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Before menopause, all my seizures were one to two days before or after starting my period and mid-day. Now that I am menopausal my seizures have been at night. Has anyone had a change in their seizure activity post-menopause?

posted September 3
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

My Menopause ended almost 25 yrs ago & I do have somewhat of seizures about that time of month when I would have my period.

posted September 4
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I found it interesting reading what all the ladies were saying as us men, go through what's called, "Andropause," the male equivalent of Menopause.
I'm 73, and what changed for me are my auras. Instead of getting a slow, gradual buildup, even over a period of a 2-3 days, I now only get a few seconds warning before the seizure. When I mentioned this to my neurologist, he said, that it's "normal as you get older, your aura's change." That came as a shock to me and then again, it was 2 years ago, August 2022, when I was driving, that this happened for the first time, and I crashed and wrote my car off. I haven't driven again since, and at the time, I was medically cleared to drive - I drove for 23 years. Not anymore, I don't think!

posted 6 days ago
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I’m not increasing any of that. I never took the “pill “ through out My life. My Doctors changed it when I was going through menopause. It was awful! My period wouldn’t stop and finally the Gynecologist told Me to stop with the “pill “

posted September 4
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I use the estrogen patch. Every week when it is time to change it I get auras. Progesterone I take also, which helps with seizures, theoretically. Also, I had early menopause, in my 40's. I wasn't diagnosed til my 60's, and didn't recognize any seizures til I was 60.

posted September 4 (edited)
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

My seizures are more frequent now with menopause... I'm now 67 but have seizures every 5 days. They changed to focal a few years ago.

posted September 4

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