News Article Seizures and Vitamin D Deficiency

[Zoe]

Hi all,

Below is an article I recieved today about vitamin D deficiency and seizure disorders. Vitamin D deficiency is one of the recognized links to seizures and is also a common side effect of many anti-epileptic drugs. It is free to get a membership to this medical news letter.

Vitamin D Deficiency Highly Prevalent Among Epilepsy Patients

Caroline Cassels

December 6, 2007 (Philadelphia) — New research shows almost half of all patients with epilepsy are vitamin D deficient and suggests men are equally, if not more frequently, affected.

Presented here at the American Epilepsy Society 61st Annual Meeting, the study showed 44.5% of epilepsy patients — 45.3% of men and 43.7% of women — were vitamin D deficient, putting these patients at potential increased risk for a wide variety of conditions, including osteoporosis, autoimmune disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and infectious disease, among others...

Link to full article:
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/567073?src=mp

[alivenwell]

Hi all,

Below is an article I received today about vitamin D deficiency and seizure disorders. Vitamin D deficiency is one of the recognized links to seizures and is also a common side effect of many anti-epileptic drugs. It is free to get a membership to this medical news letter.

Link to full article:
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/567073?src=mp

That's really interesting. When I had a dexascan (of the heel) for testing osteoporosis, the lady technician gave me 2 calcium chews called 'Viactiv'. They have the vitamin D, A and calcium in them. And, they come in multiple flavors: chocolate (my chocolate fix for the day!), strawberry, raspberry, caramel and I think chocolate mint. They claim the vitamin D and vitamin A help our system absorb the calcium. There are generic chews as well. I haven't tried them. I am sticking to what works.

[RobinN]

The one doctor I trust these days (OB-GYN) told me Rebecca should be getting minimum 30 min in the sun every day.
Hard to control so I supplement.

[Zoe]

The one doctor I trust these days (OB-GYN) told me Rebecca should be getting minimum 30 min in the sun every day.
Hard to control so I supplement.

I use the supplements too, especially in winter.