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Seizures caused by abdominal pain?

Wed, 11/04/2009 - 20:08
Has anybody else every experienced a seizure caused by intense abdominal cramping? Every seizure I have ever had, I experienced this prior to the seizure. No doctor has found a reason for this. My first neurologist made the issue very serious and put me on Lamictal. I had no seizures while on Lamictal. My new neurologist (b/c i moved to a different state) thinks i'm just passing out and took me off of seizure medication. I've had three seizures since he took me off(all within a year and a half). My husband has witnessed almost all my seizures and everyone of them has begun with stiffing of my arms and legs followed by convolusion of my entire body. Most of my seizures last 4-5 minutes. Has anybody experienced their seizures being triggered by intense pain?? Does this sound like a seizure disorder or just syncope as my current nuerologist says. Thanks in advance for the feedback!

Comments

All of my seizures follow

Submitted by Emma.M on Mon, 2018-08-20 - 13:49
All of my seizures follow from severe abdominal cramps, really really bad cramps.  I have convulsive seizures, I often come to almost screaming, very odd, and lose control of my bladder.  But on 200mg Lamictin each Day, I don't seize at all.  Tummy bugs make me nervous though and I try not to drive if I'm sick with that.  Was so glad to learn about Abdominal Epilepsy because Doctors have always been so dismissive of me telling them about the stomach cramp trigger

Yes I have really bad  pain

Submitted by Copgirl on Tue, 2019-03-05 - 05:57
Yes I have really bad  pain in my tummy this Sunday and I had a seizure  and was not breathing so the ambulance  came and I keep getting sometime 

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