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Seizures & Thyroid or Metabolic Syndrome

Tue, 12/30/2008 - 14:55
Topic: Living With Epilepsy - Youth

Looking for information about seizures & thyroid function, metabolic syndrome, hypoglycemia .... My son is 9 years old diagnosed with epilepsy 3 years ago after having " hit & miss" seizures since he was 6  months old. Recently, 90% of his seizures have occured after lunch at school during his recess period. He is for the most part a normal, healthy, active boy who loves sports, horses,  video games etc. But WE ARE MISSING SOMETHING !!! ( us & his doctors) . His most recent seizure was this past Sunday while driving home from my families Christmas together, the thing that was different was that he was hungry & we were on our way to get something to eat, plus he had been asleep ( while in the car) & this episode seems to begin while he was sleeping. This seizure was worse than the last few that I have seen too. If you have any information will you please post here or PM me at jisham@homehealthcarepartners.com.

Thanks so much !!

Comments

The website in the link below

Submitted by davis_sue2001@yahoo.com on Sun, 2015-04-05 - 16:26
The website in the link below states that thyroid hormone imbalance can cause seizures and that correcting that imbalance can stop the seizures.  I certainly believe this to be true.     http://www.epilepsyadvocate.com/about-epilepsy/causes-of-seizures.aspx    Please note that testing for just TSH is not enough and that"normal" ranges doesn't necessarily mean there is not a problem.  Many people do better on NDT medications such as Armour because it has all thyroid hormones, not just T4 as products like Synthroid.   You can read more at the following links:http://www.nahypothyroidism.org/v2/?utm_expid=25710843-0.3pbsP8YmQC6JWTOTbN654Q.1&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fhttp://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/things-we-have-learned/http://www.thyroidchange.org/ 

I have hypothyroidism ,

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2015-08-05 - 16:00
I have hypothyroidism , diagnosed with epilepsy at 17 , going thru family separation at that time I could not afford my pills , after a substantial amount of time without my pills I had a seizure and continued to have them , although after that episode I began to take my synthroid , I still had seizures . Now I take synthroid and carbamazepine , I still think my seizures are from my thyroid disorder , my eeg and mri came back clear . I'm still looking for the answer to my seizures because it has a huge impact on my life , I want to be seizure free forever 

Hassiotto disease can cause

Submitted by Goldenbird325 on Thu, 2017-08-10 - 15:04
Hassiotto disease can cause demantchia I'd  check that out I was just told I have thyroid disease and I've had seizures since 96 I to was tested in every way could not find a reason for my seizures.  in 90 I had a serious head injury So they wrote it off as scar tissue . 21 years later I'm told about my thyroid disease and no one in my family has or had this witch leads me to believe I my have hassiota disease I will be getting that checked out they say untreated could lead to dementia 

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