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can smoking marijuana cause seizures?

I was wondering, the other night about a week and a half ago, I was smoking weed and it was a sunday. I have been smoking weed for awhile now I have not responded weird to it at all. so the next day i was in the bathroom and i had just got done washing and drying my hands. After that i fell to the floor and began going into a seizure. I was wondering if me smoking weed was the reason for me going into the seizure. I am somewhat concern that this is the reason that it happened but i would like someone to explain this further to me
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I've had seizures since I was 16 & have been smoking pot off & on about the same amount of time. For 36 years. It doesn't happen every time but, if I haven't smoked in awhile I will have a violent gran mal siezure. I've got the scars & broken bones to prove it. When withdrawing it affects my cognitive abilities as well as my memory. There have been times in my life I've been addicted to it. Even if it did control my seizures, I would tell the doctor to prescribe something else. The last time I checked street pot has 800 different chemicals in it that scientists haven't even named.
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I just read your post, in 2003 I had a gran mal seizure in the middle of a department store. this incident led to the diagnosis of my brains cancer. I'm not trying to scare anyone. The ultimate cause of my brain tumor was identified, to wit was also very rare. While I was pregnant 10 years later, I started to have seizures brought on by the pregnancy hormones (who knew).  Until then, I was in remission from cancer, no seizure activity, I wasn't even being treated w/ medication or anything. I always smoked mj though. I don't drink. In the last four months I've been smoking a lot more than I had in the last year or so. I've also suffered one gran mal seizure for which I was totally conscious throughout, terrifying. My boyfriend witnessed the entire thing, I could hear him pleading that I would be ok, he was so scared for me. I've also experienced about 5 episodes where only my left arm and shoulder start to tremble like seizing. Those periods only last between 30-60 seconds. I was started on medication while I was pregnant. I still take it, in fact due to the brief episodes I keep a little baggie of my pills in my purse and glove compartment. As an RN, I know how to titrate medication so as not to suffer ill effects. I don't know exactly if the increase in seizure activity is related to my increased MJ use, but I'm not going to say one way or the other.
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I just read your post, in 2003 I had a gran mal seizure in the middle of a department store. this incident led to the diagnosis of my brains cancer. I'm not trying to scare anyone. The ultimate cause of my brain tumor was identified, to wit was also very rare. While I was pregnant 10 years later, I started to have seizures brought on by the pregnancy hormones (who knew).  Until then, I was in remission from cancer, no seizure activity, I wasn't even being treated w/ medication or anything. I always smoked mj though. I don't drink. In the last four months I've been smoking a lot more than I had in the last year or so. I've also suffered one gran mal seizure for which I was totally conscious throughout, terrifying. My boyfriend witnessed the entire thing, I could hear him pleading that I would be ok, he was so scared for me. I've also experienced about 5 episodes where only my left arm and shoulder start to tremble like seizing. Those periods only last between 30-60 seconds. I was started on medication while I was pregnant. I still take it, in fact due to the brief episodes I keep a little baggie of my pills in my purse and glove compartment. As an RN, I know how to titrate medication so as not to suffer ill effects. I don't know exactly if the increase in seizure activity is related to my increased MJ use, but I'm not going to say one way or the other.
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In 2004 I ate half a pot brownie procured from a California medicinal marijuana clinic. (In hindsight I really regret this because recreational abuse of medical marijuana, especially in California, has put many patients at risk of losing this vital medicine.) I was on Paxil to treat chronic pain at the time (very experimental treatment for pain, and there are now a couple other antidepressants that are vastly preferred for treating chronic pain). I'd missed my dose of Paxil the night before and made it up late that afternoon. My friend and I ate the brownie then settled in to watch a movie.

