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Dehydration and seizures ?
Tue, 10/03/2006 - 10:26Comments
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Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2014-04-11 - 09:30
Re: Dehydration and seizures ?
Submitted by mattshelley on Mon, 2009-10-26 - 11:12
Dear Shygirl,
I have had seizures while dehydrated, but I'm not sure if it was exactly the dehydration that caused them or the low potassium level from sweating it out beforehand that caused them. I know that when I got to the ER they told me that my potassium was low and that was a possible cause, and I know why my potassium level was low at the time (one day, sweating all day while moving my apartment).
In any case, it's probably a good idea not to get dehydrated for reasons other than epilepsy, if it's a possible trigger, that's just one more reason to drink lots of water.
As far as making them worse, I wouldn't know as I'm unconscious during a seizure so I have no way to judge what's 'worse'.
Matt Shelley
Dear Shygirl,
I have had seizures while dehydrated, but I'm not sure if it was exactly the dehydration that caused them or the low potassium level from sweating it out beforehand that caused them. I know that when I got to the ER they told me that my potassium was low and that was a possible cause, and I know why my potassium level was low at the time (one day, sweating all day while moving my apartment).
In any case, it's probably a good idea not to get dehydrated for reasons other than epilepsy, if it's a possible trigger, that's just one more reason to drink lots of water.
As far as making them worse, I wouldn't know as I'm unconscious during a seizure so I have no way to judge what's 'worse'.
Matt Shelley
My seizures are well
Submitted by korlinga on Tue, 2017-05-16 - 22:12
My seizures are well controlled with medication except in specific circumstances involving dehydration or drug use (like those they give ya at the ER because they don't understand that coming off a high will cause a seizure).If I get the flu, I am guaranteed a week in ICU with seizures, but not until it gets to the point of where I cannot keep fluids. I run into a much more mild problem during hard exercise, sunburn, or when I drink too much coffee/tea without lots of water during the day; I start having aura's and may seize if it goes on too long. Now if I keep up the habit of drinking lots of water in the afternoon, a half-liter of coffee a day doesn't bother me; if I miss the water or try to drink soda, I'm in a dangerous fix.