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Will a dead Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) battery do me harm?
Epilepsy & Seizures | Last Active: Dec 31, 2025 | Replies (24)Comment receiving replies
@jakedduck1
Thank you for your effort in what you have done to assist me.
As I stated in my earlier post this thing has never done any good. I would not have had all the seizures I have had since that thing has been in my body.. It has only been the addition of the drug Zonisamide that has made things better. But my doctor insists the VNS is what is doing it. I'd like to know her reasoning. The battery has been very low and become dead but my seizures are still extremely less, monthly, bimonthly. So how can it be the VNS?
Thank you again.
Laurie
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@lsittll I received my first VNS in 2001 I believe and my second one a few years ago , they replaced the VNS as well as the battery this one only lasted a few years. It did not help me while on and off im not doing well either. I feel the medication has helped me some. I am having problems with my seizures, sleeping , breathing, muscle spasms , eyesight, hot flashes , heart palpitations, dizziness and falling and their is more much more.