sodium - Epilepsy Message Board

tasha · 04-12-2001, 06:35 PM

Has anyone had seizures due to low sodium or potassium?

tracey richardson · 04-14-2001, 01:34 AM

Low sodium and potassium are sometimes caused by siezures i think dont quote me i will reasearch it. but im almost sure when my son had a tonic clonic for 3 1/2 hours he was ventilated and his levels were abysmal.

tracey

alysholm · 05-13-2001, 12:20 PM

So I don't know what the scoop on sodium is either, but I have lower and lower levels of it myself. I developed epilepsy about 6 months ago, which was about 9 months after a brain surgery in which I had a tumor removed. Anyway, I've been on trileptal since October, 2000 and have had decreasing sodium levels ever since. I also have odd hallucinations and blurred vision problems sometimes, and am exhausted very easily. Are any of you on trileptal, and experiencing similar problems as me? It is VERY frustrating!!! I am a graduate student at Princeton University and find it really hard to cope with all of my work. Anyone have any ideas?

tasha · 05-18-2001, 06:58 PM

My daughter is on trileptal, and they said it eats her sodium level. It is like Tegretol--she had blurred vision on that one. She goes in for an MRI tomorrow. She is also on zongram--she has complex seizures--hard time controling them, and she hasn't been able to drive for a year. I feel so bad for her. It is hard. She gets tired. Good luck.

ginsumo · 05-12-2002, 11:13 PM

I took trileptal for about 6 weeks. I just quit because my doctor thought I was having an allergic reaction to it -- subtle rash, itchy ears, etc... Anyway, I had blurred vision a couple of times. I did some experiments. It seemed to be tied to caffeine. I stopped having caffeine near the time I took my medicine and I stopped having blurred vision. I could have caffeine later and it didn't matter. Maybe just a coincidence.