Brief Answer:
Magnesium only for certain types of seizures

Detailed Answer:
Good evening. My name is Dr. Dariush Saghafi and I am a neurologist from the XXXXXXX OH region of the world.

Magnesium is only used in treating seizures when they are due to a condition known as eclampsia which happens during pregnancy. These types of seizures are different from other types of seizures people acquire as the result of an injury to the brain, a brain bleed, or a congenital defect in the brain's wiring or circuitry.

You would be well advised not to use magnesium for any reason without consulting with your physician. The one thing that a well controlled seizure or epileptic patient does not want to do is alter their electrolyte balance in their bloodstream for unnecessary reasons and that's potentially what you might be doing by taking magnesium.

Another thing to keep in mind is that when we treat the seizures associated with eclampsia in a pregnant woman it is given intravenously not by mouth or in tablet form.

Here is an information link that I think will explain what I just said a bit more as it pertains to the conditions of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia for which Magnesium Sulfate is indicated and effective:

http://www.patient.co.uk/health/pre-eclampsia


In conclusion, it is a good thing you wrote a question to clarify what you read but at the same time please remember the golden rule of being a good patient on medication FOR ANY MEDICAL CONDITION and that is, ALWAYS check with your doctor who is watching over you for that specific condition before taking any medications either on your own or even by recommendation by others who may be experts themselves.

In fact, I will even contact other physicians who prescribe other medications for different conditions and draw their attention to the fact that the patient they are prescribing for has seizures which means they should above all else never prescribe or change a patient's regimen without involving my opinions unless it's a matter of life or death. There even many antibiotics which can interfere with anti-seizure medications and reduce their effectiveness.

I hope I've convinced you that reading material from either books, magazines, or the internet and then, trying to apply it to yourself when it comes to your seizures is potentially risky business so be on guard for things that are supposed to make you better or cure your condition that come sources other than your own physician.

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All the best to you!

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