Hi, my four year old daughter has had 4
seizures so far. The last one was last
night and the one before that only three
weeks ago. The other two were about a
year apart. She will get a fever out of
the blue , I put her head on a cold pillow
and a cold patch on her forehead then put
her into bed to try and prevent a seizure.
I heard I should give her some
paracetamol as soon as she gets a fever
too ,is this right? She is not on any
regular medication. Is there anything
else I can do to try and prevent these
seizures from occuring? (i realize I cant
stop it completely) the doctor said she
will more than likely grow out of it
before she hits puberty which is good
news. I also had this condition when I
was a child. I grew out of it although I
had to take medication for many years.
Any help would be appreciated.
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_anna_
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Sep 2004 Posts: 5 Location: wales
Yes! Posted: 09-19-04 05:05am
Yes it is right to give paracetamol as
soon as ur daughter gets a temp. I have
found with my little boy that if he gets a
high temp a seizure usually follows not
far behind.
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kayak2mom
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Oct 2004 Posts: 14 Location: CT
Posted: 10-10-04 10:54am
Often if seizures are only with fevers
they are outgrown, possibly even earlier
than puberty. I hope this is what will
happen with your child.
You are doing great with the cool pillow
and the medication to keep the fever from
spiking! Sounds like a good job!
Hang in there. Seizures are scary.
Hoping things stay calm for you and
illness stays away!
