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Covid-19 vaccination & Epilepsy
Epilepsy & Seizures | Last Active: Jul 25, 2021 | Replies (19)Comment receiving replies
@lacy2
I know a lot of people who use Anticonvulsants for Epilepsy. Quite a few had seizures after getting the vaccine. However, I noticed the ones who did have uncontrolled seizures. My brother had it (he has Epilepsy and other issues) had no reactions at all after either injection. I think it causes seizures in some Epilepsy patients but not because of the medication they are on. I believe it has more to do with the severity of a persons seizure disorder which is the reason why I am concerned about getting it at this time.
I haven’t heard of anyone who had A seizure who took Klonopin. I know they claim that anti-convulsant medication does not interfere with the virus vaccine and vice versaBut I don’t have much confidence in that statement. I don’t know how the study was performed for how long, what type of seizures/Epilepsy, severity or frequency etc. I believe those factors might make a difference but it of course who knows.
Jake
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..thanks for input . A phone call to an allergist out of town, he said its the Polyethylene Glycol in eg. the pfizer vaccine and that in fact Clonazepam/Rivotril/Klonopin already has it as an ingredient, but I cant find confirmation (of what he said) on the Internet.
Also that Polyethylene Glycol (I think more than one type) is a kind of laxative they use for colonoscopies.
I should not have looked it up now I am more confused than ever as have IBS, fecal incontinence etc. and they say not to use P.G. if bowel disease etc. Ugh. I also found a foreign article saying not to use an anticonvulsant med with Flu/Covid type vaccines... why do we patients have to search for this info and not get a clear cut correct answer from the medical profession, or is it me???
p.s. I am now wondering if the article I read was dealing with TREATMENT meds with P.G. of those people already with Covid who use anticonvulsants and I thought it meant the actual vaccine, ....but I still cant find that Polyethylene Glycol is an ingredient of Clonazepam as the allergist said to me. So confusing.