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I Just Had My Thyroid Removed, I Am Noticing More Jerks In My Legs, Hands And Arms, I Havent Had A Seizure In Almost Two Years.
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I used to have myoclonic seizures all the time, but they are controlled now. could there be a link between seizures and the thyroid?

posted March 26 (edited)
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maybe... question, what's your trigger? food seizures, photosenitivity, concussion, ect? maybe when you took out the thyroid, everything went haywire. that or the thyroid was protecting something and when you took it out... the seizures started agian. that or when the thyroid was removed, the vagus nerve was messed up or damaged. or something else unrelated to seizures is happing.
i'm just thinking outside of the box. it's probably a side effect from your surgery.

posted March 26
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Not sure. I was tested for this late last year.

posted March 26

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