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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Epilepsy / January 2004Does anti-flammatory medicines make your seizures worse?
Hi everyone! About three years ago I injured my shoulder and had to take anti-inflmmatory medicines. I took Ibuprofen for a some time and my shoulder healed I thought and I didn't have any serious side effects from the meidicine. Well, last summer I injured my shoulder again. I started on the Iburpofen and in about 1 to 2 weeks my seizures got worse. I quit taking the Ibuprofen and my seizures got back to normal but my shoulder got worse. My doctors tried me on so many different medicines its hard to remember what all I have taken but everyone of them made my seizures worse after taking them for several weeks. Has anyone had this problem and if so, is there anything off the counter that works for you? I thought about trying the childrens Iburprofen, etc., and hope this helps. With each type I have taken, after several weeks of taking even just taking 1 a day or 1 every other day, it was like I had a "buildup" of it in my system. Any ideas on what might work? My doctors aren't any help. Thanks! Kathy Hi Kathy, Here in New Zealand we can get Voltarin Gel (an anti inflammatory) which you rub onto the affected area. I've found it very effective for muscle injuries. Don't know if it would effect your seizures - I've never had a bad reaction to anti inflamatories. Also Don't know whether it would be available where you are or not. It's available over the counter here. At least it wouldn't be something that you take internally, which might make a difference. All the best. Darryl. > Hi everyone! About three years ago I injured my shoulder and had to > take anti-inflmmatory medicines. I took Ibuprofen for a some time and [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Any ideas on what might work? My doctors aren't any help. Thanks! > Kathy > Hi Kathy, > Here in New Zealand we can get Voltarin Gel (an anti inflammatory) which you [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Any ideas on what might work? My doctors aren't any help. Thanks! > > Kathy Thanks Darryl! I think you're right! I rubbed some pain cream on the area last night and the pain went away immediately! Apparently the injury isn't very deep or that would not make it feel so good so quick! My husband and I discussed that if I could find an anti-inflammatory cream or gel to use, that it might work and not affect my seizures. I have been trying to find names of this type of drug online here in the US but haven't had any luck. I did a search for the drug you mentioned and apparently it isn't available here but I'll keep looking. Thanks again for your information. Kathy Hi Kathy, Yes and Yes to your question. anti-inflammatories were strictly forbidden to my daughter by her doc (orthodox medicine, not alternative), even before there was a presenting cause to speak about it. The doc told her so BEFORE there was any accident, that antibiotics and anti inflammatories will forever be No!No!s to her. (Same with headache pills. She was only allowed such with a single agent, no composed pill.) The Voltaren Gel contains Diclophenac which will worsen your seizures. It is even known to cause psychosis in some cases. One of those I know personally, a very dramatic one I know by the description of a mom. Try to find some other solution that would be suitable to you , and one that will not harm you. I wish you good luck in finding! Best to you, Katharina >Subject: Does anti-flammatory medicines make your seizures worse? >From: kjjw2@bellsouth.net (*****@bellsouth.net) [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >Any ideas on what might work? My doctors aren't any help. Thanks! >Kathy > Hi Kathy, > Yes and Yes to your question. anti-inflammatories were strictly forbidden to my [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Best to you, > Katharina Hi Katharina! Thanks for your information. Do you have any ideas as to what is out there that I could try? I have run out of ideas and my doctors keep trying different anti-inflammatory medicines but with the same results. Thanks for your help. Kathy > Hi Kathy, > Yes and Yes to your question. anti-inflammatories were strictly forbidden to my [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > >Any ideas on what might work? My doctors aren't any help. Thanks! > >Kathy Hi Katharina! May I ask you if there is anything your daughter can take that doesn't affect her seizures and if so, what is it? Thanks for your time and information. Kathy G'day kathy, i've been laid up with a burst disc in my back for the last couple of weeks and have been using indocid without any effects to my epilepsy. i've been using it for several years for when i have a gout attack. maybe it might work for you. pablo > Hi everyone! About three years ago I injured my shoulder and had to > take anti-inflmmatory medicines. I took Ibuprofen for a some time and [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Any ideas on what might work? My doctors aren't any help. Thanks! > Kathy
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