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Alcohol - Need Help Quickly
Wed, 12/29/2010 - 15:44Topic: Teen Zone
Hello,
I'm 14 years old and i have been invited to some New Years parties and now i finally made a decision.In my 14 years of life i have never tasted alcohol(except small amounts of rum in cakes) and now that i'm going to a party and know there will be drinking i was wondering what are the rules about this.I was diagnosed with epillepsy in Summer this year and during my time in hospital one guy who was also in a hospital, but not because of epillepsy, told me that now that i'm taking meds can't drink any alcohol, very suprisinglly my doctor said nothing about alcohol.Now i went a bit on internet and tried to see if there's anything i should now, and some people are saying they can drink alot and nothing will happen to them, some are saying they don't drink because they are diagnosed with epillepsy and i even hear that it might happen(tho i never heard that it did) that someone gets a seizure after one drink.Also i have had 0 seizures after my first one.So i definatley don't want to drink alot of alcohol, but i don't know where i'm standing with this so i hoped someone could help me.
Comments
Re: Alcohol - Need Help Quickly
Submitted by NancyAlcorn on Sun, 2011-10-23 - 08:12
Alcohol and epilepsy doesn't necessarily match. They are like oil and water. They just don't mix and add up. I suggest you better stay away from parties and find other hobbies instead. - Nancy Alcorn
Re: Alcohol - Need Help Quickly
Submitted by Rach1708 on Thu, 2012-11-15 - 21:41
I had a seizure at a club recently (one of my more embarrassing fits) but I wasn't drinking it was just the fact that I was sleep deprived because it was 2am. I don't go out much now because I don't want to ruin my friend's night out by not getting wasted and leaving early. Does anyone else have this problem??
Re: Alcohol - Need Help Quickly
Submitted by Florida Swamp Rat on Thu, 2010-12-30 - 09:36
Many times my siezures didn't happen from the drinking itself but from the hangover. Getting a pounding headache, body chills, and an upset stomach is not good for someone with epilepsy. Especially when you don't know how you will react to alchohol. You will probably start drinking at the party, like it a lot, get carried away, and the next thing you know bad things can happen.
Don't do it.
Many times my siezures didn't happen from the drinking itself but from the hangover. Getting a pounding headache, body chills, and an upset stomach is not good for someone with epilepsy. Especially when you don't know how you will react to alchohol. You will probably start drinking at the party, like it a lot, get carried away, and the next thing you know bad things can happen.
Don't do it.