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Grand Mal seizures after night of drinking, advice please
Sun, 07/18/2010 - 22:12Comments
Re: Grand Mal seizures after night of drinking, advice please
Submitted by Jk606 on Tue, 2010-07-20 - 10:21
That's the $million dollar$ question, nobody knows. You may get away with drinking heavily some nights and be fine, but why risk it? However, since you have had seizures when you were little, you may be more at risk for having seizures. When I had my first seizure (tonic clonic) I thought it was just a one time thing and didn't have another one until 4 years later. If I were you, I would start a diary writing down everything, that way you can get an idea of what may trigger your seizures in addition to alcohol and lack of sleep. My triggers, for example, are lack of sleep, alcohol, stress, getting sick (cold or flu season I know I have to take extra care of myself), and not eating (if you combine all of those together its guaranteed I will have a tonic clonic).
I'm sorry I can't give you more info (but I'm sure you've already read all the info about epilepsy on this website), but I would suggest finding an epileptologist so you can get diagnosed and getting on meds (if you're not already on them).
Take care and good luck!!!
That's the $million dollar$ question, nobody knows. You may get away with drinking heavily some nights and be fine, but why risk it? However, since you have had seizures when you were little, you may be more at risk for having seizures. When I had my first seizure (tonic clonic) I thought it was just a one time thing and didn't have another one until 4 years later. If I were you, I would start a diary writing down everything, that way you can get an idea of what may trigger your seizures in addition to alcohol and lack of sleep. My triggers, for example, are lack of sleep, alcohol, stress, getting sick (cold or flu season I know I have to take extra care of myself), and not eating (if you combine all of those together its guaranteed I will have a tonic clonic).
I'm sorry I can't give you more info (but I'm sure you've already read all the info about epilepsy on this website), but I would suggest finding an epileptologist so you can get diagnosed and getting on meds (if you're not already on them).
Take care and good luck!!!
Re: Grand Mal seizures after night of drinking, advice please
Submitted by rikk on Mon, 2010-07-19 - 12:36
hi,
you have your own answer. drinking causes seizures. You are not the only one, but stopping the drinking should not be a question any longer. If you drink, more than likely you will seize. make your own decision, just understand the results of your decision.
hope it helps, rikk
hi,
you have your own answer. drinking causes seizures. You are not the only one, but stopping the drinking should not be a question any longer. If you drink, more than likely you will seize. make your own decision, just understand the results of your decision.
hope it helps, rikk
Re: Grand Mal seizures after night of drinking, advice please
Submitted by greastipher on Mon, 2010-07-19 - 12:40
Do you have any thoughts on why I have all the sudden started having seizures. I mean I have overdrank to the point of a bad hangover before, so why now have I just started having seizures with my hangovers as well?