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Temperature Triggers?
Wed, 11/29/2006 - 13:37Hi, I was only recently diagnosed with epilepsy, and upon the suggestion of a friend who also has it I have been trying to document different things that could be my "triggers" for seizures and seizure activity. I have been having a lot of myoclonic seizures (mycolonic jerks? myoclonic activity? I'm not sure what the exact terminolgy is) lately and have been using it to try and figure what might be triggering them. So far, the only thing that I have noticed other than the obvious- being tired, lack of food- is that when I get into a car that has the heater turned on high, therefore being very hot, they seem to increase substantially. Has anyone else experienced, or know of anyone who has experienced, temperature fluctuations or high heat as being a trigger for seizures? I would like to have a little more information before insisting that my ride-givers turn their heat down before picking me up! :)
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By the way, I live in a
Submitted by Twitch3 on Sat, 2017-10-07 - 16:42
By the way, I live in a southern Arizona so it's typically a dry heat although monsoon season just ended but the humidity is down to below 20% most days. Haven't had a seizure since I gave blood sometime last year sometime (don't even remember which part of year) which is better than it used to be but they hit me a lot harder than when's i was younger. I used to be able to just spring back no problem after an hour of rest and now I stop breathing during my seizures, sometimes I have memory loss which didn't happen until I gave blood. All the EEG said was I sleep sporadically.
I'm always like a heater to
Submitted by mopar1478@hotmail.com on Thu, 2015-07-30 - 07:30
I'm always like a heater to my girlfriend, but when I get too hot for reasons idk, I have about 45 seconds b4 I have a seziour. So what helps is ice packes. Lay down asap and put a ice pack behind neck and head and it should help to prevent a seziour. I've been successful with doing this on my random feelings
Sorry for the typos, I'm on
Submitted by Twitch3 on Sat, 2017-10-07 - 16:42
Sorry for the typos, I'm on my phone. 'Chopping' wood, not 'hopping' wood.'Gen' should be 'and'