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Vagus Nerve Stimulator - Causing Seizures
Wed, 10/07/2009 - 17:12My daughter had her VNS turned on in July. We had it increased two weeks ago and in the last week she has had a small seizure almost every night during her sleep. I think the VNS is causing them. Before the increase, she would have seizure every 7 to 20 days. Her Doctor disagrees with me that it cannot be the VNS. Has anyone else experienced a negative reaction to the VNS therapy? I would love to hear your story.
I'm sorry for you're daughter
Submitted by Queenwiggles on Sat, 2017-07-29 - 15:03
I'm sorry for you're daughter, I hope things work better for her than they do for me. I have absolutely no life. My left eye won't open most of the time. My dog is almost a seizure dog. He has a feeling when I'm ready to have one. He starts barking and whining until my husband comes to help, then he won't let him near me. He was never trained for this, but he does his best to get help for me. He was just a staving puppy that showed up on our porch, and we took him in. He is so sweet and lovable, to us, but not to anyone else. I'm very thankful that he is a part of our family. Ag, I hope you're daughter responds better than I have, I'm just plain miserable. Thank you all for your input. It really does help. I hope and trust that things will be better for her.