Anyones seizures affected by vitamin supplements?

[Cordero]

Hi Andrew,
The type of seizures I have are temporal lobe seizures on the right side of my brain.

Hi Jyearta,
My seizures are a lot like the ones you were having for years. I also feel very sensitve to things setting off my seizures. I feel so stupid telling my doctor that vitamins sometimes set off my seizures. He's a specialist and has like 400 patients on top of all his education but yet he hasn't heard of vitamins possibly setting off seizures. The last time I researched if vitamins could set off seizures I found that vitamins that had sugars like aspartame could set off seizures if taken for a long time. The sugar gets deposited into the brain and can eventually cause seizures. I didn't find anything that said that vitamins can cause a seizure shortly after taking them. So I've always felt so alone in this but hearing about your experiences makes it not seem so alone. Hopefully you continue to have seizure control and your body is not sensitive to chemilcal changes like medications, vitamins, etc.

Thanks for your responses everyone.

[jyearta]

I was just wanting to know, if folic acid has caused seizures for anyone else.

I feel like my boby is needing this, but each time I take it, I have a seizure.

I have tried different brands, but this happens each time.

[Cordero]

Hi Jyearta,
My cousin who has epilepsy told me that when she takes the multi B vitamin that it makes her feel wigged out. I guess like more fidgety. I'm not sure if it's caused a seizure.

[RobinN]

Are your meds coated in something?

[Nakamova]

Folic acid levels can drop during seizures and/or be low in some people with seizures. But taking extra folic acid may make some anticonvulsant drugs less effective, raising your risk for more seizures. Don't take folic acid without your doctor's supervision, and let them know if it seems to be causing seizures.

[Andrew]

"It is the opinion of our clinical advisor Dr Morgan Feely, clinical pharmacologist at Leeds General Infirmary that it is difficult to judge the effects of folic acid on anti-epileptic drugs such as phenytoin, primidone and phenobarbital. However, it is conceivable that folic acid could lower the level of these drugs, particularly phenytoin. Changes to drug levels could in turn affect seizure control."

http://www.epilepsy.org.uk/about/pos...folicacid.html

And:

http://www.epilepsy.org.uk/news/conc...lic-acid-flour

Also:

http://www.epilepsy.org.uk/news/foli...-birth-sefects

**DO NOT ALTER ANY MEDICATION WITHOUT YOUR DOCTOR'S CONSENT**

Andy

[jyearta]

thank you all for your advise.

Robin, my dilantin is a capsule form, and klonopin is a tablet form.

The strang thing is that vit. B6 has causes me to have seizures in the past, but now they seem to help.

Andrew thanks for the sites.

[Scenie]

I've been reading that low levels of magnesium, potassium & sodium play a role in seizures, so I'm going to have lab tests this week. I was drinking a lot of Concord grape juice to flush toxins. Discovered it also flushed my medication. Calcium tabs are another thing I'm checking out - twitches occur hours later. Anything "diet" with aspartame is the worst. I'm wondering if coffee is another trigger, or maybe it's just the creamer.

It's all a big experiment. Wish I'd taken chemistry instead of biology.

[RobinN]

Scenie - you could try taking them at different times of the day. Though I would think fresh lemon juice in your water might be just as effective if not more so. If you are sensitive I would take anything un-natural out of your daily diet. What do you have to lose? Magnesium is definitely a mineral that has helped my daughter (and myself for a 30+ yr battle with migraines)

[Scenie]

Thanks RobiN - I'm so glad to hear your migraines were helped by magnesium and your daughter's seizures too. Are we onto something? My neurologist about croaked when I mentioned the "M" word :-)
I like your suggestion replacing grape juice with fresh lemon in my water. It's a great trade-off.