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Has anyone’s seizures changed as you got older?
Epilepsy & Seizures | Last Active: Dec 7, 2021 | Replies (10)Comment receiving replies
Thank you so much for replying. I also have temporal lobe epilepsy. I have the VNS device and it has worked awesome for me since placement in 2016. I haven’t changed any meds or settings with device. I really think it’s my thyroid. Making me feel bad. My epileptolgist is referring me to a hormone Dr. wishing you all the best also.
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Hi @jaderm
Great to know that the VNS is working well for you :-).
I am also not familiar with thyroid problems and if this can cause fainting. I believe it is a good idea to check if the fainting you have been experiencing is related to your thyroid with a doctor of hormones. As Jake wrote, please let us know what the doctor has said.
Curiosity, have you had any changes in your life in those past 8 months, bringing more stress and anxiety into it in? Is stress one of your seizure triggers?
All the best!
Santosha
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You would like to know if seizures change as we get older. I can definitely say yes. A member of the group @jakedduck said this and afterward I asked my doctor if seizures change and she said yes. Good to know the VNS has worked well for you. It has done nothing for me. Fainting sounds more of something that is a side effect of a medication. But you say you have not changed them. I would say it your thyroid for sure. Nothing seizure related.
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