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Covid-19 Vaccine And Epilepsy
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I’d like to know how members and neurologists feel about getting the covid-19 vaccine. I have tonic-clonic generalized epilepsy. I’m recently controlled and fear the vaccine may lower the seizure threshold.

posted February 26, 2021
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I’ve had both doses of Maderna. My fear was that because of it I’d have a seizure, it didn’t happen 😀. Before I take any medication I research to find out if it lowers the seizure threshold, if it does, I don’t take it regardless of what it’s for. I couldn’t find any information about the vaccine lowering the seizure threshold so I took it.

posted June 11, 2021
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Having my first on Thursday.

posted March 9, 2021
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

My daughter's had both as she's a carer First time she had a slight headache ache , second time just tired I had my first dose on Saturday My husband came with me as I was having partials ( not too bad) it was like a well oiled machine ,with the nurse 5 minutes Jab didn't hurt & took 5 seconds I was tired for 48 hours but that could've been after the 24 hour epi period.MIL & her sister (91 & 86) had no after effects

posted March 1, 2021
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I'm tonic clonic epilepsy for 49 years but had the injection and it didn't hurt and no swollen arm. I'm glad I had it because if you happen to get Covid then it's helps. Mum had her injection and then got Covid and it helped and she's 95 in June.
Hope everyone has a seizure free weekend.

posted February 27, 2021
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I have had my first shot and am doing just fine. Get my second one on March 13th.

posted February 26, 2021

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