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alcohol use with trileptal medicine?
Thu, 05/07/2015 - 16:23Hi I'm gonna be turning 16 soon and Ik im not supposed to drink yet but in just wondering what would happen but I have had like 9 seizures last year but now it's been a year without seizures and I am on a low dose of trileptal(2 pills morning 3 pills night) and I was wondering if I can drink some alcohol if I wanted to? I'm not sure how or if it would effect me? I've heard different things like don't drink cause it may cause a seizure but some people say if you take a little bit at a time it might not be bad. keep in Mind that I would only be having a little bit for now if any I am just wondering I'm not even sure I will but I'm curious for when I'm a senior and I might be off the medicine for what it may cause or what to do? any comments for this?
So someone that isn't at
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2015-05-08 - 15:58
So someone that isn't at drinking age is wanting information about alcohol and meds.OK you will hear it from both sides some will say no don't drink while others will say a drink won't hurt. I have heard it from my neurologist and I have has many all with the same group since I have been with them since 1970. Now I understand that your friends may want you to go out and have a drink just like their friends did them. I had friends like that myself. I also knew that a drink now and then might not hurt but more then 1 drink can cause problems with some medications. For about 10 years I was with friends and we closed down the bars and danced like crazy. Yes I had drinks but in the 5-6 hours I was there only ONE was alcoholic.The person you really need to ask is your neurologist. Mine says a drink now and then will not harm me. But to limit it to 1 drink (beer of wine) every 2-4 hoursI have always had beer or wine in the house just in case someone comes by. Almost all of it gets used up in my cooking