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Q: Hyperthyroidism And Epileptic Seizures

asked by: FrancoisBruneau on January 3rd, 2007

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does any one know if an over active thyroid releasing a disproportionate amount of t3 and t4 in the blood stream could result in epileptic seizures?
More to the point can the thyroid gland accumulate t3 and t4 over a period of time and then somehow releasing it in one shot causing an epileptic seizure.
Within that vein does anyone know if the effects of hyperactive thyroid medicine would react with anti seizure drugs reducing in effect their effectiveness.
For in this case my girlfriend is being treated for hyperthyroidism for a bit more than a year and has had 6 seizures since august with no apparent trigger that would normally be associated with epileptic episodes.
Does anyone know were to find more information on possible connections between these two diseases.
Thank you

françois bruneau

true knowledge can only come when we understand past our
own limited perceptions.

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joeyamendoza

replied on June 26th, 2009

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hyperthyroidism

I would very much like to get a hold of you. I have hyperthyroidism and i have LOTS of problems. I have CONSTANT seizures, periodic paralysis, heart beating off beat, hot, can't sleep. ALL sorts of problems. I'd like very much to know what you've found out and tell you what i know.

adrift20

replied on July 9th, 2009

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Hyperthyroidism affects on Epilepsy

I would very much like to know as well. I am a 52 year old woman who has supposedly had Epilepsy since I am 6 years old,but I have only had 3 seizures my entire life, the first when I was six and the last 30 years ago when I was pregnant.Each seizure came when I was very sick under physical stress.I have recently been diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism and since, especially today am having all the signs, symptoms, precursors of a seizure.Today was awful racing heart, weird sensations in my abddomen, hyper past tolerability, twitching face, excessively blinking eyes,weird feeling in my head,trouble seeing (eyes pulling) petit mals,all the aura of a seizure coming. Very bad.Is the Hyperthyroidism affecting my Epilepsy? I was not experiencing any of this before. Please write me..Thank you.

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