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When I was in my mid to late 20's, I did a lot of exercising. I would either be running 30 miles a week as well as swimming 3 to 6 miles a week or I would be biking 120-180 miles a week plus swimming 3 to 6 miles a week. During these same 10 years or so, sometimes I would have a seizure one to two hours before I would wake up from my sleep. The interesting this is I would almost NEVER have a seizure while I was awake during these 10 years. I was also only taking regular Tegretol (1000-1200 mg) during this time. I have recently started to wonder if the exercise had anything to do with me having the seizures right before I would wake up. I also wonder if I ended up having less seizures by exercising. I am guessing doing too much exercise too soon (overtraining) probably plays havoc on the brain's neurotransmitters in the same way emotional stress would and lowers the seizure threshold. Have there ever been any studies done on how moderate to extreme exercise effects seizure threshold? Also have any other forum members had any experiences with their exercise effecting their seizure patterns?