I'm sure there has been a lot of stuff on here about the MMR vaccine and Autism. I'm just wondering if anyone has any experience with vaccines, and specifically MMR, and epilepsy? My daughter has pretty severe epilepsy which is relatively controlled at the moment. As she is 20 months I am under increasing pressure to get her vaccinated. She hasn't had any of her jabs to date. Our neurologist, who I do trust, does recommend vaccination, but I can't help feeling that any of her views are going to come from a medical point of view. I know I am burying my head in the sand over this issue. Basically, I know that should my daughter get measles it could be really bad for her. But I also have a strong suspicion that any vaccinations are going to really spark things off. It seems just wrong to intentionally give her something which is highly likely to make her seizures worse. Even if you weigh that against the possibility that she could get measles or something which would be worse. Does anyone have any experience of this? Whether you chose to vaccinate or not.
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