Midway through I suddenly realized my whole body was twitching in these strange, jerky movements. When I tried to sit up, I couldn't move, and when I told my friend what was happening, my voice was stilted because my jaw and throat were jerking too. He called an ambulance, and many antics ensued from there. But the ridiculously conservative doctor told me (really yelled) I shouldn't do drugs and left it at that. (It was quite ridiculous because this was a city where people smoked openly in the street and the cops didn't care. Bigger fish to fry was kinda their policy. From the doctor's accent, I could tell he was from somewhere in the South and clearly had never heard the expression "when in Rome.") I continued to have jerks here and there, at first constantly for a few weeks, and then slowly diminishing over a few YEARS.

I ultimately followed up with a neurologist who diagnosed me with serotonin syndrome. Paxil is a very powerful SSRI, and with all the options available now, it tends to be a last resort. Our best understanding is that there were dangerously high levels of serotonin already in my brain (and I always had pretty severe withdrawals when I missed a dose), and when those levels became unbalanced and combined with a very powerful strain of marijuana, it induced what's called a myoclonic seizure. (Know that jerky feeling you get sometimes as you're falling asleep or waking up? That's called myoclonus. It's your body holding your body still so you don't hurt yourself in your sleep. But you're NOT supposed to have them when you're awake, and certainly not nonstop all over your body.) It's possible that the seizure had nothing to do with the Paxil and was brought on by that particular strain of marijuana, but it's unlikely in that particular situation.

Here's the problem: when using (eating, smoking, vaping) marijuana recreationally, we don't know what we're getting. And while it's one of the least dangerous drugs in existence, far safer than alcohol and many, many prescription meds), the lack of regulation and information about what you're getting that's a result of its illegality leads to all kinds of problems. You don't know what strain you're getting, you don't know if it's laced with something, you don't know how it will interact with any pharmaceuticals, over the counter or prescription, that you're taking. So it's possible the marijuana itself caused your seizure (and you should verify with a doctor what KIND of seizure you had) because of the particular strain or what it was laced with, because of a particular predisposition you have, because of a drug interaction, or any other myriad variables. And it's possible it was a coincidence. Humans instinctively look for patterns, and often we end up finding ones that aren't really there. It's the fallacy of post hoc ergo propter hoc: "after therefore because of." Just because one event follows another, that doesn't mean the first event caused the second.

In states and countries where marijuana is legal, recreationally and/or medically, there are fewer of these problems. When people are able to operate in the open, they can provide good information about what they're selling, and doctors can speak honestly about potential interactions and other ill effects. Just as some foods can kill some people and so we require labeling, some people react adversely to different strains of marijuana or unknown additives.

