nail polish remover - cause seizures?

[Guest guest]

Hi

just had a really weird seizure whilst she was doing her fingernails.

Firstly, I noticed a really strong smell of nailpolish remover - I think

she must have soaked nearly a whole box of tissues in the stuff. As I smelt

it, I thought that the smell couldn't be doing her any good.

Several minutes later, she made a funny noise then leaned forward and was

drooling. She has never drooled during a seizure before. When she 'came to'

I think she was still feeling strange and had momentary brief bursts of

saying 'mum' and seeming weak and clinging onto me. I took her out to

some fresh air and she seems okay now.

I read the label on the nail polish remover and it said it was acetone

free. However, it does contain alcohol and ethyl acetate. Under safety

directions it says to avoid breathing the vapour.

Has anyone else had an experience like this with nail polish remover? Would

acetone containing remover be better than one containing alcohol? Or should

I put it on her already huge, 'no go' list. Do you think the diet

exaggerated the effect of it? Any ideas appreciated!

Many thanks

Jill

[Guest guest]

Jill,

I know a boy who is very sensitive to all kinds of chemicals that don't bother most people.... he has seizures from exposure to things like gasoline fumes (so his parents can't take him in the car if they need to go get gas), marker pens and even some perfumes. He's not on the keto diet but I just think some of our kids with seizure disorders are more vulnerable to things like this. I don't know about the diet exaggerating sensitivity but you never know. I suppose you might have to avoid having her come into contact with that stuff again.... at least for a while. There are solvents and drying agents in the polish itself, too... just another source of exposure to chemicals that are all around us these days. It's hard to avoid it all but our kids' poor brains have had a lot to deal with.... I think it all adds up. I think I would personally avoid either the acetone kind or the ethyl acetate kind.... the fumes from either one are not good for ANYone to be breathing. Maybe those two chemicals are similar in a way to ketones???? I'm REALLY just guessing here..... (made me think of it because of the acetone smell on my daughter's breath when she's way too ketotic) and the brain just can't take any more of it when the body is in ketosis??? Wild guess!

Patti

nail polish remover - cause seizures?

Hi just had a really weird seizure whilst she was doing her fingernails.Firstly, I noticed a really strong smell of nailpolish remover - I think she must have soaked nearly a whole box of tissues in the stuff. As I smelt it, I thought that the smell couldn't be doing her any good.Several minutes later, she made a funny noise then leaned forward and was drooling. She has never drooled during a seizure before. When she 'came to'I think she was still feeling strange and had momentary brief bursts of saying 'mum' and seeming weak and clinging onto me. I took her out to some fresh air and she seems okay now.I read the label on the nail polish remover and it said it was acetone free. However, it does contain alcohol and ethyl acetate. Under safety directions it says to avoid breathing the vapour.Has anyone else had an experience like this with nail polish remover? Would acetone containing remover be better than one containing alcohol? Or should I put it on her already huge, 'no go' list. Do you think the diet exaggerated the effect of it? Any ideas appreciated!Many thanksJill

[Guest guest]

I think it definitely could be something she's

sensitive to -- but it doesn't necessarily mean that

all kids would be sensitive. I doubt that it has

anything to do with the diet. I remember Nan posting

once that Sevi had a seizure after playing with some

toys that had been cleaned with heavy duty cleaning

fluid. I imagine just about anything is possible!

How old is ? I have some nail polish from the

Natural Baby Catalog that goes on red, but fades away

-- it's supposed to be all natural. I use it with my

5 year-old who's a nail polish-a-holic!--D

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[Guest guest]

Jill,

I can't help you about the nailpolish remover, but the seizure you

described sounds just like one of 's complex partials - he smacks his

lips, climbs on me (or whatever is around), drools & often mumbles " Mom. "

Just wondering if has complex partials.

Kathy in Tennessee

's Mom

" For I know the plans I have for you, " declares the LORD, " plans to

prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. "

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On Mon, 04 Mar 2002 13:41:32 +0800 Jill writes:

> Hi

> just had a really weird seizure whilst she was doing her

> fingernails.

>

> Firstly, I noticed a really strong smell of nailpolish remover - I

> think

> she must have soaked nearly a whole box of tissues in the stuff. As

> I smelt

> it, I thought that the smell couldn't be doing her any good.

>

> Several minutes later, she made a funny noise then leaned forward

> and was

> drooling. She has never drooled during a seizure before. When she

> 'came to'

> I think she was still feeling strange and had momentary brief bursts

> of

> saying 'mum' and seeming weak and clinging onto me. I took her out

> to

> some fresh air and she seems okay now.

>

> I read the label on the nail polish remover and it said it was

> acetone

> free. However, it does contain alcohol and ethyl acetate. Under

> safety

> directions it says to avoid breathing the vapour.

>

> Has anyone else had an experience like this with nail polish

> remover? Would

> acetone containing remover be better than one containing alcohol? Or

> should

> I put it on her already huge, 'no go' list. Do you think the diet

> exaggerated the effect of it? Any ideas appreciated!

>

> Many thanks

> Jill

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

We havent experienced this with nail polish remover however, yesterday

we had Mike in the mall and we walked thru a rather thick "cloud" of perfume

- I have allergies and my nose immediately stuffed up and my eyes started

watering. He had myoclonic seizures for almost 3 min - until we were

away from that area - bad this is I didnt put two and two together until

we had gone thru it a second time ( first time to order my eyeglasses and

second time to pick them up YAY I can see

Anyway, I didnt really think kids could be that sensitive to just the

smells that they would have seizures - before this Mike had only his usually

morning seizures and hadnt had any for over 5 hours! And didnt have any

more at all yesterday. Go figure! Just when I start to get a handle

on the food issues we throw SMELLS into the picture AAAHHH (Sorry lack

of sleep makes me a bit nuts!)

Jenn

Jill wrote:

Hi

just had a really weird seizure whilst she was doing her

fingernails.

Firstly, I noticed a really strong smell of nailpolish remover -

I think

she must have soaked nearly a whole box of tissues in the stuff.

As I smelt

it, I thought that the smell couldn't be doing her any good.

Several minutes later, she made a funny noise then leaned

forward and was

drooling. She has never drooled during a seizure before.

When she 'came to'

I think she was still feeling strange and had momentary brief bursts

of

saying 'mum' and seeming weak and clinging onto me. I

took her out to

some fresh air and she seems okay now.

I read the label on the nail polish remover and it said it was acetone

free. However, it does contain alcohol and ethyl acetate.

Under safety

directions it says to avoid breathing the vapour.

Has anyone else had an experience like this with nail polish remover?

Would

acetone containing remover be better than one containing alcohol?

Or should

I put it on her already huge, 'no go' list. Do you think the diet

exaggerated the effect of it? Any ideas appreciated!

Many thanks

Jill

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