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5 Month old having Seizures after immunizations
Fri, 04/15/2005 - 05:26Topic: Family & Friends
When I had my son's immunizations at his 4 month check-up he had a adverse reaction and had a seizure 20 hours after that lasted approximately 10 minutes. He has had a total of 9 seizure since February 20th approx 1 week apart but a couple of weeks ago he had a really bad week and had 4 in a week. The all lasted approx 10 - 20 minutes. They vary from either his right side or left side. He starts with his arm and it looks like he is just jerking it and can't stop, his face sometime draws a blank and other times he is cognitive sometime it goes to the leg other times it starts in the leg and moves to the arm. The doctors are talking about putting him on meds but I am quite apprehensive because I feel the drugs are very strong for a baby and I don't want him to be like a zombie. If anyone can give me some insight on drugs that might be easier for babies or opinions about drugs versus no drugs I am willing to listen.
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Re: 5 Month old having Seizures after immunizations
Submitted by katie011906 on Fri, 2011-10-14 - 13:12
I know this is very scary. my daughter is almost 6 now and has been having seizures a few times a week for 5 yrs now. She has been on lots of different medications and i am all for drugs. Ur child may have epilepsy and need the drugs to control them. In the meantime its a good idea to ask for genetic testing whether they think it is necessary or not and whether it runs in the families or not. My daughter finally just got a diagnosis after 5 years and lots of medications not working. She has duvet syndrome. She is missing one copy of one chromosome and it doesnt run on either sides of the family. My daughter started out just like your child but her first couple were over and hour long. If your child has many, be an advocate, take the meds and ask for all the testing they can give. Give your child the best chance at living a normal life as possible. It is the only thing you can do while feeling helpless when your child is seizing.
Re: 5 Month old having Seizures after immunizations
Submitted by petnut2 on Mon, 2012-01-09 - 09:34
Seizures are a very common side effect from vaccination. Unfortunately it is only one of many side effects. Many mainstream doctors have come out against vaccination in the way it is done today as there are far too many "coincidences" right after a vaccine has been given and doctors often don't recognize vaccine injury nor do they know how to report it.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21956894 .
I have spent a great deal of time researching vaccines and have learned that they are not as effective as we have been lead to believe. I have also learned they are a lot more dangerous than we ever knew and there are many reasons to keep this information hidden. I would encourage you to look into this issue further before every giving another vaccine. Spend as much time researching this as you would finding the right house for your family. Don't rely on what anyone else tells you - doctors, media, etc. Read and use your own mind. It took me years to figure it out and become comfortable. Below is the latest injury report from the government, which they say represents less than 10% of the actual numbers. This is for vaccines with Diptheria in them... DTaP, etc. Also, visit our webpage www.greatmothersquestioningvaccines.com
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21956894 .
I have spent a great deal of time researching vaccines and have learned that they are not as effective as we have been lead to believe. I have also learned they are a lot more dangerous than we ever knew and there are many reasons to keep this information hidden. I would encourage you to look into this issue further before every giving another vaccine. Spend as much time researching this as you would finding the right house for your family. Don't rely on what anyone else tells you - doctors, media, etc. Read and use your own mind. It took me years to figure it out and become comfortable. Below is the latest injury report from the government, which they say represents less than 10% of the actual numbers. This is for vaccines with Diptheria in them... DTaP, etc. Also, visit our webpage www.greatmothersquestioningvaccines.com
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| Death | 1,874 | |||||||||||
| Life Threatening | 1,679 | |||||||||||
| Permanent Disability | 1,368 | |||||||||||
| Hospitalized | 8,396 | |||||||||||
| Hospitalized, Prolonged | 412 | |||||||||||
| Emergency Room | 36,510 | |||||||||||
| Not Serious | 75,640 | |||||||||||
| Total | 125,879 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | 1,874 | |||||||||||
| Life Threatening | 1,679 | |||||||||||
| Permanent Disability | 1,368 | |||||||||||
| Hospitalized | 8,396 | |||||||||||
| Hospitalized, Prolonged | 412 | |||||||||||
| Emergency Room | 36,510 | |||||||||||
| Not Serious | 75,640 | |||||||||||
| Total | 125,879 |
Re: 5 Month old having Seizures after immunizations
Submitted by evaeli2009 on Fri, 2011-10-14 - 02:44
It’s really sad to hear such events occurring with you. I am myself an epilepsy patient, but the signs were visible only when I was 3 years old. It is too early for your baby to go through this.