Because of this, I will never consume it in a state/country where it's illegal and thus operating under the radar again. Even though it could probably drastically help with my now debilitating pain without the awful side effects I've had from various pharmaceuticals, I can't risk the unknown variables.
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The best answer is this... I originally started writing this and when I finished i looked back on it and I apologize. It's time for somebody to be honest. and I hope I don't leave anything out in the process of writing this, as everytime I read a thread, I see things and somebody's leaving something out or halfway b/sing you along the way. But I'm going to be honest as you should be too be cuz that's where it all starts, in that doctors office with that first sentence of either the truth, or the bull **** coming out of your mouth. I was that 17 year old that woke up on my mother's couch quacking like a duck, snapping my fingers, pointing at her with my 5 year old brother staring at my like oh my god what is wrong with my big brother. All because I made the decision the weeks and weeks before to stay up all night and party. Whether it was the alcohol, or the cocaine, it didn't matter at that point. The worse thing for anybody at any age to do is to cold turkey, STOP anything on their own. And then to go into a doctors office and not have the balls to fess up to your sins is the next worse thing to do. Beyond that every person is different in a sense of the medication and the amount of medication you're going to need. Even before you start thinking about medicine you need to think about the way you're going to live. Everyday... is going to be the same. You might think it's a big joke but you now have a very small window to play with here. I'm talking 1-2 hours, 3s pushing it, where you're days are exactly the same. You are waking up at the same time, you are eating at the same time, you are not driving in the dark, you are being questioned everytime you get that blank stare, even if you're just thinking really hard, you are not playing video games at 9pm with your kids and you are home back in bed in time to take your meds to be asleep to get your 8 to 9 hours of sleep a day because the consequences are not good. The worse thing you ever did was change that routine. I can not stress that enough. Change is the worse thing ever. If you decide to be a bad *** and have a week long beer festival, book yourself a room at the ER, cuz it's coming. You mind can no longer handle drastic changes. No matter what they tell you, once you break your routine you are screwed. You are not God. But you do not need to be a doctor to listen to your body. I'll be thirty this year... Im going on my first cruise ever in 2 months... honestly I'm scared **** less, I have never been outside of my time zone, outside of my "coastal area"  I've been through every single medication, you could name, and they'd work great! 6 months later... there's a thing called immunity, you go to sleep one night and you and your doctor are not on that same 6 month schedule... you're screwed you are never ever ever going to be on that dosage of that medicine for the rest of your life. The moral of the story is withdrawal.  Whether it be alcohol, weed, sleep, drugs, pills, your *** was doing it, you second guessed it decided enough was enough, and you woke up the next day doing some of the weirdest things you've ever even heard of. And if you're still having them you can't control your habits, you go out and splurge, and it comes back and bites you in the ***, because why does it have to be you, right? Whether it had been peer pressure, child abuse, neglect, bullying, whatever the reason had been, we still made the decision to do what we did, and messed up as this sounds, until you sit there and ask yourself how am I going to do this right... it really is never going to get any better, because there is absolutely no medication out there that is going to let you go out and party like a rock star 3 to 4 days a week and hide it the other half. So if you want to drink... drink but don't go deciding 2 months down the road because you're wife doesn't like sleeping next to that smell anymore that ur just going to quit cold turkey, because now your *** is going to withdrawl. You think your body can handle Marijuana and it helps you like it does millions and millions of other people, then smoke it. Just don't go deciding because u have a panic attack on night watching some horror movie that you're going to quit smoking weed all of a sudden, cuz you know what... yea you're vulnerable to it now, there's a 75% chance it's coming. Don't be afraid to ask for help. You can go from drinking 4 cups of coffee and day to thinking I don't want this **** no more.. and guess what... Yeah. That 8-9 hours of sleep cut down to 5-6, in just 2 days. Yeah I tried being a bad *** once but get this... In 48 hours changing your sleep pattern by 2 hours messes with sooo many things 1 your amount of sleep, but the amount of energy you use, the time you take your medication, the amount of time your medication is actively working, it is crazy, your medicine doesn't work right if it is not actively working. But not only that.. you're going to drink more coffee, drink more beer, smoke more weed, use more energy, then there it is. There is just soo many things you have to take into consideration now that you are part of the epileptic world, and it really as much as you want to brush it off, it is not a joke. Get on a schedule, keep it, decide is this the life I'm going to live because once I'm ready for a change, as much as it *****, you pretty much need to be locked down in a facility for your own safety. Be honest not only with each other but be honest with yourself
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Nice... Thank you I have smoked for years started at the age you did. I should now try and stop mine happen while asleep and for years I've needed weed to sleep. Mine also started when I was doing 12hr shifts. But continued after I stopped working. I hate being on meds. So if I stop weed maybe the seizure won't come at all. Then I can stop taking these meds. Then no side effect or worries! :) Thank you again.
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I know what you mean it's sounds like were two of kind seizure wise. I have a question on here right now about  Cannabis Oil  pills.
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Hi can you tell me my son 17 years he has small seizures in morning befor he wakes up one every 5 weeks do you think smoking weed could do this he's not on any Meds for seizures yet.and can't get him to see doctors.
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Hi can you tell me my son 17 years he has small seizures in morning befor he wakes up one every 5 weeks do you think smoking weed could do this he's not on any Meds for seizures yet.and can't get him to see doctors.
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Hi can you tell me my son 17 years he has small seizures in morning befor he wakes up one every 5 weeks do you think smoking weed could do this he's not on any Meds for seizures yet.and can't get him to see doctors.
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I was smoking weed on a daily basis for about 10 years (smoked my first joint around the age of 17, started smoking on a daily basis when I was 19), and had my first seizure 2 1/2 years ago. I got the diagnosis from a neurologist after I had done an EEG. He tried to prescribe valporat to me, which I refused to take, because my mother also suffers from epilepsy (only while sleeping) since the age of 14 and no medication stopped her having seizures. Many of these antiepileptic drugs also have bad side effects, which I did not want to suffer from. I got an MRI scan of my brian, but the neurologist who diagnosed me did not see any abnormality. Half a year ago I made an appointment at a hospital nearby which is known for its competence when it comes to epilepsy.
The doctor I visited immediately saw an abnormality on my temporal lobe (especially the hippocampus and parts of the amygdala..I think the left one) and I made an appointment for staying a week at the hospital to get further medical investigation. After I had done a second MRI scan, the doctors came to the conclusion that my temporal lobe was inflamed and recommended a cortisone therapy...although I told them that I smoked cannabis on a daily basis for a long time, they never made a statement that this could have caused my seizures...but after I did some investigation myself, I am pretty sure now that this caused my epilepsy, since cannabinoids have an immune-suppressive effect and my increasing tolerance for thc/cbd could have ****** up my immune system to cause it to attack my own braincells. Also cannabinoids are known to affect the hippocampus & amygdala. I stopped smoking about 4 months ago, at first it had no effect on my monthly occurring seizures but now I didn't have a seizure for about 2 months. I'm still not 100% sure if the cortisone is effective or its caused by not smoking weed anymore...although I still love weed, but I think it's not worth the risk.
If someone of you wants to get an update, let me know.

