into your child's veins if you knew it was there? Very informative book.
I made my decisions based on the individual vaccine, the risks of the vaccine, the risks of the disease it was protecting against, the effectiveness of the vaccines (They are not 100% effective anyway). For example, tetanus is the one vaccine that does not currently have a risk of death associated with it. Also, for many vaccines, the government has a fund set up for children who have been "damaged" by the vaccine. My son's seizure with his first vaccine is on record with the Health Department only because I called in and went through the interrogation necessary to get it recorded. This should be, but is generally not, done by the doctor. Just some info.
Kim
Re: vaccines cause epilepsy?
Submitted by DGreer on Mon, 2010-03-08 - 00:24
I'm so happy to find this site! My grandson and his mother lives with me and my husband and when he received the 1st series of dTap shots he had his first seizure at 4 months within 12 hours after receiving the shot. It lasted over an hour and the attending ER doc didn't believe us about the length of his seizures. No break, just constant seizing. He was transferred to a city hospital (we live in a small town) and the attending doctor there said that vaccination shots could cause seizures. Later,he change his story and said it was a virus that caused the seizure. However, another doctor said that vaccination shots could cause seizures. Then another doctor said it was a febrile seizures. We spent 4 days in the hospital where 5 different doctors couldn't agree on why he suffered a seizure. I read "A Shot in the Dark" after speaking with my naturopathic doctor and was scare myself. I used to wonder why my grandkids were getting so many vaccinations shots at such a young age when my generation didn't nor did my parents! My grandson suffered another seizure after my daughter was pressured to continue his vaccination shots, ( I wasn't there to provide support in her decision not to vaccinate him anymore) at 6 months. Still the doctors wouldn't admit it was the vaccination shots. After his 2nd seizure I wouldn't allow my grandson to be vaccinated anymore but I believe the damage is done. Everytime my grandson gets a virus in his system he suffers a seizure that last on average 30 minutes or longer! No brain damage and these are grand mal seizures. Praise God he's still a happy and lovable baby. He'll be 2 in a couple of weeks but we're still walking on eggshells waiting for the next seizure to hit when he's ill. I'm checking out that DAN! doctor info and the ketogenic diet.