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heavy periods
Tue, 01/16/2007 - 12:39Topic: New to Epilepsy.com
i have daughter who is 14yrs old she has mild epilepsy but has very heavy periods can any one help whos been through this and solved the problem please help
desperate mum
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Re: Re: heavy periods
Submitted by rahc on Wed, 2007-01-17 - 05:22
thanks for the information it really helped ineed to get her down to the doctors and mention the pill and would it be suitable for kirsty
iwould like to ask anothewr question as my daughter as also been diagnosed with elective mutism getting any information out of her is difficult about how she feels ,i think she is having fits with out her knowing is there any signs i should no about she looks really tired sometimes is that a sign that she has had one .
Re: heavy periods
Submitted by angel_lts on Tue, 2007-01-16 - 21:30
My daughter is the one who has the problem but does not have epilepsy.
EC is right, keep away from the junk foods. My daughter has to keep away from sugars and eat well, especially a few days before her cycle. My daughter also takes Vit C because of too much loss of blood.
For me for my seizures, I take magnesium and calcium/Vit d a few days before my cycle too. Will help to keep the seizures away if they are caused by her cycle.
Take care
Lisa
http://www.sleep-safe.co.uk/id90.htm
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsyapproach/
Re: heavy periods
Submitted by GodivaGirl on Tue, 2007-01-16 - 19:47
Hi There, I am 32 years old. Have been back on seizure meds since age 16 (diagnosed at age 5, controlled then a virus put me back on meds at age 16). I can relate to your daughter a little. I do have a heavy monthly cycle. Thing is, my period also causes my seizures. There's a bit of a reason for my period to be a bit heavy though. To be safe one method of birth control I opted to use since I am common-law (basically married, have been living with the same guy for 5+ years, in Canada that's married)....anyways, I have a non-hormonal IUD. My reason for that is most seizure meds decrease the effectiveness of the birth control pill, so I didn't think that would be safe. My cycle did become heavier, and seizure frequency did increase. For awhile I did try taking the pill just as a way to help control my period & lighten things up. It did work for me in terms of lightening up my period, but my seizure frequency remained about the same so my neuro changed my seizure meds back in June & what he added in (Keppra) didn't mix well with everything else & I felt really edgy all the time so it was decided that taking away the pill (Minestrin) would be the best thing to do first. Have you thought of putting your daughter on the pill? Tri-Cyclin worked well for me, so did Minovral. Everyone is different though. I do also find the more I exercise, the better off I am that week. Also, eatting more foods with Omega 3 & Folic Acid instead of junk food really, really helps. I hope this helps you out a lot. Any questions feel free to ask ~ EC