can smoking marijuana cause seizures?

[baktea]

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

[medstudent114]

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

[Mike0024]

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

[Mike0024]

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

[ricrawforth10]

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.***@****

[SWAGx420xQUICKSCOPEx]

That wasn't a seizure you probably just greened out. You must have smoked to much, or it must have been really good stuff.

[Deros1958]

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