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Are Seizures Related To Hormonal Imbalance?

Looking for information on seizures. I do not believe I am epileptic so I am posting all information I think may help in finding out what is going on with me. I m a 36 yo female, my first seizure was when I was 34. I was checked by a neurologist who put me on Keppra but only for a few months until I had a CT scan and they found nothing wrong. I had another seizure this past Tuesday morning about 3:30am. I had been up all night with my sick child and finally decided to go to sleep about 3:00am which shortly after my husband came in to check on my daughter and I went into a seizure. I thought sleep deprivation and the stress of my child puking all over could have had a lot to do with it. I had felt fine the day of, same as the last time I had a seizure. I had been having a lot of stress going on the past few weeks. Epilepsy is not hereditary in my family, people have it but from a car accident and high fevers as a child. I have never had any serious head injuries, I drink sometimes but I haven t in months, I do not use any drugs or any medications other than Advil or Tylenol. I have been pretty healthy my entire life. I have done a lot of research on this subject and some of the things that I have thought of is possibly a hormonal imbalance. None of this happened until after I had my child. I had a super easy pregnancy, not even morning sickness. We have been trying to get pregnant again for 2 years and have been unsuccessful, even though the we got pregnant on the first try before. Both times I had seizures were at the start of my cycle. I have normal periods every 26-28 days lasting about 5 days. I have an appointment scheduled with the OBGYN to get tests done to see if my hormones are out of balance. Another thing I have looked into is teeth grinding. In high school I was diagnosed with TMJ, I wore a mouth guard for many years but I haven t worn it in years either. Ever since the last seizure I have been grinding my teeth so bad that I am chipping teeth. I never used to do it that bad. I plan on going to visit my dentist also and see if there is a bigger issue going on there also. What I am looking for is any information on non epileptic seizures. My neurologist jumped right to epilepsy and medication even though at that time this had never happened before. Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Sat, 26 Mar 2016
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Hi,
Thanks for posting in HCM.
I have read your description and understand your concern.
Seizures is not related to be caused due to hormonal imbalance. It is related to imbalance in electrical activity of brain due to alterations in the neurotrasmitters. In the absence of any organic lesion or space occupying lesions in brain, the main cause is alteration between excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmittors.
Depending on the presentation, family history and investigations, what type of seizure needs to be diagnosed and then treated accordingly.
Kindly consult Neurologist for complete evaluation and appropriate management.
Hope the information provided would be helpful.
All the best.
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Are Seizures Related To Hormonal Imbalance?

Hi, Thanks for posting in HCM. I have read your description and understand your concern. Seizures is not related to be caused due to hormonal imbalance. It is related to imbalance in electrical activity of brain due to alterations in the neurotrasmitters. In the absence of any organic lesion or space occupying lesions in brain, the main cause is alteration between excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmittors. Depending on the presentation, family history and investigations, what type of seizure needs to be diagnosed and then treated accordingly. Kindly consult Neurologist for complete evaluation and appropriate management. Hope the information provided would be helpful. All the best.