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Thyroid, Seizures and Thyroid Eye Disease

I have managed graves disease and thyroid eye disease since i was 19 (now 25) and ended up on 10 tablets per day of carbimazole to sustain my thyroid levels.  This became ridiculous, so i planned to have the "radioactive iodine" drink to kill my thyroid.  This was a success and levels seemed to be excellent for some time.  UNTIL...I woke up suddenly with 4 ambulance staff who told me i had suffered from a seizure.  It was then noted my thyrodi levels were very LOW so i had thyroxine replacement medication to manage.  I was sent home, then had another one a month later, then they put me on anti-seizure medication.  I have asked the neurologists, doctors, nurses if there is ANY correlation between the seizures and low thyroid reading and apparantly there is not..  I find this somewhat bizzare as it wasnt until i had had the seizure, my thyroid was low functioning?

ANy assistance and thoughts are greatly appreciated
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Have you had an EEG and Cat Scan done to rule out Epilepsy?
The EEG measures the electrical impulses in the brain and the CT scan checks for any grey matter (scar tissue).

Ask for these tests to be done to rule out Epilepsy then take it from there.

It could be a febrile convulsion......and this also has to be ruled out.

An EEG would rule out a lot of things and show just what it is going on.
The electrodes are placed on your head to measure the electrical brain activity and is painless.
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