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Aging and Seizures
Mon, 04/01/2019 - 10:51Topic: Women With Epilepsy
My question is, has anyone noticed seizures coming back or more frequent the older they get? I am asking here because obviously women's hormones and body changes as they get older. I was seizure free for 12 years, controlled with medicine and I turned 40 last year.
I don't want to call my experiences seizures because I don't want to jump to conclusions. When I was younger (teens, early twenties) I would have convulsive seizures and lose consciousness. I know something is changing but I don't know what it is. It's hard to describe but I feel fuzzy headed and confused. On Friday I heard myself speaking to my boss at work but I didn't even know what I was saying, it's like I'm outside of my body. Last year I was driving and I had to pull over because I didn't know where I was or how I got there. It was at a place that I have been to many times but I couldn't place my surroundings. This is very disappointing because for a decade I have taken my medicine every morning and not given my condition a second thought. No problems, no incidences.
p.s I do have a dr.'s appointment, just wanted to see if other women have experienced anything where their seizures are changing or returning due to hormones changing. Thanks for any and all opinions.
Comments
Hi cc,I went through a return
Submitted by penpal59 on Sat, 2019-05-25 - 20:26
Hi cc,I went through a return of my seizures between the ages of 45 to 46. This started in the way you described with periods of memory loss and confusion. I had lost weight at the time and this also impacted my dosage. I used to have fainting spells as well.I've read that its not uncommon for long term Epileptics to have a recurrence later in life. Generally with new medication the situation rights itself. So you are on the ball, its all to do with hormone changes etc. Good thing you are going to the Doctor.All the best
No worries. Just be warned-
Submitted by figs on Mon, 2019-04-08 - 19:49
No worries. Just be warned- if it's a male doctor you see you might experience problems getting him to acknowledge the hormone/seizure connection. This is a well reported fact from many women around the world. For some strange reason female doctors are far more open to the fact that hormones can mess up everything.