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Does Anyone Else Working Out Cause Them To Have A Seizure?

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭
Riverside, CA

Anytime I have gone to the gym I have had a seizure. If my heart rate starts to get to high I start getting a full tingling feeling throughout my body which is an indication that I am going to have a grand mal seizure. One of my medications made me gain weight and I am trying to loose that weight but it is 10x more difficult now because of this situation.

May 29, 2019
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

For me when my body temperature goes up I have grand Male seizures. I was an excellent basketball player. I took 2 extra strength tylenol prior to a basketball game.
Even if it is very hot outside I have to be extremely careful. A high body temperature is a huge trigger for me. I have been seizure free for years. I also had to hang up my basketball sneakers and bought really good walking sneakers.
When it is really hot outside I walk inside on a track that has air conditioning. Wendy

May 30, 2019
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

yes exercise has triggered my seizures, treadmills are a trigger for me.

May 29, 2019
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Yes exercise induces seizures for me, as well anything else that rapidly increases my heart rate. This is super disheartened to me being a former body builder.

May 31, 2019
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Terry, what doctor are you seeing now?

May 29, 2019
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Anastacia, I just kept changing Drs every 2 or 3 yrs if no good results come about then I change family Dr and he sent me to a Neurology that is on the Board of Epilepsy in state of Mich and he stay right on top trying to get me sz free and that he did and this one got me sz free

May 29, 2019

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