Penicillin and Epilepsy

[carlasmoore]

Is there any connection between the use of penicillin and seizures? :soap: I was on PCN before having a febrile seizure at age 4. At age 16 I was on PCN when I had a break through grand mal seizure. I have been on Tegretol for the 25+ years since. Any connection? onder:

 

[Bathtub]

Hi Carlasmoore, I don't know about the penicillin, but your story sounds very like my daughter's, she had a febrile seizure aged three, then a first adult seizure at 20 but with no obvious reason. I'm waiting now to see if they want her to do anti-epileptic drugs, 25 years of tegretol sounds like a lot for two seizures. Hope you're doing well now.

 

[Nakamova]

Some people are sensitive enough to penicillin that it causes them to have seizures. The links below discuss this.
http://professionals.epilepsy.com/page/infectious_complications.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1606340

I agree with Bathtub -- if penicillin is the culprit for your 2 seizures, you may have been needlessly medicated. It's certainly something to discuss with your neurologist. Do you have any other known allergies or sensitivities to antibiotics or other meds?

 

[RobinN]

I was wondering the same thing carlasmore. Rebecca had a root canal and penicillin prior to her first seizure. I have wondered if it had weakened her system. She is sensitive. A lot going on in her body.