Developing epilepsy during pregnancy...?!
Question:
Developing epilepsy during pregnancy...?
Have any other women developed epilepsy during pregnancy? I was 4 months pregnant with my first child when I began having grand mal seizures. Never had seizures before in my life. Have no familial history of seizures on either side of my family. I am interested in information and experiences. Thanks!
Answers:
Hormones can TRIGGER seizures, but I have NEVER heard (in the 34 years I have had epilepsy) of epilepsy being CAUSED by seizures. I have had catamenial seizures for all of those 34 years -- in fact, my first period and first seizure were within 2 weeks of each other! You might want to read the article below, which is a posting of the article that was in Epilepsy USA in December 2006.
As far as progesterone, the best controlled my seizures ever were (before my brain surgery 6 months ago) was when I was on progesterone to try to prevent miscarriages.