P.S My seizures always start with a very strong déjà vu aura and often culminate into a grand mal, but not always. Sometimes I only get multiple auras throughout the day.

Sorry for possible mistakes, I come from germany, so I'm not a native speaker.
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Bro i want an update about your seizure after you quit smoking weed.
Sorry for my late response...almost forgot my post here.

The auras/seizures got a greater interval between them (from once every 4 weeks to once every 2 months) but did not stop completely.
I stopped smoking weed for about a year, but started smoking tobacco again a couple of months later.
I still can't say if the cortisone-therapy had an effect or not-smoking weed caused this, but I also started smoking weed again a couple of months ago and it didn't change anything...
If it was caused by an inflammation it could have left some scarred tissue on my hippocampus/amygdala which is still causing my seizures.
I stopped smoking weed and cigarettes again a month ago and this time I will also try to stop smoking cigarettes in the long term (forever).
I think first of all (at least for myself) a healthy amount of sleep is very important.

I think first of all I have a genetic predisposition which I got from my mother. Anyway, the outbreak of epilepsy in the late 20s isn't uncommon (pubery also is a common time for an outbreak of epilepsy)...it is assumed to be connected to a change in the hormone balance, at least if you already have a disposition for it.
But I also think in my case a possible cause may be that smoking weed changes your sleep phases in a way that the REM phases are shortened.
When you go to sleep while stoned as a daily smoker you will dream less and shorter!
Although it's still unclear what exactly is the purpose of dreaming, I think it is strongly linked to the process of memory-forming and the hippocampus also plays a big role in this task....so maybe there is a link!
So I would still recommend every weed smoker who has an abnormality in his temporal lobe (especially hippocampus) to stop smoking as soon as possible, just to be sure!

I will try to give an update in a couple of months if anyone is interested.
Any updates pls bro, how u going? I smoked heavy for years, have been smoking since i was 17 & I went from not even knowing what a seziure was to having morning shower seizures after a heavy night of smoking,to the point where ive broken the tap off. Not a nice feeling waking up and not knowing who or where you are in your own house, have had eegs, mri scans cat scans and they cant seem to fing anything. Am not on meds at the mo but have seizures probably twice a year becos its cery hard to give up and like i said i only have them after a heavy night of smoking, pls let me know how you are getting on :-) when i do stop smoking my seziures subside. So i do believe marijuana can provoke a seziure
Sorry for going on lol
I know exactly what u are talking about.
I myself had seizures in the shower and woke up to blood everywhere and a broken nose etc...except that an epileptic episode occurs every 4-8 weeks by now (it also started pretty irregular, like once every few months at first).
Do you also get symptoms (auras) before the seizure/grand mal happens?
As I wrote above, I get very strong déjà-vus which often culminate in a grand mal.

