Why doesn't everyone who get the anthrax vaccine get ill? Is it because some have a genetic predisposition to the illnesses they have which was triggered by the vaccines?
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Hi 151- No I have not heard of soldiers having seizures as a result of having the anthrax vaccine.
A RARE side effect of the vaccine. Nor has causlity been linked to the vaccine.
Access to research regarding anthrax vaccine is readidly available on several websites, including the FDA, CDC there are many more but these are starters... here
Dear pipedream, i found a book call anthrax deadly shot in the dark , by Thomas S. Heemstra He was in the military and the book comments alot about nerologolic problems, including seizures. My husband kyle had his 3rd seizure on 8-10-08. the first one was in the desert on active duty. the2nd on was on 4-19-05 first on 5-28-03. these seizures are grand mall and very scare. Just wante to find out if anyone else had these problems. gloria
Seizures can be caused by a number of factors. Head injury is one of the major factors as is stroke in adult onset seizures. Did he have a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) in combat?
Has he had a full neurological workup including MRI and EEG? Is he being treated with any of the excellent anti-seizures medicines?
dear dave, Kyle only made it to quad not iraq and no had tramasno other injuries. he got a mri in germany and also in milwaukee for comp and pen. he will have an eeg on aug 19,2008. yes his on anti seizure meds since 4-20-05 gloria
1516 - Heemstra's book is extremely one-sided and focuses on the very few and rare extreme side effects of the anthrax vaccine - out of millions of doses administered.
Check out some of the references Pipes linked, or look here (CDC) or here (VHC). (The VHC link is not loading right now, but keep trying - that IS the correct link.)
You might want to get in touch with the VHC (second link, above) as they investigate adverse reactions to all adult vaccines, especially anthrax. Causality does NOT have to be proven to access their services.
For what it's worth, I had adult-onset tonic-clonic (gran mal) seizures at age 25. I had a second (and my last) seizure at age 32. I've been on anti-seizure meds since then, and am now ... well, let's just say that Social Security eligibility is too close for comfort. In between, I've had a wonderful military AND civilian career.
sinder33, what caused your seizures? My husband had no brain injuries or anything else that would cause the seizures.is the some thing that he sould be filing ssi disablity? the seizures alway happen in his sleep. that is what the scare part is gloria
Gloria- Await your husbands EEG which you say he is scheduled for later this month. Husbands neurologist will determine if the EEG recording shows evidence of abnormal electrical discharges(seizure activity). If he is diagnosed with epilepsy or seizure disorder, more test are usually needed to seek a possible cause. Often times their is no known cause (idopatic). Sounds might be in your husband case.
Speak to your husbands neurologist about your concerns. It is very RARE for any problem to occur if a seizure is less than 5 minutes.
Dave_M can explain about SSI, and VA benefits.
Keep us posted, on how your husband makes out with his EEG, and benefits...
BTW- Cider has idopathic epilepsy. That is, no evidence is found in the brain, and cause isn't known.(given her recorded hx. above)
dear guys, we are filed with the VA. re-activated our claim on 8-11-08 with our county representative[john]. I think the most we can get is 40% that is about 565 dollars. We had appealed the case that they want to give us only 10% in janruary2008 so we were still working on the appeal. we didn't hear any answer yet.Then kyle had his 3rd seizure. we were down this road before on the second seizure that was idopathic. i do believe his 1st one was too. Now they want to call it idopathic epilepsy also. Because he had 3 or more seizures. Do you guys have any memory lose with these seizures? i notice inthe second seizure that he has some memerory loss and he has more this time. IT is the simplist things like opening the window that he says he don't know how to do? i know that sounds funny but it is very scare. Ladt night I ask him to open the window and his responce was i don't know if i know how . it's a double hung window. gloria
Gloria- Epilepsy is a disorder charactertized by the tendacy to have recurring seizures(two or more). Epilespy(seizure disorders) and its treamtment affect some people with this disorder(how they think and behave) while a seizure is happening and after.
No question is silly. hx. is short for history.
All the best to you and your husband.. keep us posted.
My wife has epilepsy. She had a stroke at 21 shortly after her son was born. It is controlled by some very good medications. Much better than just a few years ago. EEG and MRI test are very good at determining where the seizure is happening. After the seizure she sometimes has short term cognitive problems that we as a team attempt to work around. Even when she does not have a seizure it sometimes happens.
I would file for Social Security Disability. that is SSDI if your husband can not work because of his seizures.
Pipes is correct - I was diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy. By EEG, I have an area in my right (or was it left?) temporal lobe that is where seizure activity begins. This area is more prone to "fire off" under certain stressors (sleep deprivation is a prime one for me; alcohol, heat, exertion, flickering lights [as in strobes], certain medications can be others; if may vary by individual). One definition of a seizure is the uncoordinated firing off of nerve cells, rather than the orderly sequence that produces our everyday functioning.
It's not uncommon to be very sleepy and somewhat forgetful after a tonic-clonic seizure (called a "post-ictal" phase). I remember my husband driving me to the hospital after my first seizure. We came to an intersection that I drove through every day, but I couldn't remember which way we were supposed to go (he knew). This usually fades within a few minutes to hours.
I should add that years after the onset of seizures, I had anthrax vaccinations with no ill effects.
Hi guy , sorry cider33 i thought you were a guy. That's what happened when one assumes [ ass/u/me. So it is figurive speaking when I say hi guys. Kyle had his EEG this morning and we didn't hear the out come yet. Thanks for the support. It means alot to me. I feel lost in the game[the seizure game]. Cider could the memerory lost stil come after almost a 8 days after the seizure. i notice that you had mention hours not days? Well have to go i work early tommorrow gloria
Seizures are very complicated. When you say memory loss, are you talking short or long term memory? How much memory loss?
My wife has migraines which tend to complicate the total picture. But small events - aborted seizures and migraines tend to cause some limited memory problems. With good control and medication, there is really a lot between a full blown grand mal and an aborted event.
Getting good treatment and getting the disease under control is critical. Find a good neurologist who specialises in seizure disorder is critical to success.
