Low sodium and night seizures????

[forward2007]

Has anyone here on the forum who have had night seizures thought their night seizures were related to low sodium levels as a result of their AED's and/or diet?

 

[elizzza811]

I know a lot of my seizures occurred following several nights of drenching sweats, and when you sweat, you lose sodium. I also find myself craving salt - I salt my food and then dip whatever I'm eating in salt - pretty gross, but I crave it.

 

[Chris515]

I never really thought of a connection.. but makes me wonder. I have nocturnal tc's.. forgive me if this sounds silly, but whats a good way to check your sodium level?

 

[Cint]

One of the AED's that can cause low sodium is Trileptal. I had to be taken off that med because of low sodium.

http://www.epilepsy.com/medications/b_trileptal_side

Long-term side effects
In some patients, especially those taking higher doses of Trileptal, the level of sodium (salt) in the blood may become low (a condition called hyponatremia). Usually this is not serious, but occasionally it may increase the number of seizures that you have or cause other problems such as tiredness or dizziness. Your doctor may want to check the amount of sodium in your blood to see if this is happening to you, especially if you are having nausea, a vaguely "unwell" feeling, headache, listlessness, or confusion.

 

[forward2007]

I never really thought of a connection.. but makes me wonder. I have nocturnal tc's.. forgive me if this sounds silly, but whats a good way to check your sodium level?

I started drinking water with sea salt in it. It has minerals in it unlike table salt. This is from one of the links I read about sodium and seizures

"If you are concerned about high blood sodium affecting your blood pressure and your seizure rate, a sensible upper sodium limit is 2.4 g per day."

http://www.livestrong.com/article/464276-sodium-levels-seizures/

http://www.livestrong.com/article/330702-seizure-from-low-sodium-levels/

 

[jayde-101]

i have a lot of night seizures ... but not on any meds yet "they are starting them in feb" ... but i find that if i have something sweet with in an hour and a half of going to bed i always have one that night in the early hours ...around 3 am ...

i know it doesnt really answer your question but just wondering if it could be a possiblilty

jayde x x