All I can suggest is to stop smoking and try to find other methods for relaxation / stress relieving, like autogenous training, meditation etc.
I know it is hard to accept, I miss smoking MJ too but unless you can't exclude it as a trigger you have to try! Besides, you already seem to know that there might be a link to heavy smoking triggering your seizures!
My last episode was 2 1/2 weeks ago and it was the first time in AGES that the occuring auras did not culminate in a grand-mal, so I have to consider to never smoke again :(. Time will tell...
You should also try to get enough sleep, a healthy sleep-rhythm and perhaps avoid heavy drinking too.

Good luck and take care!
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I got to work with someone recently for a brief while who has been a much heavier cannabis user than me, and they now have personality problems I would link to schizophrenia, which is not good to see

As for myself, I was a moderate user back in 2002, with no history of epilepsy in the family. I ended up having a small seizure and waking up in college, taken to hospital for a check up. After an MRI scan (a few days later I think) I was told a small tumor had developed. This lead to becoming epileptic. I had most of it removed in 2011, but since early 00s to now have been on medication. Its not a high dosage compared to some other people with major epilepsy, 3 tablets twice a day (1xtegretol 400mg,1xsodium valproate 500mg, 1xkeppra 500mg). It took until 2006 to actually find the right dosage of meds to stop the seizures completely.

The gp and specialists I saw stated that cannabis was known to have both pro convulsive and anti convulsive properties after lighting up, and it was highly likely that it was the cause of my epilepsy. It would seem that it can play a large part in playing with your long term mental stability, but they said they were seeing an increase in the number of cases such as mine over the last few years possibly linked to cannabis usage.
I am ok now but on a couple of occasions I have forgetten to take meds which can lead to a little anxiety (happened on one occasion, eg 7 hours too late-suddenly getting a bit shaky lol). I think the side effects of the meds may also lead to a problem with my sleeping pattern. Either that or its just me staying on this computer for too long. A bit of both I suppose :) The only other side issue with epilepsy is to do with either blood flow or nerves in which some people you can feel an odd tic (tingling or pin like nerve stabbing sensation followed by hot feeling). I have found online this is common with some people with epilepsy.

I no longer smoke anything as that would definitely make me worse, but its a definite to me that the smoking caused my problem. Some people can smoke heavily and show few problems all their lives, but even then I would still question their mental status judging by certain people I have met in the past. Upon searching on here to find this discussion (and on some of the pro cannabis and student websites) it is obvious that marijuana is a common trigger for seizures, although its not something many pro smokers want to hear. If you smoke, do it lightly in moderation
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I was a moderate user back in 2002, with no history of epilepsy None of it in the family either. I ended up having a seizure and waking up in college on the floor. After an MRI scan I was told a small tumor had developed as a result of smoking, leading to now being epileptic. I had most of it removed in 2011, but since early 00s am stuck on epileptic medication. Its not a high dosage compared to some other people with major epilepsy, 3 tablets total twice a day (tegretol 400mg,sodium valproate 500mg, keppra 500mg).

The specialists stated that cannabis is known to have both pro convulsive and anti convulsive properties, and it was highly likely that the cannabis was the cause, as it was known that it can play a large part in your stability when it comes to mental health. I agree with this as I know someone who has been much heavier than me, and they now have personality problems I would link to schizophrenia.

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Here are my experiences with epilepsy and cannabis use. I had/have been a heavy user of cannabis for about 16 years. This started with low grade soap bar until I was able to source skunk and harder varieties. So I've probably been smoking various quality weed over 13 years. I'm from the uk so any weed has been illegally obtained, so was often reliant on 'getting what I was given'. So indicate or sativa, whatever was on offer without a lot of choice.

