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Seizures & The Effects of Season Change & Daylight Savings Time
Wed, 09/06/2006 - 08:27Topic: Parents & Caregivers
My son was diagnosed two years ago with epilepsy. He is now 8 years old. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced the seizures to be brought on by change of season or with daylight savings time. My son has had two grand mal seizures of which the first one occured in October of 2004, with that, he was placed on meds and sure enough in October 2005 another grand mal. I am very worried as October is rapidly approaching us. Has anyone else out there experienced this? I certainly do not feel that it is coincidental.
Hope to hear from you!
Thanks and make it a great one!
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Re: Seizures & The Effects of Season Change & Daylight Savings T
Submitted by FIONA GRANT on Wed, 2006-09-06 - 08:32
hiya, i have noticed that my sons seizures are worse in the warmer weather,don't know if this will help you .Take care Fiona
Re: Seizures & The Effects of Season Change & Daylight Savings T
Submitted by GodivaGirl on Wed, 2006-09-06 - 11:15
Hi There:
I've been back on seizure meds really since I was 16 (but I was originally diagnosed at age 5 - had a 4 yr. break from meds). I'm now 32. I do find during the 'spring ahead/fall back' jazz I may have a minor seizure.
For me, it's not really the "time change" that triggers the seizures. It's the change in routine that comes with that. Lunch is sooner/later, I gain/loose sleep. Things go all out of whack for a few days and it takes time to adjust.
For me, any change in routine - whether it's time zones, sleep patterns Sat/Sun versus during the week, when I eat during the week -vs- weekends, times I take my meds, etc. all can trigger seizures.
Perhaps your 8 yr. old is like me and needs life to be consistent - breakfast, lunch, supper, bedtime all the same, time of meds the same....get in a grove, stay in that grove.
The time change or any little thing that throws that off - may trigger a seizure.
Not to say you gotta be paranoid or anything.
There are things that can be done, and meds put in place.
There's a reason I take clobazam. It helps. And, any time my life goes all screwy I get told to take a bit extra.
Keep a seizure journal of things that were different the day that your son had a seizure - that will help you put together common links bigtime!
Hope this helps a little.
Back to work for me
Erin
Seizures & The Effects of Season Change & Daylight Savings Time
Submitted by mhostrup on Thu, 2011-11-03 - 21:46
I just got over having a series of break through seizures and it's always the usual for me every single time when it's very near clock changes. I don't look forward to it. It rearranges my life briefly. I have never been able to find a med to work around it for some reason, still working on it. It breaks through anyway. I know I have to unschedule everything and hang around home. I wondered if anyone else was going through this. God bless us and those we love.