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Can exercise induce seizures?
Sun, 11/16/2008 - 07:00Comments
Re: Can exercise induce seizures?
Submitted by BlueSkies2220 on Wed, 2009-11-04 - 12:09
I have to agree.
I had a job as a dancer. Say what you will, i dont care, it paid my bills and it was very fun, but a very stressful environ. i would have sz at work, and after work. once on my way home in my car. its a high stress environment because its high competition and you have to make sales, and act happy and bubbly no matter how miserable you feel inside. i did not consume alchohol because i like to stay sober. anyway, after getting off stage, which was about 12 minutes of dancing, i went to the private dressing room immediately because i felt an aura comming on and then i was lucky enough to make it to the bathroom, where i fell passed out and cracked my head on the tiles in the bathroom. i just wanted a place to hide, you know. they called the ambulance and it was a very embarassing scene. so much for keeping my secret. well anyway, i researched it and YES in some people who are sensitive to physical exertion and/or anxiety, sz can be provoked. i since take my meds but i know that all the times i had it after work and at work was from the high level of physical activity. i dont dance anymore and after i got on my meds my life got under control. when i was younger my sz's did not happen in this way, i would be in school at my desk or at home, and get the simple partials with the auras, but as i grew and changed so did my pattern of sz. i would have to say that now the only thing that would make me sz again would be alchohol, or staying up for 2 days in a row, and those are things that im not about to do.
Do some research and get a second opinion. its a good idea to know what your triggers are. for me,knowing the trigger is the key to staying safe. maybe a less stressful workout or in smaller portions with rest in between would allow you to get fitness without being over exterted. thers always a solution.
I have to agree.
I had a job as a dancer. Say what you will, i dont care, it paid my bills and it was very fun, but a very stressful environ. i would have sz at work, and after work. once on my way home in my car. its a high stress environment because its high competition and you have to make sales, and act happy and bubbly no matter how miserable you feel inside. i did not consume alchohol because i like to stay sober. anyway, after getting off stage, which was about 12 minutes of dancing, i went to the private dressing room immediately because i felt an aura comming on and then i was lucky enough to make it to the bathroom, where i fell passed out and cracked my head on the tiles in the bathroom. i just wanted a place to hide, you know. they called the ambulance and it was a very embarassing scene. so much for keeping my secret. well anyway, i researched it and YES in some people who are sensitive to physical exertion and/or anxiety, sz can be provoked. i since take my meds but i know that all the times i had it after work and at work was from the high level of physical activity. i dont dance anymore and after i got on my meds my life got under control. when i was younger my sz's did not happen in this way, i would be in school at my desk or at home, and get the simple partials with the auras, but as i grew and changed so did my pattern of sz. i would have to say that now the only thing that would make me sz again would be alchohol, or staying up for 2 days in a row, and those are things that im not about to do.
Do some research and get a second opinion. its a good idea to know what your triggers are. for me,knowing the trigger is the key to staying safe. maybe a less stressful workout or in smaller portions with rest in between would allow you to get fitness without being over exterted. thers always a solution.
Re: Can exercise induce seizures?
Submitted by lyneeeh on Wed, 2009-11-04 - 19:40
I had to sell my much loved tredmill as it was a was inducing seizures in me regularly. However I could never figure out wether it was the exercize or the lights on the treadmill or mabey the repetative sound, I tried covering all the lights with a towel but was still having them. Go figure
I also play a full 90 miniuts of soccer a week as a middfeilder ( plenty of running) and have never had a problem.
So it still remains a mistery for me
I had to sell my much loved tredmill as it was a was inducing seizures in me regularly. However I could never figure out wether it was the exercize or the lights on the treadmill or mabey the repetative sound, I tried covering all the lights with a towel but was still having them. Go figure
I also play a full 90 miniuts of soccer a week as a middfeilder ( plenty of running) and have never had a problem.
So it still remains a mistery for me
Re: Can exercise induce seizures?
Submitted by wichitarick1 on Fri, 2009-10-02 - 15:37
peace R.C.
Hi.
Surprised I have not seen this.
a lot of the doctors say no .
I think it is the "over heating" that leads to this.
Why not? we know that fever is a major problem for seizure disorders of all kinds.
I am a very high strung person and spent years having pretty continous gmals weekly
In hind sight I know quite a bit (of course) The tired, the weak, under fed,over worked, side of me always had a gmal sz. kind of duh .
But I also know for sure the Hot over heated side of me always had a seizure too.
I looked back at the ambualnce rides I took (over 100) and they increased in summer and were less in winter.
I never slowed down just was in a cooler place when I was doing it.
I can also say after more than 10 yrs of doing this my body changed and no doubt became and is weaker and I have "known" triggers now and at the top of the list is heat and If I have a fever I have a seizure ,if I spend a day outside when it is 100 degrees I have many seizures .
So will the bike ride be a trigger I have little doubt no matter if it is in july or january as long as I raise my core temp. to that thresh hold level(trigger) I will have massive gmals .
Some one else saw this and responded to it "before" I was even capable of admitting it. I,m only 46 and by most standards a tough guy but was granted ssdi in less than 90 days
I did not even apply for this I was directed there by others .
The exercise helps the body but there are limits R.C.
peace R.C.
Hi.
Surprised I have not seen this.
a lot of the doctors say no .
I think it is the "over heating" that leads to this.
Why not? we know that fever is a major problem for seizure disorders of all kinds.
I am a very high strung person and spent years having pretty continous gmals weekly
In hind sight I know quite a bit (of course) The tired, the weak, under fed,over worked, side of me always had a gmal sz. kind of duh .
But I also know for sure the Hot over heated side of me always had a seizure too.
I looked back at the ambualnce rides I took (over 100) and they increased in summer and were less in winter.
I never slowed down just was in a cooler place when I was doing it.
I can also say after more than 10 yrs of doing this my body changed and no doubt became and is weaker and I have "known" triggers now and at the top of the list is heat and If I have a fever I have a seizure ,if I spend a day outside when it is 100 degrees I have many seizures .
So will the bike ride be a trigger I have little doubt no matter if it is in july or january as long as I raise my core temp. to that thresh hold level(trigger) I will have massive gmals .
Some one else saw this and responded to it "before" I was even capable of admitting it. I,m only 46 and by most standards a tough guy but was granted ssdi in less than 90 days
I did not even apply for this I was directed there by others .
The exercise helps the body but there are limits R.C.