I never really drank and have only ever dabbled with hard drugs and not had anything like that for about 10 years ( I'm 34 now).

About 18 months ago I started to have complex partial seizures and was diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy after video evidence of my seizure was shown to doctors.

I've been on lamictal for 12 months and had no seizures since then.

I absolutely loved smoking green and convinced myself that I had always been on the spectrum for epilepsy, therefore self medicating that whole time, in a bid to justify my continued use.

I've been smoking heavily since taking lamictal and have had no seizures. However, I've quit smoking for relationship and motivational reasons.

I've had to come to the realisation that long term pot use, rather than suppressing seizures, may have been a contributing factor to my onset of epilepsy.

Hard to take

As I say I loved weed and believe most drugs should be legalised ( war on drugs is terrible destructive). But, for me, I have to stop smoking. And anyone who pushes a pro weed agenda on a thread about personal experiences with epilepsy and cannabis is a grade A **** end.
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What about the increasing evidence of a link between weed and mental health issues. Mental health problems also being a side effect of many epilepsy medications would be a concern to me. But then I'm probably biased as I work in a drug treatment service.
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i used to have seizures as a child,was told that it was because i was over heating (running around without drinking enough water )my last real one was when i was 8years old but after then i had half seizures or what are called Absence Seizure (which is pretty much everything except the uncontrollable shaking )(blackouts,loss of body movements)stop taking medications for them sometime around 10years old.When i was in my teens i started smoking weed and to my surprise they happened less often (most of the time the happened when i stood up to quick )i would feel light headed and then everything went black for 10-20 seconds,if i was standing i would fall or grip my hands on something to keep from falling.after about 5 years of smoking they were only happening like once every 5 or 6 months.so now i haven't smoked anything in  several years and have not had one since.i talked to my doctor about this and he said some people out grow them and that marijuana has a soothing effect (stress reliever  ) but i found that working out has the same effect  .so what i am saying is for me it worked great,however i am not a doctor but i wouldn't think it would cause you to have seizures just for the fact that it is meant to be a stress reliever.That being said some people dose their weed with other things like lsd or other chemicals,so it may have been something they sprayed on it during growth that caused it or something they added.but by its self i doubt it will cause a seizure.
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wow I have rarely heard of other people like myself who remember their seizures. It is terrifying. Smoking weed for me made me have more small seizures but other people report that smoking had a positive effect on reducing their seizures.
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I have had a similar experience. I am on lamictal and klonopin each night and my seizures are controlled except for a foot spasm every few months, but when I started smoking weed, seizure symptoms came back
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I was recently put on keppra about 5 months ago after I had my 2nd seizure both of my first two were provoked I feel because my very first one i hadn't got any sleep for an entire week(about 3-4hrs every night that week) so i woke up early on a thursday and had a grand-mal seizure, so then i figured it was some freak accident an that i may never have one again so about a year and a half goes by and within that year an a half i was always smoked marijuana, which i have prior to having any seizures for about 5yrs and just about everyday. i never had any problems or seizures while,before, or even after smoking and as well i also drank multiple times here and there but my main choice was to smoke. Although around august after a 1 1/2 years after my first seizure i drank to excess two nights in a row... as well as had sleep deprivation those two nights (3-4hrs). and so the following morning after the second night of excess drinking and not much sleep i had my second grand-mal in which ohhhh now im diagnosed with epilepsy and need to take keppra 2x a day 500mg(morning & night). Even though i was diagnosed i thought it was just another freak accident and it was just provoked by terrible sleep as well as drinking more than anyone ever should.. so since august i quit smoking marijuana/drinking and I started taking keppra and was inconsistent with taking the medicine which what do you know.... CAUSES seizures... and then had my third one. so i began taking the medicine consistently and then came the day after christmas... i missed one dose before bed on christmas day and because i did.. boom another seizure.. so now ive had 4.. 