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What Causes Recurrence Of Seizure Disorder?

Dr. Keerthi, I have had a seizure disorder for 23 years, controlled/free for 19 years, recently it has come back again I am trying to figure out why. In the past year I have been very stressed with a divorce, child custody, work, home hit by a tornado this list could go on, and I am experiencing partial complex seizures again, can stress cause this. Second with all of this happening I started using smokeless Tobacco can this cause a change or change in Medication I currently take 500mg of Dilantin and have done that for 20+ years.
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I am sorry that the seizures have begun again. Certainly stress can be a trigger for seizures and you might also want to get the drug levels in the blood checked up after discussing with your physician. Sometimes other drugs that you might take for cold etc., can clear this drug quickly and can cause the seizures to begin again. Meanwhile do not make any changes without first consulting your physician. Also make sure that you do the daily activities in a timed manner like your breakfast, and also get a fixed number of 8-9 hours of sleep daily at a fixed time. Any deviation from a routine too can cause a trigger.
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What Causes Recurrence Of Seizure Disorder?

Hi, I am sorry that the seizures have begun again. Certainly stress can be a trigger for seizures and you might also want to get the drug levels in the blood checked up after discussing with your physician. Sometimes other drugs that you might take for cold etc., can clear this drug quickly and can cause the seizures to begin again. Meanwhile do not make any changes without first consulting your physician. Also make sure that you do the daily activities in a timed manner like your breakfast, and also get a fixed number of 8-9 hours of sleep daily at a fixed time. Any deviation from a routine too can cause a trigger.