Hi. I was diagnosed with RA last August and have now started having seizures.
First was early March, second one last Saturday. Came home from hosp yesterday. Now on anti-covulsant meds. I feel my life is changing radically. Has anyone else with RA had seizures? Is this a common experience? Please let me know as I am quite uptight about this.
Hi Wannabefree,I'm afraid I'm new to RA so don't know anything about links to seizures. Have you tried googling? Always a bit risky this googling business though as I was convinced I had inflammatory breast cancer a couple of months ago after self diagnosing on the net. What did the hospital say? could it be a side effect of your meds or maybe just a coincidence and not RA related at all?
I hope you get some answers and feel better soon. Take care.
Paula x
I agree with paula. I haven't heard of seizures with ra. The best people to ask are the people looking after you. I wish you well.
Sylvi.xx
I was diagnosed in February with RA and 6 years of doctors going round and round because I am rf (-). I was diagnosed today with seizures. never before in my life have i had them then three weeks ago all i knew something was wrong and then today I failed an EEG scan horribly and am now on anti seizure medicine to. SO understand and am trying to figure this out myself.
I would make an appointment with GP, he will get a hospital discharge letter and he can go through things with you x
I agree go see your rheumy dr and talk to him, as far as i am aware there is not a link to RA in having fits..sorry I call them that as I had fits until I was 13 and grew out of them. Puberty did me a huge favour. But I can understand your concern, there are other auto immune that can relate to seizures...I am NOT saying you have them, just that your rheumy will not laugh you out his clinic if you talk to him about it. Think I am beginning to waffle...must sleep. Night night and keep in touch. X
It's happening to me now,I started seizures a month ago, and diagnosised with RA 6-8 months ago. I'm so scared, I don't know what to do. They have me on tramadol, but I can still feel them. Please if anyone can help me, or has 8information, I'm on Facebook, Diane Miranda weaver
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