2 of them happening after being on the medicine keppra and completely quit smoking/drinking.. and they've happened back to back months... so yeah im beginning to think marijuana definitely helps with controlling seizures... at least of course for me because i smoked about every day after a couple months of scare after my first one and i went a year and a half seizure free.. until of course the nights of intense drinking & sleep deprivation. currently i still have not smoked since my 2nd one back in august although if i have another while being consistent on meds i will feel as if though i must because in my opinion it has controlled my seizures before i even knew I was susceptible to even having them. As for you my dude I believe you can be an inspiration for a lot of people with similar stories, and i hope the best for you. id really appreciate your feed back because i believe you've been around and back in the weed world as well as having seizures. thanks
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I was recently put on keppra about 5 months ago after I had my 2nd seizure both of my first two were provoked I feel because my very first one i hadn't got any sleep for an entire week(about 3-4hrs every night that week) so i woke up early on a thursday and had a grand-mal seizure, so then i figured it was some freak accident an that i may never have one again so about a year and a half goes by and within that year an a half i was always smoked marijuana, which i have prior to having any seizures for about 5yrs and just about everyday. i never had any problems or seizures while,before, or even after smoking and as well i also drank multiple times here and there but my main choice was to smoke. Although around august after a 1 1/2 years after my first seizure i drank to excess two nights in a row... as well as had sleep deprivation those two nights (3-4hrs). and so the following morning after the second night of excess drinking and not much sleep i had my second grand-mal in which ohhhh now im diagnosed with epilepsy and need to take keppra 2x a day 500mg(morning & night). Even though i was diagnosed i thought it was just another freak accident and it was just provoked by terrible sleep as well as drinking more than anyone ever should.. so since august i quit smoking marijuana/drinking and I started taking keppra and was inconsistent with taking the medicine which what do you know.... CAUSES seizures... and then had my third one. so i began taking the medicine consistently and then came the day after christmas... i missed one dose before bed on christmas day and because i did.. boom another seizure.. so now ive had 4.. 2 of them happening after being on the medicine keppra and completely quit smoking/drinking.. and they've happened back to back months... so yeah im beginning to think marijuana definitely helps with controlling seizures... at least of course for me because i smoked about every day after a couple months of scare after my first one and i went a year and a half seizure free.. until of course the nights of intense drinking & sleep deprivation. currently i still have not smoked since my 2nd one back in august although if i have another while being consistent on meds i will feel as if though i must because in my opinion it has controlled my seizures before i even knew I was susceptible to even having them. As for you my dude I believe you can be an inspiration for a lot of people with similar stories, and i hope the best for you. id really appreciate your feed back because i believe you've been around and back in the weed world as well as having seizures. thanks
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Hi,
I just want to tell you a quick story and possibly get your opinion. I suffered from epilepsy for 5 years then i had a right frontal craniotomy which took my seizures away, i had never been happier. About a year and a half went by, i had moved back to my home country, and my mum was pressuring me to go out and drink with her, my mum had a very strong hold on me. Anyway, i was drinking alcohol, i wasnt taking my meds properly and i was severly stressed out by her. I ended up having a seizure and now its been nearly 3 years and ive had another 2. I am depressed, constantly stressed and my anxiety is through the roof which is the LAST thing i need! Recently i have had multiple people tell me they think if i started using cannabis (not by smoking) it could really help1 me. Im seeing my neurologist next week, do you think i should askher about it???? Please help me, im at my wits end... could you please email me your reply at ria.***@****
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That wasn't a seizure you probably just greened out. You must have smoked to much, or it must have been really good stuff.
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I am wondering how you are doing now.
I just read your blog. I have had myoclonic seizures since I was 14, I am now 56. I have never been able to smoke due to the fact that it make me parinoid.
I tried some 6 days ago and I have been shaking inside ever since. The shaking is my warning that I need another pill quick or I will have a seizure.  I have no idea if the two are related, but it seems like an odd coincidence.  Now I found this blog, and it does seem that it can effect some of us.
What do you think
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